Date: 3/9/26 11:54 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- American Bittern (1 report)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 report)
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2026 17:07 by Betsy Mooney
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Goleta US-CA 34.44148, -119.84400, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.843997&<ll...>,-119.843997 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S307832255 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Flew from SW to mid-NE reeds. Medium-sized heron, thick body with brown-and-white vertical stripes. Landed in reeds and took up usual position of neck stretched upward to blend in with reeds."
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2026 08:55 by John Deacon
- Deacon Home (Restricted Access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.432212&<ll...>,-120.432212 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S307717754 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "While working in my yard, I heard the soft mew of a sapsucker. It didn't sound like the harsher call of a RNSA or a RBSA. I found this messy sapsucker softly picking at my pepper tree. It had a distinct red crown, almost a cap. I couldn't find any red on the nape. The throat and belly appeared to be more of a messy mottled white. There could be a hint of yellow on the lower breast and belly. Numerous photos."
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