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Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2024 16:45 by Max Laubstein
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Los Carneros Rd. at Mesa Rd., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8586941&<ll...>,-119.8586941 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197098543 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Immature bird showing well in pond. White flank stripe, white undertail coverts, long legs and thin toes, and bill shape rule out Coot. Photos"
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2024 16:45 by Sophie Cameron
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Los Carneros Rd. at Mesa Rd., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8586941&<ll...>,-119.8586941 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197098542 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Immature bird showing well in pond. White flank stripe, white undertail coverts, long legs and thin toes, and bill shape rule out Coot. Photos"
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2024 16:45 by Alex Castelein
- Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Los Carneros Rd. at Mesa Rd., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8586941&<ll...>,-119.8586941 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197098541 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Immature bird showing well in pond. White flank stripe, white undertail coverts, long legs and thin toes, and bill shape rule out Coot. Photos"
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) (1)
- Reported Sep 29, 2024 15:50 by Michael I Christie
- Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6003785&<ll...>,-120.6003785 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197093708 - Comments: "Continuing, one around gazebo; perhaps a second one in picnic area. According to Rick, there are 3 or 4. Tame, good fs. Heavily streaked thrasher with short bill and white-cornered tail."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 28, 2024 11:01 by Libby Patten
- 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/S197104110 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Found previous day by Nick Lethaby. Seen on east side of Patterson bridge down on the creekbed. Brown upperparts, pale yellow underparts with bold brown streaks, yellow eyebrow and pink legs. Did loud chink call when it flitted between spots in the creekbed. Flicked dry leaves up as it walked, making it look a bit like a sparrow or thrasher. Will add photos."
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2024 13:00 by Becky Turley
- Atascadero Creek--Patterson Ave. to Ward Dr., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8178063&<ll...>,-119.8178063 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197183565 - Comments: "Continuing, observed from Patterson bridge, downstream. Brown upperparts, bold supercilium, pale yellowish underparts with dark streaks. Bobbing while walking."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2024 09:30 by Pamela Viale
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197186698 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small bird with yellow green cap and upper parts. No chestnut noted on flanks. Creamy pale underparts. Pale yellow wing bars. Prominent eyering."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2024 09:30 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197189859 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Small bird with yellow green cap and upper parts. No chestnut noted on flanks. Creamy pale underparts. Pale yellow wing bars. Prominent eyering."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Sep 29, 2024 13:02 by Libby Patten
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197104500 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Westernmost parking lot. Two bold white wingbars. Dull olive-yellow overall, black eyeline and well-defined streaks on breast. Yellowish pink feet. Streaking was viewed as a bit atypically bold for this species and required some confirmation before submitting this list."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2024 17:40 by Zach Nett
- Maria Ygnacio Creek--north of US 101, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8033118&<ll...>,-119.8033118 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197182694 - Comments: "continuing bird, not seen on first pass of reported area. it popped up around 6:10 pm here: 34.4461736, -119.8034946. I watched it feeding on the ground for ten minutes with some white crowned sparrows and a california towhee. thick bill, mostly light brown, with yellow stripe around eye, and darker wing markings"
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 30, 2024 17:07 by Toby Fowler
- Maria Ygnacio Creek--north of US 101, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8033118&<ll...>,-119.8033118 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197154368 - Comments: "Showed back up as I was leaving under the same fig tree. Associating with another cardinal sp., based on beak size. Probably a LABU. Later with some sparrows and such, still on the hill.
Young type, with not much yellow but still the intricate patterning of a dickcissel: malar stripe bordered by brown giving way to a light throat, eyebrow (though this individuals was more white than yellow), as well as red-brown wings kind of like a house sparrow. Chest was streaky.
Fantastic bird, they were one of my misses of this year because I didn't get a chance to check out the spot where they breed back home this summer, so this is truly a great sighting."
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