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Welcome to the SLO County bird finding guide by Al Schmierer, with help from Tom Edell, Maggie Smith, and Mike Stiles.

This guide has many maps to help you locate the birding spots mentioned in this guide. Many are Google Maps. They can be zoomed in or out by you for better detail of roads and parking spots. Just click "Back" to return to the guide. There are also detail maps which give an overview of the area or better detail for trails.

We have divided the county into 4 sectors and have added a link to a previous guide to the Carrizo Plain area.

Note: Updated 11 June 2010

Click here for a MAP of San Luis Obispo county and sectors.

  1. North Coast
    From Ragged Point Inn south to Cayucos and Whale Rock Reservoir along Highway 1
  2. Morro Bay / San Luis Obispo
    The town of Morro Bay, Los Osos, and San Luis Obispo including Montana de Oro, and Cal Poly
  3. South Coast
    Avila Beach south to Oso Flaco Lake including Lopez Lake area
  4. North County
    Interior portions of the county north of Cuesta Grade
  5. Carrizo Plain (HTML) (PDF)
    The far eastern portion of the county

  6. Please email corrections or suggestions to Mike Stiles.



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