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Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 10:14 by Luke Jensen
- Ennisbrook Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6226395&<ll...>,-119.6226395 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293518067 - Media: 20 Photos
- Comments: "Seen flying around exposed area of creek and giving great looks. Steve first heard it call near east entrance to creek and then it flew into eucs on west entrance to creek. Then found it close up look between some oaks in a very bare sycamore. Pics will be uploaded soon."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 11:06 by Caleb P.
- 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/S293523427 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird found by Eric Culbertson. Striking colored warbler with golden head and chest, olive-green back, and grayish wings (without wingbars). The bill appeared longer than warblers I’m used to seeing here. Observed in parking lot behind Roxanne’s. First viewed it on the ground where it dodged traffic and foraged under one car for a while. Joined briefly by Steve & Dawn Hovey and Luke Jensen as I was on my way out."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Mei Hsiao
- 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/S293490804 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Mark Mizak
- 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/S293490806 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by James Smith
- 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/S293498763 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Scott Gering
- 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/S293493941 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Megan Foster
- 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/S293493625 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Wen Shyong
- 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/S293490810 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Alex Lamoreaux
- 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/S293484493 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Luc and Therese Jacobs
- 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/S293490805 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 08:26 by Holly Wenger
- 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/S293490807 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing - foraging through the tipu at (34.3978187, -119.5184579). Lemon-yellow and chunky with bluish wings and white vent. Black eye on plain yellow face. Also briefly went to a nearby pine, but then right back to the same tipu. Photos."
Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 10, 2026 11:40 by Luke Jensen
- Carpinteria Valley Memorial Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.525857&<ll...>,-119.525857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S293579073 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, seen in town home trees flitting around giving okay looks. Called a little bit. A lot of okay to good pictures. I will not add much detail because I have pictures and it has been well documented."
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