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Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x acuta) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 07:30 by Lynn Scarlett
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5283666&<ll...>,-119.5283666 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217568889 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "continuing--see photo; back gray patterned like a pintail with head partly green with white strip on neck; slight curl to the tail; blue bill with line down the center"
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 17:30 by Leisyka Parrott
- 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/S217609227 - Comments: "Curtis M got a great photo and later we both heard it calling from the Willows while searching for the bunting."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 17:30 by Russ Namitz
- 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/S217609226 - Comments: "Curtis Marantz got a great photo and later we both heard it calling from the willows while searching for the bunting."
Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) (Setophaga townsendi x occidentalis) (1)
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 10:31 by Luke Jensen
- 1432 Oakridge Park Rd, Santa Maria US-CA 34.86424, -120.40666, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.406656&<ll...>,-120.406656 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S217523253 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Same bird as yesterday. Found in the middle of the oak forest. I found as I was taking some pictures of male townsend’s yesterday. I discovered it again today and got a picture."
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 17:30 by Russ Namitz
- 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/S217609226 - Comments: "Continuing adult male gave a couple brief glimpses in the second dead branches and yellow flowers about 15 feet off the ground along the west willows. (34.3935930, -119.5177628)"
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2025 17:30 by Leisyka Parrott
- 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/S217609227 - Comments: "Continuing adult male gave a couple brief glimpses in the second dead branches and yellow flowers about 15 feet off the ground along the west willows. (34.3935930, -119.5177628)"
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