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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 06, 2024 15:59 by Linda Blue
- 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/S204658189 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "A stocky brown heron with mottled brown upperparts and a bold whisker stripe. The underparts were light with long, wide brown streaks running from the belly up along the long thick neck. Have photo."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 06, 2024 15:59 by David Blue
- 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/S204656305 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "A stocky brown heron with mottled brown upperparts and a bold whisker stripe. The underparts were light with long, wide brown streaks running from the belly up along the long thick neck."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 06, 2024 15:59 by Joel French
- 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/S204656248 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "A stocky brown heron with mottled brown upperparts and a bold whisker stripe. The underparts were light with long, wide brown streaks running from the belly up along the long thick neck. Have photo."
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (1)
- Reported Dec 06, 2024 12:40 by Mario Borunda
- 610 Palm Ave, Carpinteria US-CA 34.39364, -119.51801, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.518005&<ll...>,-119.518005 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204666369 - Comments: "Drab olive upper parts. Grayish streaked chest and belly. Yellow under tail coverts. Head has dull rufous crown and long pale eyebrow. First seen in tree at 630 Palm Ave. It flew directly across the street into trees in school field, along the sidewalk."
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 06, 2024 08:30 by John Engle
- Coronado Butterfly Preserve West, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8914286&<ll...>,-119.8914286 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204632413 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Again observed female/immature individual (previous siting was 12/4) feeding in same covered feeder in backyard of house backing up to west portion of Coronado Butterfly Preserve between Newport Drive and the dry creek bed."
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