Date: 2/18/26 6:48 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Long-tailed Duck (1 report)
- Wandering Tattler (1 report)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored/cismontanus) (1 report)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 18, 2026 08:05 by Maggie Smith
- San Simeon Creek Mouth/Beach, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1267052&<ll...>,-121.1267052
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S302060814
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "continuing female feeding on ocean side of beach"

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) (1)
- Reported Feb 18, 2026 11:28 by Mark Mushkat
- Montana de Oro SP--Bluff Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8914733&<ll...>,-120.8914733
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S302030878
- Comments: "Resting on rocks"

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored/cismontanus) (Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis/cismontanus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2026 11:02 by Tom Edell
- Home, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8953657&<ll...>,-120.8953657
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301845044
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "continuing bird (three days). It was present again on 17 Feb. (Photos)"

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