Date: 3/4/26 4:00 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Costa's Hummingbird (1 report)
- Chipping Sparrow (1 report)
- Fox Sparrow (Sooty x Red) (1 report)
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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Mar 04, 2026 09:54 by Alexander Yan
- Poly Canyon, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6548595&<ll...>,-120.6548595 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S305944145 - Comments: "FOY? H/O during cal poly class plant walk, didn’t have time to stop to try to pick it out of the big bird group roaming in the eucalyptus grove. Relentless zzzziii zizzzzzz zzzz calls calling from the blooming eucalyptus flowing with sap and bugs at the moment. Very large number of Anna’s around it making it hard to pick out visually. Will try to get visuals tomorrow during another plant walk."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1)
- Reported Mar 04, 2026 07:35 by Yamina Pressler
- Santa Margarita Creek, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.613247&<ll...>,-120.613247 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S305926718 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Noticeably smaller than nearby white crowned sparrows and house sparrow. First seen hopping on the ground and then photographed in a tree. Rufous crown with dark line through the eye. All grayish pale breast, gray back, pale bill and legs. White arches underneath eye. Two light wing bars. Photos."
Fox Sparrow (Sooty x Red) (Passerella iliaca [unalaschcensis Group] x zaboria) (1)
- Reported Mar 03, 2026 07:53 by Nick & Jane
- Damon-Garcia Sports Field, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6476746&<ll...>,-120.6476746 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S305736041 - Media: 9 Photos
- Comments: "A hybrid because of its lack of white wingbars, lack of red triangular cheek patch (though it had a red cheek), also because of face patterns of red on sooty rather than red on silvery grey, and because of its sooty wash to flanks, as well as sooty-and-red back pattern. This otherwise bright red fox sparrow was on back soccer field with White-crowned sparrow flock. It also had a mostly yellow lower mandible that bled a hint of yellow onto the upper, rufous tail, wings, crown and rufous spot patterns to underside, pale lores, and messy white throat patterns. Photos"
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