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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2024 08:28 by Alex Castelein
- Camino Corto Open Space and Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8673469&<ll...>,-119.8673469 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S198226422 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird found by Pam Viale yesterday. Found around 10 am, when I came back to Fortuna Ln to see if I could refind the Orchard from the other day. The dove landed on the wires right above where the oriole had sat (which wasn’t to be seen today). Then flew just south to Fortuna Rd on a wire here (34.4124759, -119.8671571), oddly enough landing right next to a Band-tailed. Photo"
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2024 10:14 by Conor McMahon
- 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/S198239648 - Comments: "Continuing immature bird in back of pond in reeds. Seen briefly from bike path looking east. Slightly smaller than coots, brownish cast above, smallish bill without a large shield, fine toes."
Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2024 11:37 by Daniel Farrar
- Vandenberg SFB--Boathouse (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6092446&<ll...>,-120.6092446 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S198272728 - Comments: "Flew overhead solo while scoping corms. Gave call similar to third one on Sibley app. Turned and flew back and landed on beach. Then flew west around Cliff to next cove. Very golden in face and overall. Moderate primary projection. Photos. Area is restricted access and base pass is required."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 10, 2024 09:28 by Alex Castelein
- Isla Vista Disc Golf Course (including Tipi Village and Sueno Orchard, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8636696&<ll...>,-119.8636696 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S198233797 - Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Fresh adult male plumage, with extensive buffy fringes to black feathers on crown, nape, upper back, and scapulars. This might support all my recent observations of males in this area being the same bird, but I didn’t get good enough looks last time to see if it had these buffy fringes. Today in pink trumpet flowers behind the barn colored building. (34.4131264, -119.8631301)"
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