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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 27, 2024 08:30 by Tom Edell
- Old Creek--Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8875608&<ll...>,-120.8875608 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170597185 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "continuing immature bird, one of two seen here since 2 Apr. Of those two, this bird shows a more advanced molt most evident on photos by others of open wing which shows replacement of inner lesser coverts, but only replacement of the most inner greater coverts. Tail mostly white, with only a couple of dark retricies. The white eye arcs, dark bill with a slight droop at the tip, dark legs with a reddish tinge, and messy white and mottled dark head and gray nape all indicate a first cycle Laughing Gull. (Photo)"
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) (Larus occidentalis x glaucescens) (1)
- Reported Apr 26, 2024 12:20 by Ann Stockert
- Arroyo Grande Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6287241&<ll...>,-120.6287241 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170651116 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuingā¦..Late 1st-cycle-type gull. Overall like pure GWGU, but thick bill with very bulbous tip, head shape more like WEGU, dark below, darkish tail, fresh incoming primaries pale brownish with paler tips, and mottling on breast and head suggest introgression with Western. A few of these overwinter annually in SLO co and the state in small numbers. Photos"
Merlin (Falco columbarius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 27, 2024 09:32 by Peter Gaede
- Carrizo Plain NM--CVSR mitigation parcel, former Erickson Ranch (restricted access), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.581461&<ll...>,-119.581461 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170614112 - Comments: "Small falcon perched in dead euc. Gray back and head with dark eyeline and thin white supercilium. Strong direct flight on pointed wings."
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