Date: 3/30/26 6:54 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Vermilion Flycatcher (1 report)
- American Redstart (1 report)
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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) (1)
- Reported Mar 29, 2026 14:40 by Lauren Clark
- Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6554094&<ll...>,-119.6554094 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S314564140 - Comments: "Female vermilion spotted in the same section of the cemetery as I spotted the male last week— seen hopping from headstone to headstone overlooking the water. Female way grayish with rusty underbelly."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported Mar 29, 2026 10:56 by Daniel Farrar
- Beattie Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.444346&<ll...>,-120.444346 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S314607924 - Comments: "Yellowstart. Drab grayish warbler with yellow panels at base of tail. Same location Conor found it yesterday (34.630741,-120.444642). Flew across ravine and lost track of it. Not very cooperative."
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