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Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 12, 2026 12:30 by Michael Mulroy
- Arroyo Quemada Lane, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.1102317&<ll...>,-120.1102317 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S300214860 - Comments: "Male, all-black bird with orange on bill. At a distance, the entire bill appeared orange. Seen at a distance, but from multiple angles. All black face and neck rules out male and female surf scoter, and no other possibilities considered for a bird of this one's size and shape. Alone on the water and relatively close to shore compared to a more distant group of unidentifiable scoters further offshore."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 13, 2026 08:15 by Barbara Millett
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S300124034 - Comments: "Continuing, up on the mesa. Kingbird with extensive bright yellow on breast, larger, longer bill than Cassin's Kingbird, and notched tail. Heard twittering call."
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