Date: 2/21/25 3:08 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Rufous Hummingbird (1 report)
- Eastern Phoebe (1 report)
- Tropical Kingbird (3 reports)
- Sage Thrasher (1 report)

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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (2)
- Reported Feb 20, 2025 17:47 by Nancy Baron
- 6935 Shepard Mesa Rd, Carpinteria US-CA (34.3941,-119.4705), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.470544&<ll...>,-119.470544
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S214667152
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "First seen this year. Rufous back. At feeders with 12 Anna’s and 4 Allen's. Will add photo."

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Feb 21, 2025 09:31 by Peter Schneekloth
- 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/S214692559
- Comments: "Continuing, Phoebe with light throat and breast. Sitting on fence when I arrived then disappeared."

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Feb 21, 2025 09:30 by Armando Aispuro
- Coal Oil Point Reserve--Dune Pond, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.881839&<ll...>,-119.881839
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S214710551
- Comments: "Bright extensive yellow breast, notched tail"

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Feb 21, 2025 10:12 by Peter Schneekloth
- 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/S214699274
- Comments: "Continuing large bill, bright yellow breast fade to white throat."

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Feb 21, 2025 08:45 by Mark Holmgren
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S214724006

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 17, 2025 10:40 by Daniel Farrar
- Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6003785&<ll...>,-120.6003785
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S214611360
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Not sure if this bird is the same bird from the fall and flew under the radar all winter or is a recent arrival. Thrasher with short small bill, pale iris, and streaked underparts. Got a couple poor cell phone shots"

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