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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 26, 2025 10:15 by Petra Clayton
- Tidelands Park, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8514118&<ll...>,-120.8514118 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S286303126 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing juvenile. Today a single one was resting on the small Monterey Cypress at the last boat ramp.
We have been observing this species since early September. We observed one juvenile at this location in the morning of 9/6/25 and again on 9/7/25, 9/8/25, 9/12/25 and 9/18/25. We observed three juveniles on 9/25/25 and 9/26/25. On 10/2/25 we observed two juveniles. On 10/7/25 and 10/8/25 we observed a single juvenile here. On 10/13/25 and 10/14/25 we again observed two individuals. On 10/23/25 we saw just a single one. On 10/24/25 and 10/29/25 we saw two. On 11/8/25, 11/12/25, 11/14/25 and 11/16/25 again only a single one.
One juvenile was first present here on 9/4/25 and could have been the same individual reported on 9/3/25 at the Morro Bay SP Marina.
Today's juveniles had a dark, stout bill with yellow feathers at the base of the lower mandible; small white triangular spots on the covert feathers."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Nov 27, 2025 07:16 by Tom Edell
- Turri Road--South Of Summit, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.7759332&<ll...>,-120.7759332 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S286374965 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "This bird was first seen on the coastal side of the Turri Road Bridge over Los Osos Creek and last seen flying across bridge to inland side. The bird popped up on a willow snag while I was pishing and then foraged in the willows around the snag. I immediately noted the strong black and white pattern on the bird and the two white wing bars on the black wings. There were bold black streaks on the sides and undertail and the bird lacked a buffy wash on the sides or flanks indicated this is a male and likely an adult. (Photos)"
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