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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 14, 2025 08:23 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/S213270955 - Comments: "Seen on the south side of the lake just east of the dam. Light gray head with a darker ear patch, long heavy black bill, a bright yellow belly with the yellow extending up to the throat, and a long notched tail."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 14, 2025 08:23 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/S213272767 - Comments: "Seen on the south side of the lake just east of the dam. Light gray head with a darker ear patch, long heavy black bill, a bright yellow belly with the yellow extending up to the throat, and a long notched tail."
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 12, 2025 16:30 by Wim van Dam
- Quail Ridge Rd (home), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.1034188&<ll...>,-120.1034188 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S213232217 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Sparrow at millet feeder. Smaller and thinner billed than White-crowned Sparrow. Markings and overall shape of Spizella. Rufous crown-stripe, eye-stripe, gray face color, lack of distinct malar all good for Chipping, and rule out Brewer's and Clay-colored Sparrow. Photos attached."
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