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Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 09:54 by Peter Gaede
- 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/S273172750 - Comments: "Continuing. Distinct face pattern with complete white eye ring and white stripe extending down from the base of the bill wrapping around auriculars. Dark squarish tail with white outers in flight"
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 09:30 by Eunice Schroeder
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273222277 - Comments: "Found by John Callender in the west lot and seen along with several other birders. Short-tailed, yellow-greenish above and whitish below, dark eyeline."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 10:30 by Pamela Viale
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273224678 - Media: 13 Photos
- Comments: "Small warblers with blue upper back and olive patches on back. One bird with much brighter yellow-brown breast, bicolor beak, white underparts. Two white wing bars and a broken eyering evident."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2)
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 10:00 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273233186 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Male, blue-gray head, yellow throat/chest with dark orangish band across upper chest, bright prominent white wing bars; also seen by 5 others, including John Calendar, Libby Patton, Adrian O'Loghlin with photos; saw two different birds, as they had somewhat different coloring and, in one instance, both birds were close together"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2)
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 10:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273212957 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Male, blue-gray head, yellow throat/chest with dark orangish band across upper chest, bright prominent white wing bars; also seen by 5 others, including John Calendar, Libby Patton, Adrian O'Loghlin with photos; saw two different birds, as they had somewhat different coloring and, in one instance, both birds were close together"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 13, 2025 09:30 by Eunice Schroeder
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S273222277 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing in west lot tipus, found by Nick Lethaby earlier this morning. Seen with other birders. Gray head, prominent white wingbars, white eye arcs, bright-yellow throat, yellow breast with darker breastband, white underparts. A second one was found by John Callender and also seen with other birders; several of us saw it simultaneously with the first one at least briefly. Photos."
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