Date: 3/29/25 8:10 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- White-winged Dove (1 report)
- Swainson's Hawk (1 report)

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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1)
- Reported Mar 28, 2025 10:25 by Dawn Hovey
- Winchester Canyon Rd. at Cathedral Oaks Rd. field, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9031417&<ll...>,-119.9031417
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S221360297
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. Dove with white along edge of folded wing. See photos."

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Mar 28, 2025 08:43 by Peter Schneekloth
- 5436–5986 Figueroa Mountain Rd, Santa Ynez US-CA 34.73481, -120.06370, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.063702&<ll...>,-120.063702
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S221331282
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Relatively thin pointed wings with dihedral while soaring. Dark flight feathers contrast with light coverts, photos."

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