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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Mar 17, 2025 13:57 by Peter Gaede
- Mesa Rd. at Los Carneros Rd.--SW, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.86055&<ll...>,-119.86055 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S219137372 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird, found by Fowler on 3/14. Moved to different trees around the wetland, starting in the tall palm and lastly in the large euc and pines near the parking area for the Mesa Road apartments. Several series of slow chatter calls heard, but not overly vocal. Bright orange coloration at the chest, fading to gray at the sides and duller orange/yellow undertail coverts and tail. Black splotches on face and head, extending under the chin. A couple of small black patches visible on the back. Grayish-brown wings with larger white upper wingbar and white edges to coverts and flight feathers."
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Mar 17, 2025 12:50 by Libby Patten
- Mesa Rd. at Los Carneros Rd.--SW, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.86055&<ll...>,-119.86055 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S219142881 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing female found in this location a few days ago by Toby Fowler. Refound today with help from Peter Gaede. Moved around between several trees bordering the open space southwest of the intersection of Mesa and Los Carneros. Eventually landed and spent the most time in a tree next to the southeast corner of student housing parking lot next to Mesa Rd. Mottled black head, dark gray wings with two white wingbars, yellow everywhere else except more orange yellow in upper breast."
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