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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 12, 2026 16:14 by Jay Carroll
- Morro Bay Sandspit, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8670158&<ll...>,-120.8670158 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S294068978 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing (G. Hazard, mob) immature gull showing smudgy gray sides, neck and nape, white eye arcs, and black bill thicker than expected for Franklin's Gull; fairly skittish in mixed flock and flew upcoast along beach when disturbed; photos."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Jan 13, 2026 07:49 by Dylan Osterhaus
- Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6207848&<ll...>,-120.6207848 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S294059609 - Comments: "Perched nicely in the cattails/rushes off of the boardwalk. Tan brown streaky and long necked, similar to young night heron but different body and bill shape. Photos"
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Jan 13, 2026 07:49 by Hannah Osterhaus
- Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6207848&<ll...>,-120.6207848 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S294059612 - Comments: "Perched nicely in the cattails/rushes off of the boardwalk. Tan brown streaky and long necked, similar to young night heron but different body and bill shape. Photos"
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Jan 13, 2026 07:49 by Kelley Boland
- Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6207848&<ll...>,-120.6207848 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S294074806 - Comments: "Perched nicely in the cattails/rushes off of the boardwalk. Tan brown streaky and long necked, similar to young night heron but different body and bill shape. Photos"
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