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Brownish buffy above. Very long narrow wings. Flying just over the grass like a big floppy moth, suddenly turning sideways and falling into grass. At one point had had it in the same binocular view as one of the Barn Owls for a really nice direct comparison. Noticeably proportionally longer and narrower wings, darker brownish vs. the very pale Barn, slimmer and less forward-heavy looking."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 30, 2025 08:07 by Barbara Millett
- 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/S286889975 - Comments: "Seen from the road a short way west from Venoco Bridge, looking north. Bright yellow extending up to throat, notched tail, large bill. Also saw from the mesa, further to the northwest (may have been a second individual) and heard twittering call."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 30, 2025 10:30 by Conor McMahon
- UCSB--campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8450041&<ll...>,-119.8450041 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S286897828 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "First heard and then seen near Counseling and Career Services building. One flew off over the Thunderdome, another one or two flew together into a live oak and then sycamore northwest of Old Gym Wetland. Later on seen again around the eastern corner of the Student Health block, flew from a blue gum into a magnolia.
Quite vocal both times. I got a pretty good audio recording but forgot that Merlin no longer defaults to saving so I lost it - bummer."
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 30, 2025 10:30 by Conor McMahon
- UCSB--campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8450041&<ll...>,-119.8450041 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S286897828 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing (34.413912,-119.852832) in tipus at Thunderdome lot. Got some photos of it feeding on what I assume is the Tipu Psyllid, Platycorypha nigrivirga.
Chip audio recording at 11:41."
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