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Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) (6) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 14, 2024 10:56 by Eunice Schroeder
- Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.829812&<ll...>,-119.829812 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202502628 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Seen looking west from bluffs at far west end (34.4151024, -119.8363013); for part of the time they were on the beach further to the east, then returned to the west again. Small white heron with fairly short, yellow bill with some black at the tip; black legs; and relatively short, thick neck. Some faint salmon color was still visible on some of the birds, especially on the head. Photos."
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