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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Feb 23, 2025 12:11 by Richard Block
- 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/S215126571 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Initially identified as Cassin's kingbird, the most common at the lake. Tropical kingbirds have been identified over the past months. The correction was recommended by an eBird reviewer.."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1)
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 11:07 by Zach Nett
- Carpinteria Valley Memorial Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.525857&<ll...>,-119.525857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216115041 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "continuing in the small oak at the NE entrance of the park. flew off east into the neighborhood after a minute or so. male oriole with black head and wings, chestnut unders."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 01, 2025 07:04 by John Callender
- Carpinteria Valley Memorial Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.525857&<ll...>,-119.525857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S216037147 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing adult male. Seen in various places around the east and south sides of the park, loosely associating with a first-year male Hooded Oriole, giving characteristic "chuck" calls."
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