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Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 13:50 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/S282437425 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Smaller than a Song Sparrow with strong gray and brown head and face. Wings a rich brown with buffy sides and little to no streaking on the breast. Seen foraging on the mudflat at the very top of the lake with a Common Yellowthroat."
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 13:50 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/S282437538 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Smaller than a Song Sparrow with strong gray and brown head and face. Wings a rich brown with buffy sides and little to no streaking on the breast. Seen foraging on the mudflat at the very top of the lake with a Common Yellowthroat."
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 09:21 by Madison Moore
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282395468 - Comments: "IDed via sound but unfortunately failed to save the recordings and didn't notice until today they no longer autosave. Possibly spotted briefly among the patch of tall plants in the large fenced off field across from the path offshoot to the Putnam Overlook. Mostly brown with yellow under the tail and characteristic tail pumping"
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