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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 10, 2025 11:52 by Steven Gaulin
- 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/S288074805 - Comments: "Warbler with large bill, bright yellow face, throat and breast, bright white belly undertail and proximate 3/4 of tail. Some olive cast to head, becoming darker on the back. Wings blue-gray with no wing bars. Tail tip blackish."
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