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Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1)
- Reported Aug 05, 2025 14:05 by Petra Clayton
- Morro Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8624411&<ll...>,-120.8624411 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265328778 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Second year bird continuing since 6/9/25 (Tom Edell)
Seen resting and preening on the sycamore tree, about 100 yards up-creek from the pedestrian bridge. Dark head, neck and back; new feathers in the center of the tail, worn feathers on the outside of the tail; orange gular patch with a pale border forming a V at the gape; dark supraloral area; blue eyes. --- When I was leaving and looking back, the bird was circling up-creek high over the trees."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1)
- Reported Aug 06, 2025 10:15 by Petra Clayton
- Villa Creek--Estero Bluffs State Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9688341&<ll...>,-120.9688341 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265558364 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing since 7/21/25 (Makaleh Smith)
Overall dull gray plumage with a tinge of cinnamon-brown on the head, neck and back; pale yellow eyes; dark bill; dark legs. - Mostly just standing still in the creek."
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