Welcome To SLO County Birding
San Luis Obispo County is located on California's central coast, and harbors a wide range of habitats from Morro Bay--home to thousands of wintering waterfowl and shorebirds, to the arid Carrizo Plain National Monument--home to Sandhill Cranes and LeConte's Thrashers. The county boasts a bird list of 455 species.
Click through the links for our comprehensive bird finding guide, bird lists, and many photographs by our county's excellent photographers. Subscribe to the SLO county rare bird email listserv below.
View Slocobirding Archives. Searchable archives of recent county bird sightings.