Date: 6/3/26 9:38 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Merganser (1 report)
- American Oystercatcher (1 report)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (2 reports)
- Black Skimmer (1 report)
- American Redstart (1 report)
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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 09:30 by Roger Hammer
- West Hazard Canyon--Montana de Oro SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8812916&<ll...>,-120.8812916 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351639407 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "cont. bird located about 500 yds south of the surfer's trail emptying on the beach. Tricky walking if you're 70+- but no slips or falls. Rocks were not too slippery even when wet."
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 18:30 by Campbell Carabajal
- CXT D, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.627322&<ll...>,-120.627322 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351614040 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "What looks to be a female in breeding plumage, some photos but don’t do justice to the golden flecks seen in the back. Not too uncommon this time of year for the area."
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 13:00 by Ryan Slack
- Oceano Dunes Closed Area, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.629797&<ll...>,-120.629797 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351644015 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Slightly smaller than black-bellied plovers commonly seen on this beach in winter (no black-bellied plovers currently being seen). Photos taken. Obvious gold speckles intermixed with black and white on back. Solitary, foraging."
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 11:35 by Nelle Lyons
- Morro Bay SP--Marina/Boardwalk Trail, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8418006&<ll...>,-120.8418006 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351925419 - Comments: "I was looking from the boardwalk toward Los Osos observing 2 Caspian terns standing on an exposed strip of mudflat at a lower tide along with numerous cormorants. Viewing with a scope I noticed a bird standing near one of the terns. It was a little shorter. It had a black body and crown, a white throat/breast and had orange legs. Initially it had its beak tucked under its wing. I continued watching until it moved and revealed its obvious orange and black beak."
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