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American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 12:12 by Max Laubstein
- Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196665218 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing near (34.4141753, -119.8850900). Marginally smaller than black bellieds, with no white rump or black axillaries in flight. Long primaries projecting past the tertials a length about as long as the tertials themselves. Difficult to see the tail well, but seemed to project about 2/3 of the way between the tips of the primaries and the tertials. Nice golden dotting on the back, and a relatively contrasty white supercilium. Heard it call twice in flight, a higher pitched “peep”. Splendid."
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 12:12 by Max Laubstein
- Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196665218 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Awesome! Beautiful golden hatch year bird seen simultaneously with the American. Shorter primary projection than the AMGP, more yellow overall, and showing a dark ear spot. Vocalizing a lot as well. In the snowy plover preserve at (34.4108641, -119.8820092)"
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:44 by Eunice Schroeder
- Bella Vista Dr overlook, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5820028&<ll...>,-119.5820028 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196673314 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A single adult light morph seen at 2:22 PM. Adult. It had a dark head and the light underwings showed black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges. The tail had bold black-and-white bands."
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:44 by Sue Cook
- Bella Vista Dr overlook, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5820028&<ll...>,-119.5820028 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196677979 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A single adult light morph seen at 2:22 PM. It had a dark head, and the light underwings showed black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges. The tail had bold black and white bands."
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:44 by David Blue
- Bella Vista Dr overlook, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5820028&<ll...>,-119.5820028 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196671705 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A single adult light morph seen at 2:22 PM. It had a dark head and the light underwings showed black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges. The tail had bold black-and-white bands."
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:44 by Linda Blue
- Bella Vista Dr overlook, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5820028&<ll...>,-119.5820028 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196671706 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "A single adult light morph seen at 2:22 PM. It had a dark head and the light underwings showed black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges. The tail had bold black-and-white bands."
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 16:37 by Mark Holmgren
- Cachuma Lake, Storke Flat, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9206101&<ll...>,-119.9206101 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196686300 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "A gray flycatcher with a long tail and eyering. Crown seemed rounded in my field views, but that does not show in the photos. Bill longish with mandible base orange, tip dark. Tail with white margin on outer rectrix. I did not pay attention to the tail movement. Not a strong contrast between the wingbars and the panel that separates them. Color transition from face to throat is low contrast. Photos show a hint of color in lower belly that I did not notice in the field."
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 07:30 by Barbara Millett
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196661633 - Comments: "Flycatcher with all dark back and tail. Some red on head. Extensive salmony-red on breast. Flycatching along edge of channel SE of Phelps Bridge. Would sometimes perch on salicornia, or perch on ground."
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:45 by Daniel Farrar
- Ryon Memorial Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4670147&<ll...>,-120.4670147 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196680498 - Comments: "Plain gray "Solitary" Vireo. No hint of yellow on sides, vent or secondaries or anywhere. Obvious full white spectacles. 2 white wing bars. Upper parts very gray overall. Seen in the large tree in the middle of the field near the entrance sign about here 34.638389,-120.467386. Bird uncooperative for photo but seen well on two occasions about 30 ft up on the south side of the tree. There's a dead branch hanging straight down at the spot."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 09:00 by Pamela Viale
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196795805 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Medium sized warbler with darker brown back and crown. Buffy colored chest and underparts with broad, dark streaking on chest and underparts. Dull pink legs and feet. Bobbing tail at times. Broad light eyebrow stripes. Continuing bird, found originally by Nick Lethaby."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 09:00 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196802731 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Medium sized warbler with darker brown back and crown. Buffy colored chest and underparts with broad, dark streaking on chest and underparts. Dull pink legs and feet. Bobbing tail at times. Broad light eyebrow stripes. Continuing bird, found originally by Nick Lethaby."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 07:59 by Linda Blue
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196778292 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, first found yesterday by Nick Lethaby. Seen from the east (upstream) side of the bridge. Dark brown upperparts with white underparts that were heavily streaked and washed with pale yellow, and a long narrow buffy supercilium. It had long dull pink legs. Heard its sharp chink call once."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 07:59 by Eunice Schroeder
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196782045 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, first found yesterday by Nick Lethaby. Seen from the east (upstream) side of the bridge. Dark brown upperparts with white underparts that were heavily streaked and washed with pale yellow, and a long narrow buffy supercilium. It had long dull pink legs. Heard its sharp chink call once."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 07:59 by Sue Cook
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196799564 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, first found yesterday by Nick Lethaby. Seen from the east (upstream) side of the bridge. Dark brown upperparts with white underparts that were heavily streaked and washed with pale yellow, and a long narrow buffy supercilium. It had long dull pink legs. Heard its sharp chink call once."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 07:59 by David Blue
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196777586 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, first found yesterday by Nick Lethaby. Seen from the east (upstream) side of the bridge. Dark brown upperparts with white underparts that were heavily streaked and washed with pale yellow, and a long narrow buffy supercilium. It had long dull pink legs. Heard its sharp chink call once."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 16:50 by Ryan Seppala
- Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8064429&<ll...>,-119.8064429 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196680843 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird found by Nick Lethaby this morning. Most active just upstream from the bridge, making 3 appearances over about an hour. Loud metallic “chink” calls noted on occasion, usually while in flight."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 10:55 by Ryan Seppala
- Newport Dr bridge, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8919964&<ll...>,-119.8919964 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196685164 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing in euc grove north of Newport Drive. Initially very easy to track but eventually moved into the upper canopy, making views far more difficult and sporadic."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 09:56 by Alex Castelein
- Chase Palm Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6832574&<ll...>,-119.6832574 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196684672 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "First spotted preening high in eucs above the bridge, then a few minutes later foraging in sycamore. Warbler with light yellow head and breast fading into white belly and crissum, two white wing bars, brighter yellow supercilium, and white undertail with black corners. Not seen in field but shown in photos are orange feet, very weak streaking on sides of breast, and white flashes in tail spread. Photos"
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 13:45 by Daniel Farrar
- Ryon Memorial Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4670147&<ll...>,-120.4670147 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196680498 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Pale yellowish warbler, especially around face and breast, with white UTC and bellt. Two white wing bars. Yellow feet with darkish legs turning yellow towards feet. Photo. In same tree and general area as Plumbeous Vireo but also seen well on the east side of the tree. Associating with a couple yellow rumps."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 27, 2024 14:42 by Elena Oey
- Ryon Memorial Park, Lompoc US-CA 34.63839, -120.46739, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.467386&<ll...>,-120.467386 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S196679738 - Comments: "Found by Daniel Farrar. Got brief but good looks as it foraged with a group of YRWA. White undertail coverts, yellow breast fading towards tail with little to no streaking. Obvious pair of white bars on wings. Daniel got photos."
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