BirdsBirds of Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo County
A sample of the birds you will see on field trips at the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival is shown in photographs online here (this is a work in progress - we will be adding them continuously). These photos are by some of the fine photographers who live and work in San Luis Obispo County (a special thanks to Dave Keeling, Mike Baird and Alan Schmierer for the banner photos). All of the birds are displayed in a SLO County habitat though a few are quite uncommon here.
In addition, you can see in the past years' bird lists which birds were found during prior Festivals -- you can browse these PDFs here (below) or download them. To help find and view bird photos, the images are sorted into the smallest number of categories possible -- please NOTE that these are not intended to match a true genetic taxonomy. The categories are chosen to group birds with similar species and/or birds with similar habitats and behaviors -- the starting point for the categories was the annual Christmas count checklist used by local birders in SLO. However, many birders will see places where the categories 'stretch' to accommodate a species, and we hope you will understand our need to simplify for search and display purposes. |
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Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
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