Date: 5/17/25 4:59 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1 report)
- Gray Flycatcher (1 report)
- Cassin's Finch (1 report)
- Black-throated Sparrow (1 report)
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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 16, 2025 08:00 by Barbara Millett
- Farren Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9237752&<ll...>,-119.9237752 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S238885819 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "One heard singing from orchard on East side of road. 2nd seen perched on telephone wire just south of an orchard. Bird was calling from this perch. First time I've seen this species perch up so high. Compact, chunky dove with short tail. Overall light brown with dark brown spots on coverts."
Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) (1)
- Reported May 16, 2025 08:33 by Ryanne Pritchard-Bee
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0405478&<ll...>,-120.0405478 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S238848181 - Comments: "Gray-ish small/medium size flycatcher, about WIFL size, pale band across forehead with white eye ring, downward tail wag, short primary projection, not so obvious (due to lighting and position of the bird) white outer edges to tail feathers"
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