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Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2026 14:52 by Michael I Christie
- Old Careaga Ranch Rd, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.400179&<ll...>,-120.400179 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301631780 - Comments: "one female foraging in cattle corral with lots of blackbirds (Red-wings, Brewer's, Cowbirds, and Starlings).
Bigger than Red-wings, yellow throat, photos."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported Feb 15, 2026 15:40 by Kelly Krechmer
- Hale Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.656407&<ll...>,-119.656407 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301185277 - Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Recorded - recording of lots of species. Summer Tanager makes calls in this recording. Second time I have observed here. After my first report, another birder reported it also. Tried to get a photo but was unable to."
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