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Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus) (Junco hyemalis cismontanus) (1)
- Reported Dec 18, 2024 11:11 by Ann Stockert
- stakeout Painted Bunting (Carpinteria Sanitary District, 2023-2024), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.517327&<ll...>,-119.517327 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205849273 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "*Rare but regular. One m with a f Oregon. Slate-colored type junco with dark hood and brownish back. Pale sides tinged grayish. Pics."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Dec 18, 2024 12:58 by Silvia Echeverria
- 314 W Los Olivos St, Santa Barbara US-CA 34.42934, -119.72179, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.721791&<ll...>,-119.721791 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205855672 - Comments: "In a flock with Townsend Warblers pecking at the tree located on the north side of the parking lot at 317 Pueblo St. by the chain-link fence next to construction site. Very sleek small warbler. Completely black-and-white. I did not see any bluish by the hindquarters like I did with the first Warbler I saw at the Bailard overpass. This bird seemed a little smaller but still had a very sleek look and stood out from the flock. I observed it for about 10 minutes but could not get a clear picture. I stood under the tree that the warblers were in and was about 7 feet away from viewing them, they were not bothered by my presence."
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