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Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) (1)
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 17:59 by John Lynch
- North Pacific Ocean (33.1388,-120.8906), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.89056&<ll...>,-120.89056 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281368005 - Comments: "Chocolately brown bird with slightly paler belly, bright yellow legs, bluish grey bill. Light was diminishing and the windows were brine coated but I managed a poor photo TBA. Fluttered in, attempting to land on the front of the boat. Failed but circled back and successfully landed. Sat there for the remaining 45 minutes we were eating dinner."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 26, 2025 10:12 by Jane Mygatt
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281524831 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "(34.4412171, -119.8474040) Continuing at the edge of the lake in the reeds. Back of camera photo until Thursday. Brown wader with light underparts with long golden-brown streaks along the lengthy neck."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 14:00 by Dawn Hovey
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281362314 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing. Long neck with brown and whitish stripes, long bill pointed up. Sitting in reeds in northwestern part of lake, in the area where teals tend to hang out."
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 25, 2025 14:00 by Steve Hovey
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281362775 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing. Long neck with brown and whitish stripes, long bill pointed up. Sitting in reeds in northwestern part of lake, in the area where teals tend to hang out."
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 26, 2025 08:49 by Armando Aispuro
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281500730 - Comments: "Continuing in tall eucalyptus between red office building and bathroom trailer. Small dark woodpecker with contrasting facial line starting from above bill and connecting over shoulder and into the breast. Red on nape and breast."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported Oct 26, 2025 08:49 by Armando Aispuro
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281500730 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing at tall trees on Stow House lawn, also went into lower oaks but was mobbed by woodpeckers. Large yellow tanager with olive tones to wings and no wing bars, heavy pale bill, a bit darker above than below. Dark lore. Vocalization was two sharp double high pitched notes."
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