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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 18, 2024 11:05 by Sir Laughalot
- Channel Islands National Park US-CA (34.0489,-119.5567), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.556658&<ll...>,-119.556658 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199450297 - Comments: "Stalking in the brackish lagoon. Medium bird, grey plumage with iconic dark head, long legs. On the edge of the water, “hunched over”. Have pics"
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 18, 2024 12:14 by Jeremy Carberry
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5555481&<ll...>,-119.5555481 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199383018 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Sitting under the pier and then flew over to the river bed where it fell asleep on a rock. I’ve never seen one at Scorpion before"
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2024 12:30 by Tim Lister
- La Tierra Lane (Yellow-bellied sapsucker Stakeout), Carpinteria, California, US, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5248667&<ll...>,-119.5248667 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199506825 - Comments: "Juvenile, black and white speckled back, light grayish/yellowish/brown banded belly merging to darker gray in the throat area. Prominent white wing patch. Seen drilling holes in a gingko tree on east segment of La Tierra Lane"
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 18, 2024 11:43 by Ryan Seppala
- El Capitan State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0230491&<ll...>,-120.0230491 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199389571 - Media: 4 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "At the El Capitan Creek mouth. “Tsip” call notes distinct from SOSP. Rich chestnut on wings, lack of a bold malar stripe (compared to SOSP), broad supercilium, gray nape, a contrasting white throat, dark auriculars, thick dark streaks running vertically down the mantle, warm buffy tones and some streaking on flanks, and minimal streaking on the breast, although a collared appearance was noted. The bird was incredibly brave and came to within ~5 feet of me on a couple occasions.
Photos show possibly 2 birds based on patterns on the head and mantle, which would not be surprising as I had multiple sightings on both sides of the creek over half an hour, though never more than one individual at once."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2024 08:54 by Jamie Chavez
- Allan Hancock College, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4205418&<ll...>,-120.4205418 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199490024 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "An immature Blackpoll Warbler was found feeding in the Tipuana tipu trees in the center north area of the campus near the daycare area. Dull olive greenish above with dark streaks on the mantle, two white wing bars, mostly whitish below with a pale yellowish wash to the upper breast, faint breast streaking at the sides and down the flanks, thin dark eye line with a broken eye ring, fleshy colored legs and feet. It was frequently being harassed by a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Photographed"
Palm Warbler (Western) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 18, 2024 07:58 by Ryan Seppala
- 93117, Goleta US-CA (34.4866,-119.9694), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.969437&<ll...>,-119.969437 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199393861 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Light brown warbler with faint streaking on the breast, yellow undertail coverts, pale supercilium. Bobbing its tail incessantly. Seen in flock of YRWAs on a chaparral-dominated slope."
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2024 11:00 by Mario Borunda
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S199510250 - Comments: "Dark red with gray wash on back and flanks. Gray red cheek patch. Thick gray beak, red crown, forehead and throat. Stayed about 30 feet off the ground, very still when it landed. seen in eucalyptus about 30 yards N/NW of Bryson Williams bench. Flew toward bench and stayed in euc behind bench, then flew directly away from bench across the open space. Diagnostic photos to be added."
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