Date: 10/28/25 6:17 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- American Bittern (2 reports)
- Tropical Kingbird (4 reports)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report)

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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 27, 2025 16:25 by Pete Wolf
- 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/S281720427
- Comments: "Cont. Standing in bulrsh on west shore, North side of lake just South of Palm Point (34.442775,-119.849677). Brown & cream striped "heron"."

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Oct 27, 2025 15:17 by Chris Jain
- 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/S281718369
- Comments: "Same individual located in the past few days. Found foraging at water’s edge in the reeds at the Northern end of the lake. 34.44290, -119.84968"

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2025 08:33 by Pete Wolf
- 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/S281800942
- Comments: "Continuing. Vocalizing on island."

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2025 08:00 by Eunice Schroeder
- 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/S281833701
- Comments: "Known location. Heard twittering call from trees along west side of lake."

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2025 08:00 by Linda Blue
- 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/S281835931
- Comments: "Known location. Heard twittering call from trees along west side of lake."

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 27, 2025 16:25 by Pete Wolf
- 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/S281720427
- Comments: "Cont. ID'd by far visual of bright yellow and obvious trill call"

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Oct 28, 2025 10:23 by James Rounds
- La Purisima Mission State Historic Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4206209&<ll...>,-120.4206209
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S281809525
- Comments: "Female type. Coarse streaks on breast. Bold eye stripe."

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