Date: 4/29/24 10:54 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Greater Scaup (4 reports)
- Elegant Tern (1 report)
- Lark Bunting (2 reports)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 06:57 by Maggie Smith
- Cottontail Creek Road, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8580829&<ll...>,-120.8580829
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170852447
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "male; crown highest at forehead; clean white sides and wide black bill"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 10:30 by The Spotting Twohees
- Whale Rock Reservoir, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8708239&<ll...>,-120.8708239
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170849815
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird first seen 4/17/2024 by Tom Edel. The bird was far down the west shore toward the dam. Poor photos."

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 27, 2024 10:20 by Kaaren Perry
- Whale Rock Reservoir, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8708239&<ll...>,-120.8708239
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170760989
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "The three were swimming near each other in the open water. I had observed them over the past few days at the same location."

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (4) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 25, 2024 10:00 by Kaaren Perry
- Whale Rock Reservoir, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8708239&<ll...>,-120.8708239
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170764103
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Smooth head and white on secondaries extending to primaries seen on male in flight. 2 apparent pair moving together."

Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (1)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 07:18 by Charlie Wells
- San Geronimo Ck--Estero Bluffs SP, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.9338218&<ll...>,-120.9338218
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170811517
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "See pic. Long slender orange slightly down turned bill. Pics"

Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (8)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 10:04 by Carly Boyd-Dovideo
- Lark Bunting stake-out 2023-2024 (use only for birds at this location), San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7330033&<ll...>,-119.7330033
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170772940
- Comments: "Singing loudly but hiding in the grasses due to the large number of Common Ravens in the area. Glimpses of males and females in flight and briefly perched. Male all black with white upper wing stripe. Took about 20 minutes for them to become visible."

Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (6)
- Reported Apr 28, 2024 11:30 by Foxxy Grump
- Lark bunting stakeout, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7330033&<ll...>,-119.7330033
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170884671
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing at stakeout location. They were a no-show late morning, but decided they like me enough to show up late afternoon"

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