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Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by Alex Lamoreaux
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293373719 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by Holly Wenger
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293374476 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by Mei Hsiao
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293374472 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by Luc and Therese Jacobs
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293374473 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by Wen Shyong
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293374479 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) (1)
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 10:37 by James Smith
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293380961 - Comments: "Down below the cliffs on the way to Cavern Point we spotted it taking flight off the ocean - larger grebe with yellow bill, dull red neck, thin white leading edge to wing, white secondary patches, etc. Distant photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 09, 2026 15:49 by Michael Moss
- 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/S293370101 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, I heard first for a while tsiip metallic calls bright yellow head grey wings white underneath landed on the ground beneath a car for a bit pics tba"
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