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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 09, 2024 15:28 by Toby Fowler
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.845165&<ll...>,-119.845165 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202092292 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Probs cont. Lovely male, very chill. Scaup-y, but without the peak in the back. Larger head, eye set up. Lip wasn't super huge, at least from the angle I saw, but the overall impression was a greater scaup. Weird that we haven't had many lesser yet. How have I seen two greaters this season without a single lesser!"
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 10, 2024 11:46 by Libby Patten
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202093935 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Tucked in southwest corner of reeds near dam. Strongly contrasting vertical rust-colored streaks on white background. Daggerlike bill. Mostly resting and preening. Fairly visible but partially obscured by reeds."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 10, 2024 09:52 by Richard Block
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202071071 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Moving across several treetops in an area historically frequented by tropical kingbirds. Used several images to check potential identity."
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 11:08 by Alex Castelein
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201831538 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Wowza! Beautiful thrasher with brick red overtones, white undersides with dark streaks throughout, two white wingbars, and grayish cheek. Surely this must be the same bird that the Gaedes thought they saw briefly on Oct 19, but that got away and never showed again that day. With its tail in the process of molting, my guess is this bird spends the winter here or moves on when it finished growing in its rectrices. Photos"
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 09:30 by Pamela Viale
- 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/S201811879 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Small, extremely active warbler with pale chest, chestnut colored streaks on sides, olive crown and back. Light colored eyering. Continuing bird, seen by Steve Colwell and Florence yesterday."
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 08, 2024 09:30 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- 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/S201816528 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Small, extremely active warbler with pale chest, chestnut colored streaks on sides, olive crown and back. Light colored eyering. Continuing bird, seen by Steve Colwell and Florence yesterday."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 10, 2024 09:30 by Gage Ricard
- Valle Verde (Restricted Access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7511382&<ll...>,-119.7511382 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202069811 - Comments: "Entirely bright red adult male with pale, thick bill. Initially spotted in a Chinese pistache tree eating something (could not see whether it was eating an insect or berry). It then flew a short distance to a liquid amber tree where it remained for a couple of minutes before flying off out of view."
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