Date: 4/1/25 12:54 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Black Scoter (2 reports)
- Stilt Sandpiper (1 report)
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Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) (2)
- Reported Mar 31, 2025 07:42 by Daniel Farrar
- Vandenberg SFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6418267&<ll...>,-120.6418267 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S222141209 - Comments: "Expected at location. Male and female in SUSC flock. Male all black with yellow-orange knob. Female with large pale cheek. Bill shape and profile different from Surfs"
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) (6)
- Reported Mar 31, 2025 08:45 by Daniel Farrar
- Vandenburg SFB--Point Michelle (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6310442&<ll...>,-120.6310442 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S222136375 - Comments: "Regular in this area though getting late. 3 m and 3 f perfect split embedded in large SUSC flock. Males all black with distinctive yellow-orange knob. Females with large light cheek patch. Different bill shape and profile than Surfs"
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