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Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1)
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 17:34 by Elena Oey
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197544106 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, reported by Alex Abela. Moved further north into the closed area. Near fire pit and chairs. Streaked, large sparrowish looking bird. white coverts looked almost like a large wing bar. large bill. Photos"
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1)
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 17:34 by Daniel Farrar
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197544077 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, reported by Alex Abela. Moved further north into the closed area. Near fire pit and chairs. Streaked, large sparrowish looking bird. white coverts looked almost like a large wing bar. large bill. Photos"
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 10:33 by David Blue
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197534553 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "First discovered here three days ago on 1 October 2024 by Noah Arthur, and refound this morning by Alex Abela. Thanks to Eunice Schroeder for pointed out this bird when we arrived. Seen foraging on the ground around the picnic tables in the campsites on the north side (near the creek) approximately here: (34.5118355, -120.5011519). This was a stocky, large-headed, brown streaky bird with a thick two-toned silvery bill, and a long white patch along the folded wing. It had a white throat bordered by thick dark lateral throat-stripes, and was heavily streaked on the flanks and breast."
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 10:33 by Sue Cook
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197538915 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "First discovered here three days ago on 1 October 2024 by Noah Arthur, and refound this morning by Alex Abela. Thanks to Eunice Schroeder for pointed out this bird when we arrived. Seen foraging on the ground around the picnic tables in the campsites on the north side (near the creek) approximately here: (34.5118355, -120.5011519). This was a stocky, large-headed, brown streaky bird with a thick two-toned silvery bill, and a long white patch along the folded wing. It had a white throat bordered by thick dark lateral throat-stripes, and was heavily streaked on the flanks and breast."
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 10:33 by Linda Blue
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197534740 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "First discovered here three days ago on 1 October 2024 by Noah Arthur, and refound this morning by Alex Abela. Thanks to Eunice Schroeder for pointed out this bird when we arrived. Seen foraging on the ground around the picnic tables in the campsites on the north side (near the creek) approximately here: (34.5118355, -120.5011519). This was a stocky, large-headed, brown streaky bird with a thick two-toned silvery bill, and a long white patch along the folded wing. It had a white throat bordered by thick dark lateral throat-stripes, and was heavily streaked on the flanks and breast."
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 08:20 by Eunice Schroeder
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197530041 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, presumably the same bird first reported by Noah Arthur on 10/1. Seen first around 8:30 a.m., then longer views starting around 9:30 a.m. Both times it was foraging on the ground around the picnic tables in the northernmost campsites. Streaky brown overall with broad dark lateral throat stripes, large silver-gray bill, prominent creamy-white wing patches, short tail. Photos."
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 01, 2024 08:11 by Noah Arthur
- Jalama Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5014432&<ll...>,-120.5014432 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197425551 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Brilliant winter-plumaged bird in the campground. Heavily-streaked, hefty-billed sparrow with almost entirely creamy-white greater coverts creating bright white wing patches."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 04, 2024 11:28 by Alex Castelein
- Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6821404&<ll...>,-119.6821404 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S197525416 - Comments: "Brief but excellent views in binoculars. Classic fall blackpoll with light yellow head and breast fading into white crissum, faint streaking along sides of breast, mostly dark legs with obviously orange feet, white undertail with dark outer corners, two white wing bars on dark wings, hint of supercilium. Didn’t see dorsum. Unfortunately I lost it as I got my camera up and never refound it, so no photos. Seen close to informational sign about the restored wetland"
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