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Date: 12/10/25 7:26 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Elegant Tern (5 reports) - Tropical Kingbird (3 reports) - Swinhoe's White-eye (1 report) - Prothonotary Warbler (6 reports) - Summer Tanager (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Santa Barbara County. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35915 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated. eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page. Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (2) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 13:08 by Spencer Seale - Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287960141 - Comments: "Continuing. Smaller than adjacent Royal with thinner drooping bill." Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 09:05 by Laurel S Luby - Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287962910 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "In with the Royal Terns. Long, slender bill thats slightly curved. Photo" Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 09:05 by Kim Olson - Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287971635 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "In with the Royal Terns. Long, slender bill thats slightly curved. Photo" Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 09:05 by Tom Beland - Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287965517 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "In with the Royal Terns. Long, slender bill thats slightly curved. Photo" Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 09:05 by Lucia Snowhill - Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287970817 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "In with the Royal Terns. Long, slender bill thats slightly curved. Photo" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 07:14 by Armando Aispuro - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287932372 - Media: 2 Photos - Comments: "Continuing. Calling was a sharp slow trill. Extensive yellow belly, moss green back, large bill. Chasing Cassin’s Kingbird and phoebes." Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Dec 09, 2025 11:54 by Glenn Kincaid - 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/S287986188 - Comments: "Yellow extending up on the breast, greenish back, larger bill, high trilling call." Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:30 by David Levasheff - 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/S287967117 Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (3) - Reported Dec 09, 2025 12:25 by Benjamin Byerly - Isla Vista general, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.862112&<ll...>,-119.862112 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287981355 - Comments: "Heard several times, repeated descending call . Known in area" Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 11:00 by Nathan Bradford - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287966741 - Media: 5 Photos - Comments: "Continuing! Photos" Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:27 by Lucia Snowhill - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287962534 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing. Photo." Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:27 by Tom Beland - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287963302 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing. Photo." Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:27 by Laurel S Luby - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287960711 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing. Photo." Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:27 by Kim Olson - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287963853 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing. Photo." Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 08:27 by Paul Cronshaw - Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287981445 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing. Photo." Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Dec 09, 2025 15:57 by John Lewis - Hale Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6573704&<ll...>,-119.6573704 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S287974371 - Comments: "Continuing." ********* You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: https://ebird.org/alerts eBird Alerts provide recent reports of regionally or seasonally rare species (Rarities Alerts) or species you have not yet observed (Needs Alerts) in your region of interest; both Accepted and Unreviewed observations are included. Some reports may be from private property or inaccessible to the general public. It is the responsibility of every eBirder to be aware of and respectful of access restrictions. 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