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Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (7)
- Reported Sep 26, 2025 17:38 by Daniel Farrar
- Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6003785&<ll...>,-120.6003785 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275675069 - Comments: "Flock flew in from up river, never landed, then turned and flew back up river with the 4 GWF Geese. Similar to Canada Goose but smaller with shorter more stubby bill. Somewhat boxy shaped heads with white neck collars. Likely Aleutians."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 17:40 by Kate McCurdy
- 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/S275912507 - Comments: "Nuthatch-like sleek songbird strikingly white with bold black stripes on back, sides and head. Bird was working its way through the tipu trees west end of parking area with other warblers."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 06:48 by John Callender
- 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/S275864816 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. Seen in the tipu trees along the driveway entrance to the western part of the park; later seen along the western edge of the west parking area."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 14:44 by Peter Gaede
- Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara campground, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.02615&<ll...>,-120.02615 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275896512 - Comments: "Continuing in large fennel patch west of the campground; first found by Matt Brady this morning. HY bird with short tail and white undertail coverts. Yellowish overall with pale super. With bushtits and orange-crowned warblers."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:51 by Matt Brady
- Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara campground, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.025842&<ll...>,-120.025842 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275869536 - Comments: "In the fennel patch, about here: (34.4651001, -120.0280213). Quick Look’s, but the bird was classically patterned: slight smaller than Orange-crowns with a shorter tail. Clean white under tail coverts contrasting with yellowish green belly and chest and lime green upper parts. Yellowish supercilium."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 08:15 by Tim Lister
- 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/S275834887 - Comments: "Gray head, yellow bib and breast with white underneath. Prominent white upper wingbar (lower obscured by leaves). Perched in tree over entrance to Oxford Instruments. Also seen by John Callender in SW-most corner of the lot."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 08:15 by Rachel Street
- 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/S275834888 - Comments: "Gray head, yellow bib and breast with white underneath. Prominent white upper wingbar (lower obscured by leaves). Perched in tree over entrance to Oxford Instruments. Also seen by John Callender in SW-most corner of the lot."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1)
- Reported Sep 27, 2025 09:51 by Matt Brady
- Sun Outdoors Santa Barbara campground, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.025842&<ll...>,-120.025842 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275869536 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "With a small flock of birds in the sycamores at the entrance to the campground, here: (34.4644925, -120.0260669). Large <i>Setophaga</i> warbler with dull yellowish body with some faint green streaking contrasting with white undertail coverts. Prominent white wing bars on dark wings. Large white spots in the tail. Feet orange. Photos."
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