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Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) (1)
- Reported Nov 02, 2025 08:53 by Amber Clark
- Halcyon Farms, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5976963&<ll...>,-120.5976963 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282845684 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Male feeding on island mallow flowers. Rufous belly, white crescent below gorget, some green on head and back. Photo shows pointy tail feathers, lacking notch on R2 and narrow outer tail feathers."
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) (1)
- Reported Nov 02, 2025 08:53 by Bonnie Jo Martin
- Halcyon Farms, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5976963&<ll...>,-120.5976963 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282877276 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Male feeding on island mallow flowers. Rufous belly, white crescent below gorget, some green on head and back. Photo shows pointy tail feathers, lacking notch on R2 and narrow outer tail feathers."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 03, 2025 06:55 by Kathleen Kent
- Oakview Village, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.660672&<ll...>,-120.660672 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282849511 - Comments: "I’m counting just two CHSPs, but there were probably at least four. I saw two in one location and got photos of one of them. Merlin picked up the vocalizations of CHSP in two other locations but I was not able to get photos, although I did see one of them just before it dove deep into the foliage of the oak tree it was foraging in. Rufous crowns of varying degrees of intensity were seen, as well as the prominent cream supercillium."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 07:58 by Ben Kolstad
- Atascadero Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6667256&<ll...>,-120.6667256 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282880310 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "One bird sticking in the reeds but not extremely shy. Buffy creamy supercilium (mmm, creamy), same tones to the eye ring, head with alternating brown and black stripes around a cream-colored central stripe."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 12:15 by Roger Hammer
- Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8403344&<ll...>,-120.8403344 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282924834 - Comments: "cont bird found by Kevin yesterday and Terri and Mike later. i didn't pursue the TEWA that frequented the bottlebrush and adjacent oaks months ago so didn't know this location. one needs to walk right into the residential area of the state park near the camping area and right next to the small nursery. My experience was similar to Terri's where it took forever to get even glimpses of this bird, but I did, several times and distinguished it from other warblers in the same area, most notably the OCWA. TEWA had yellow throat and breast and a pale yellowish belly but whitish undertail coverts, olive-lime green back, with noticeable short eyeline and longer light eyebrow. bird was not particularly cooperative for me, would show and i'd confirm it thru nocs only to have it move as soon as i aimed camera. this happened 4-5 times, but I was happy to confirm bird visually and got half a dozen poor chip recordings verified by merlin."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 15:55 by Jake Hager
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282931751 - Comments: "After staking out the toyons and nearby eucalyptuses for near an hour, I heard a chip call that was louder, higher-pitched + slightly descending, more piercing than yellow-rumps. Got very good looks at the bay-breasted warbler as it briefly foraged in the third toyon from the parking area. Overall yellow-green head and back, two thick white wing bars contrasting with dark wings, faint rufous coloration on flanks. Light was poor for photos."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 14:59 by Mike Bush
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282921315 - Comments: "Found earlier this afternoon by Bob McCray and later by others. A group of birders saw it again in the center row of eucalyptus at 3pm.
Two wing bars, rosy underbelly with green-yellow head."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 14:10 by Russ Namitz
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282926599 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity found by Bob McCay. Rusty, flanks, yellowish-green head and back with dark streaking to mantle. Photo tba. Did not notice long primary projection or short tail, but it may be noticeable in the photos to come."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 14:10 by Leisyka Parrott
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282926600 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity found by Bob McCay. Rusty, flanks, yellowish-green head and back with dark streaking to mantle. Photo tba. Did not notice long primary projection or short tail, but it may be noticeable in the photos to come."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 13:46 by Terri Osborn
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282938795 - Comments: "Found earlier today by Bob McCay. I saw it briefly with other birders along the line of Eucalyptus Trees near the Toyon Bushes. I wasn't able to get a photo but Ann, Herb and Russ did. It disappeared into the trees and everyone else left. I stayed to try to get a better view or a photo. I eventually saw it in the row of Eucalyptus Trees flying from tree to tree. It was very active and in the shade so I wasn't able to get a photo but I watched it for a couple minutes getting good views with binoculars. The bird had a greenish yellow head and back, yellow face with whitish broken eye arcs with slight dark line through the eye, dark wings with double white wing bars, and was buffy below with pale rusty color on the flanks. It was occasionally chased by the Yellow-rumped Warblers."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 13:00 by Isaiah Woodard
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282910074 - Comments: "Continuing in the toyons beneath the eucalyptus grove near the marina parking lot. Seen with several other birders. Cleat white wing bars on dark wing, yellow-green head, rufous tinge on belly and vent."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 13:00 by Kevin Zimmer
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282949071 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Chunky warbler with proportionately short tail, long wings and long undertail-coverts. Two bold, broad, white wingbars contrasted strongly with blackish wings, the folded remiges of which, were finely edged and tipped white, most boldly so on the folded tertials. Upperparts were pale, rather bright, yellowish-green (with fine, dusky streaks), and the face and neck sides were even brighter and more yellowish in color; the face was particularly unpatterned, and the throat was washed pale yellow. The rest of the underparts were pale whitish, with a slight buff tinge, except for the cinnamon wash to the flanks. Photos to follow. This was only the 2nd time I've seen this species in the county; the last one that I can remember seeing anywhere was a breeding plumaged male, in June of 2018, that had found its way to Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island in Alaska's NW Bering Sea region."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 12:48 by Herb Elliott
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282927853 - Media: 7 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "... olive-green above and whitish below, pale chestnut tones on the flanks, two prominent white wing bars with dark colored legs and feet.
... found earlier today by Bob McCay."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 12:35 by The Spotting Twohees
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282911933 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Great find by Bob McCay today! Foraging in the toyon sometimes moving to the eucs. Warbler with greenish head, buffy breast, and rufous flanks and vent. White undertail. Dark wings with two white wingbars."
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) (1)
- Reported Nov 04, 2025 10:05 by Bob McCay
- Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6903817&<ll...>,-120.6903817 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282904030 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Greenish yellow head and neck, striped on the back, cinnamon sides, bright white wingbars. Found about 100 yards east of the end parking below the border Eucalyptus in a Toyon by the fence."
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