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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 31, 2025 07:28 by Conor McMahon
- 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/S245096434 - Comments: "Expected here. Seen flying 20 m to east from (34.455693,-119.923980) - tiny, very short-tailed dove with relatively short, rounded wings. Backlit so couldn't make out any red (or any other color). Near edge between prickly pear, avocados, and weedy grassland."
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported May 31, 2025 10:58 by Jonathan Urbina
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S245284885 - Comments: "First heard calling and then briefly seen. Higher-pitched “chink” than BHGR. Female with pinkish bill. Was able to get some recordings of the call."
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported May 31, 2025 10:58 by Sammy Cowell
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S245282071 - Comments: "First heard calling and then briefly seen. Higher-pitched “chink” than BHGR. Female with pinkish bill. Was able to get some recordings of the call."
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