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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Jan 08, 2025 12:04 by Peter Gaede
- Bohnett Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7130823&<ll...>,-119.7130823 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208530228 - Comments: "Continuing. Seen in vegetation at eye level over the creek. It captured and ate medium sized orb weaver spider. Silent. Flycatcher, overall medium gray, with pale flight feather edges. Very faint yellowish wash at flanks. Tail dipping in a somewhat circular motion."
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) (1)
- Reported Jan 08, 2025 10:50 by margeNdon thornton
- 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/S208540041 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Small flycatcher perched on cover of picnic area. Gray back, white border around tail, beak smaller and pointier than the phoebe, split eye-ring; white bib. We got a peek at bright pink tummy as he flew off."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 07, 2025 08:23 by Paul Cronshaw
- Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara US-CA 34.42197, -119.65766, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.657663&<ll...>,-119.657663 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208432319 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Large flycatcher with gray head, white throat, yellow underparts and large bill. Fly catching at western corner of refuge by outflow to ocean. Photos."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 07, 2025 12:25 by Matt Brady
- 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/S208438256 - Comments: "Continuing at the east end of the dam. Kingbird with pale gray head, greenish back, yellow underparts to throat, slightly forked tail. Twittering call heard briefly. Photos."
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) (1)
- Reported Jan 07, 2025 16:30 by Peter Gaede
- Camino Corto Open Space and Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8673469&<ll...>,-119.8673469 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208457770 - Comments: "Continuing; located by calls: repeated "chimp" notes given in 2's and 3's, reminiscent of a song sparrow. Seen briefly as it popped up low in a willow above the dense and fairly extensive California blackberry thicket. Distant views showed a small wren with cocked tail; paler throat and supercilium."
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) (1)
- Reported Jan 07, 2025 14:45 by Matt Brady
- Camino Corto Open Space and Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8673469&<ll...>,-119.8673469 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208449383 - Comments: "Continuing bird, down in the riparian at (34.4136768, -119.8701404). Very uncooperative, and I was unable to take photos or grab a recording, but it did call a bit, and it did pop up briefly for quick views. The calls were the typical Song Sparrow like “chimp chimp”. Visually, this bird had a fairly pale throat and supercilium contrasting with dark chocolate brown body plumage. I generally put little stock in field marks for separating this species from Pacific, but based on my quick views it seemed to be on the extreme end of the PAWR–WIWR spectrum."
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 07, 2025 11:45 by Lynn Oldt
- Stow Grove Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.846034&<ll...>,-119.846034 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208453706 - Comments: "Continuing. Seen at 1:00 pm in the Bottlebrush hedge between the blue trash can and the single swing. Only a quick look, but I was able to see the slender, long, rufous colored tail and upperside."
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) (1)
- Reported Jan 08, 2025 14:07 by Spencer Seale
- Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5230103&<ll...>,-119.5230103 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S208542319 - Comments: "As I was walking back from the estuary, I heard a nasally call that sounded spot on for a Green-tailed Towhee. After a few minutes of searching, I located the towhee with a flock of White-crowned Sparrows inside the campground area south of Palm Ave & 4th St. It was staying close to the hedge that runs along the chain link fence (34.39252, -119.52044). Dark gray towhee with bright rufous crown, white throat, and yellow-green wash on wings and tail. Photo to add."
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