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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 07, 2025 08:00 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/S247819260 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "two male blue-winged teal amid the mallards on northern end of estuary; dark face with very distinct white crescent on face--photos to come"
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 05, 2025 10:22 by Daniel Farrar
- Vandenburg SFB--San Antonio Beach (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6237909&<ll...>,-120.6237909 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S247741038 - Comments: "Dark morph immature bird with short pointed central recs flew directly over heading south down beach. Oddly dangling both legs in flight."
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