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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Dec 15, 2025 11:27 by Betsy Mooney
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Goleta US-CA 34.44111, -119.84383, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.843828&<ll...>,-119.843828 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288770683 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "All-yellow breast, thick black bill, perched in usual spot in small bare tree above west side of lake, with occasional fly up and about, then returning."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Dec 16, 2025 15:04 by Ashwin Sivakumar
- 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/S288899305 - Comments: "Continuing in tipu right outside Roxanne’s. Bright yellow head, black eye, black undertail end. Moving lethargically in the outer branches closest to the shop. Was present the whole time, although it would disappear into the foliage from time to time."
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