http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/ San Luis Obispo County Birding Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:37:57 GMT Alan Schmierer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7890 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7890 I birded and photoed at Estero Bluffs today. There was 1 CACKLING GOOSE, likely an Aleutian ( see: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:33:38 GMT Sara Bilsten http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7889 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7889 Well, that didn't take long. Only a few days after putting the Nyger feeder back up, a lone Pine Siskin was seen feeding this morning. With more time spent Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:38 GMT luv2bird2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7888 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7888 YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES and (DARK-MORPH) FERRUGINOUS HAWK - Seen in Northeast county along Cholame Rd. The magpies were near the county line, on the edge of the Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:08 GMT Kevin Enns-Rempel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7887 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7887 Eleven birders from Fresno Audubon made the trek to Parkfield Saturday via the Cholame Valley Road. The weather was beautiful (once the fog that greeted us in Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:09:50 GMT mctharms@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7886 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7886 About noon today I was near enough to Avila to check out the Bob Jones Bridge. Downstream were 15 or 16 Common Goldeneye and 9 Hooded Mergansers, the latter Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:58:07 GMT Jim Royer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7885 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7885 Nick Armstrong, Ross Schaefer and I birded between Arroyo Laguna and Morro Bay 11/22. Highlights included 60+ Common Murres out from the end of San Simeon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:03:23 GMT Maggie Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7884 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7884 Doug Stinson and I birded Oso Flaco Lake this morning.  We saw 4 WILSON'S SNIPES in the ditch at the entrance to the parking lot. On the lake, I counted 112 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:20:47 GMT TEdell@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7883 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7883 Morro Coast Audubon will be hosting the 54th Morro Bay Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Birders of all skill levels are encouraged to Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:43 GMT GardenGuru http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7882 I did not see my daily Sharp-shinned Hawk today. Instead, a wind-blown, intense COOPER'S HAWK sat on the back fence looking for easy access to anything that Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:18:10 GMT cheryl lish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7881 Late posting, only adding to the list. Had a "first fall" White-throated Sparrow on 11/11, that was the only day I saw it. It was feeding at the end of the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:56:25 GMT Maggie Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7880 Wes Fritz called to tell me he was birding in Morro Bay today.  Notable birds were: Four male EURASIAN WIGEONS seen off South Bay Blvd. across from Turri Rd. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:36 GMT sara.bilsten http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7879 I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but after over a decade of birding our See Canyon property, I saw our first American Goldfinch; female. We've had two Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:51 GMT Maggie Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7878 Alan Schmierer and I looked for the Lapland Longspur this morning.  We walked down from the Fig Tree parking and went south of the Lone Cypress Stump and Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:02 GMT Calvin French http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7877 Yesterday and today I have seen large flocks of BAND-TAILED PIGEONS here, well over 200 birds. Several years ago trichomoniasis hit them hard, and I saw no Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:12 GMT GardenGuru http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/message/7876 Yesterday, a juvenile GOLDEN EAGLE wandered into the territory of a Red-tailed Hawk. The Hawk screamed off and on for quite some time at the eagle, never