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Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1)
- Reported Nov 21, 2024 16:35 by Eunice Schroeder
- More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7963064&<ll...>,-119.7963064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203223211 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird, with the first fall 2024 report for More Mesa yesterday by Alex Castelein. Sunset was at 4:51 PM, but we didn’t see the Short-eared Owl until 5:12 PM, when it made at least six flights between then and 5:22 PM when it was getting too dark to see. We watched from this location on the west side of the mesa (34.421356, -119.800098), as the owl hunted approximately 100 yards east of there. Besides the 4 observers on this list, Florence Sanchez, Adrian O’Loghlen, and Pam Viale were also present for part of the time.
This was a medium sized owl, dark above and light below, flying low above the ground with a buoyant, stiff-winged, moth-like flight on wide rounded wings. The chest and head appeared blocky, with a blunt, concave face."
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1)
- Reported Nov 21, 2024 16:35 by Linda Blue
- More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7963064&<ll...>,-119.7963064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203224292 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird, with the first fall 2024 report for More Mesa yesterday by Alex Castelein. Sunset was at 4:51
PM, but we didn’t see the Short-eared Owl until 5:12 PM, when it made at least six flights between then and 5:22 PM when it was getting too dark to see. We watched from this location on the west side of the mesa (34.421356, -119.800098), as the owl hunted approximately 100 yards east of there. Besides the 4 observers on this list, Florence Sanchez, Adrian O’Loghlen, and Pam Viale were also present for part of the time.
This was a medium sized owl, dark above and light below, flying low above the ground with a buoyant, stiff-winged, moth-like flight on wide rounded wings. The chest and head appeared blocky, with a blunt, concave face."
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1)
- Reported Nov 21, 2024 16:35 by Sue Cook
- More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7963064&<ll...>,-119.7963064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222972 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird, with the first fall 2024 report for More Mesa yesterday by Alex Castelein. Sunset was at 4:51 PM, but we didn’t see the Short-eared Owl until 5:12 PM, when it made at least six flights between then and 5:22 PM when it was getting too dark to see. We watched from this location on the west side of the mesa (34.421356, -119.800098), as the owl hunted approximately 100 yards east of there. Besides the 4 observers on this list, Florence Sanchez, Adrian O’Loghlen, and Pam Viale were also present for part of the time.
This was a medium sized owl, dark above and light below, flying low above the ground with a buoyant, stiff-winged, moth-like flight on wide rounded wings. The chest and head appeared blocky, with a blunt, concave face."
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1)
- Reported Nov 21, 2024 16:35 by David Blue
- More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7963064&<ll...>,-119.7963064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222804 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing bird, with the first fall 2024 report for More Mesa yesterday by Alex Castelein. Sunset was at 4:51
PM, but we didn’t see the Short-eared Owl until 5:12 PM, when it made at least six flights between then and 5:22 PM when it was getting too dark to see. We watched from this location on the west side of the mesa (34.421356, -119.800098), as the owl hunted approximately 100 yards east of there. Besides the 4 observers on this list, Florence Sanchez, Adrian O’Loghlen, and Pam Viale were also present for part of the time.
This was a medium sized owl, dark above and light below, flying low above the ground with a buoyant, stiff-winged, moth-like flight on wide rounded wings. The chest and head appeared blocky, with a blunt, concave face."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 20, 2024 13:25 by Jessie Altstatt
- Goleta, 102 Orange Ave, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.82857&<ll...>,-119.82857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203191812 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "they are back, and have been for the past couple of weeks. Warbler-size, tell-tale white goggles and overall olive green, distinct call. In veg and at hummingbird feeder."
Savannah Sparrow (Large-billed) (Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus/atratus) (1)
- Reported Nov 21, 2024 08:52 by Daniel Farrar
- Vandenburg SFB--Purisima Point (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6351654&<ll...>,-120.6351654 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203224347 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Foraging solo in rocky area of the beach. Large Savannah sparrow with heavy bill and muted colors. Paler than the local Coastal Savannah Sparrows that breed around the area. Also seemed larger overall. Photos."
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