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White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) (1)
- Reported Apr 06, 2025 08:00 by Peter Schneekloth
- Dangermond Preserve--Government Point (seawatch only, restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4531141&<ll...>,-120.4531141 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S223572460 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "In with a migrating flock of Surf Scoters a bird of same overall size and shape but with obvious white secondary patch. Photo"
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata coronata x auduboni) (1)
- Reported Apr 06, 2025 17:34 by Jamie Chavez
- Pioneer Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4527137&<ll...>,-120.4527137 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S223578522 - Comments: "Neat to see this bird in alternate plumage. Yellow throat with white at the sides. A strong blackish mask and a fairly bright whitish eyebrow. Chip note was intermediate between Myrtle and Audubon's."
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