UPDATES:

1. Bayside Property is a national bird hotspot!

The Cornell sponsored online bird data project "ebird" (ebird.com) has designated the property from Pecho Willows to Cuesta Inlet a "birding hotspot." It is one of the top such hotspots in the Central Coast area. We knew it was a great bird spot, but its nice that others agree. The hotspot has a list of 249 bird species recording on the property or in the nearby bay!

From January 16 to January 19, 2015, the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival took place. The Pecho willows Hotspot was visited by numerous groups who were not disappointed by the number and diversity of birds! Two festival groups were sometimes birding there at the same time.

Festival Keynote Speaker Scott Weidensaul explains the finer points of bird identification to participants, during their visit to Pecho Willows on a festival field trip (Photo by Chris Cameron).