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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Jan 22, 2026 13:18 by Mario Ramos
- Andree Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6572856&<ll...>,-119.6572856 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S295747774 - Comments: "Continuing, observed moving perch to perch in trees and shrubs. Close views allowed confident identification, showing a large-headed, with a heavy bill, gray head and chest, olive-brown upperparts, and bright yellow underparts. The bird remained in view for several minutes while actively flycatching. 34.4221079,-119.6610796"
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 22, 2026 16:15 by John Callender
- Mesa Lane backyard, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.526193&<ll...>,-119.526193 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S295726999 - Comments: "continuing feeding on the apples in our backyard apple tree. Two birds seen at the same time. Small, short-tailed passerines with long beaks giving characteristic vocalizations. Yellow throat and vent area, white belly, yellow-green upperparts, prominent white eye ring."
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