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Date: 5/29/25 10:21 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Northern Pintail (7 reports) - Ring-necked Duck (1 report) - Lesser Scaup (1 report) - Common Ground Dove (1 report) - Swinhoe's White-eye (3 reports) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Santa Barbara County. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35915 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated. eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:26 by Conor McMahon - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244269365 - Media: 2 Photos - Comments: "Continuing hen with the Mallard flock 34.4206009, -119.8781076" Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:20 by David Blue - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244381337 - Media: 1 Photo Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:20 by Sue Cook - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244374444 - Media: 1 Photo Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:20 by Linda Blue - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244380901 - Media: 1 Photo Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:20 by Steve Colwell - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244318027 - Media: 1 Photo Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:04 by Toby Fowler - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244333022 - Comments: "Continuing by Phelps." Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:00 by Lynn Scarlett - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244396845 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "mixed in with mallards--one female, continuing--see photo" Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 28, 2025 17:03 by John Callender - Lake Jocelyn, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.4772805&<ll...>,-119.4772805 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244186555 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing" Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:43 by Pete Wolf - Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244241703 - Comments: "Cont... brown, darker head, distinct white "nose". Stretched showing white wing bars very well." Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (2) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 05:48 by Barry Rowan - 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/S244157493 - Comments: "Heard singing towards the top of the road and at washout." Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (2) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:26 by Conor McMahon - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244269365 - Comments: "34.4215749, -119.8747313 Toby has photos. Thanks to Toby for picking them out them, too!" Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (2) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:04 by Toby Fowler - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244333022 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "(34.421583,-119.874745) Not even 10 minutes after talking about Conor wanting to see a White-Eye, I picked up calling on one among a flock of bushtits. Repetitive call, and eventually I think Jeremiah located the first one in some baccharis. Lime green above, huge white ring around the eye, and grey-white below. I only ever saw one, but as people had eyes on one, I was hearing a second bird calling to the left. As we all watched, it seemed we were looking at two distinct birds and it would've been hard for one bird to be moving around so much. The two seemed to be moving between the toyon and the baccharis, and I saw at least one go into the trees (a cottonwood?). We were able to get all 6 of us (Me, Conor, Lynn, Lisa, Darwin, and Jeremiah) onto the bird, thankfully. I have some poor photos, and I think Conor got audio for Merlin (which now picks it up, which I think it didn't last year!)" Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported May 29, 2025 07:00 by Lynn Scarlett - UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S244396845 - Comments: "small bird, greenish yellow, lighter breast, very dominant white eye ring--seen by 6 people in shrubs" ********* You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: https://ebird.org/alerts eBird Alerts provide recent reports of regionally or seasonally rare species (Rarities Alerts) or species you have not yet observed (Needs Alerts) in your region of interest; both Accepted and Unreviewed observations are included. Some reports may be from private property or inaccessible to the general public. 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