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White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 03, 2025 11:40 by Joel Barrett
- Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6821404&<ll...>,-119.6821404 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287263315 - Comments: "Obvious white showing on folded wing. Seen flapping once showing white secondaries on open wing. Slightly larger body than closely associated Surf Scoters. Looks like a female."
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (1)
- Reported Nov 30, 2025 16:55 by Diego Perez
- More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7963064&<ll...>,-119.7963064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287335050 - Comments: "continuing on mesa. flew to tree and perched approximately here: 34°25'20.3"N 119°47'36.4"W. got in a brief altercation with one of the barn owls also out foraging. similar size to barn owl but much browner above. got dark out very quickly so I lost the bird after missing where it landed"
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 04, 2025 10:32 by Mario Borunda
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287319643 - Comments: "Bright red adult male. Gray ear coverts, flanks, and back. Dark gray wings. Red upper and under tail. Continuing bird seen on north side of creek, in euc about 20 feet above ground. Stayed several minutes and then flew south into thicker part of forest. 34°26′14″ N 119°53′15″ W."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 04, 2025 11:31 by Mark Holmgren
- Hale Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6579566&<ll...>,-119.6579566 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287318750 - Comments: "This bird gave a 2-note and 3-note calls incessantly, but it took 25 minutes before I finally saw the bird briefly. All red male. Bird was found by John Lewis in Dec 2024 and again this year on 2 December."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 04, 2025 07:09 by John Callender
- Padaro Lane (eastern portion, including coastal access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5589105&<ll...>,-119.5589105 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287285636 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Heard giving "pit-tuk-tuk" vocalizations, and then seen in the canopy of the flowering eucs near (34.414470,-119.559027). Female/immature type bird."
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