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Date: 9/7/25 3:00 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Costa's Hummingbird (1 report) - American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) (1 report) - Short-eared Owl (1 report) - Brewer's Sparrow (2 reports) - Vesper Sparrow (2 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 safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page. Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1) - Reported Sep 05, 2025 08:40 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/S271884286 - Comments: "Tiny. Very pale white eyebrow and throat/ top of chest. Gray auricular face pattern. Bird was perched for good views." American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) (Larus smithsonianus x hyperboreus) (1) - Reported Sep 06, 2025 16:48 by Allan Howland - Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5230103&<ll...>,-119.5230103 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S271898480 - Comments: "Pale eye with dark and red on bill" Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1) - Reported Sep 06, 2025 19:15 by Zachary Fallon - 2605 Foothill Ln, Santa Barbara US-CA (34.4487,-119.6991), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.699137&<ll...>,-119.699137 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S271919505 - Comments: "In tree in gulley, then flew away when we came upon it." Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) (1) - Reported Sep 07, 2025 08:00 by Lynn Scarlett - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S272087209 - Media: 2 Photos - Comments: "see photo--along Dune Trail as near the beach" Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) (1) - Reported Sep 06, 2025 14:03 by Eunice Schroeder - Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S271892086 - Media: 3 Photos - Comments: "Seen a short way east of the stone bench. Weak facial pattern: thin eye-ring, indistinct lateral throat stripe, weak postocular stripe, light auricular weakly outlined by darker coloration. Plain grayish underparts. Photos." Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) - Reported Sep 07, 2025 08:18 by Ron Hirst - Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S272062113 - Comments: "white eye ring, rusty shoulder patch, location where seen in last two days" Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) - Reported Sep 06, 2025 14:03 by Eunice Schroeder - Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S271892086 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing around the stone bench. Found by Hugh Ransom. White eye-ring and malar; auricular pale at center and surrounded by splotchy darker coloration. 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