Date: 4/4/26 3:21 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Goldeneye (4 reports)
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Orchard Oriole (1 report)
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Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1)
- Reported Apr 04, 2026 07:03 by Eric Culbertson
- La Tierra Lane, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5250139&<ll...>,-119.5250139 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S316868900 - Comments: "Presumably the same male here March 8th. This morning singing from atop a redwood. A very small, crimson colored oriole with black hood. I had the sun at my back when viewing the bird which gave me a great look at the color and shape of the oriole. The oriole was also not at the very top of the tree, instead a few feet below which meant I saw it with a background of green - further setting off the plumage details. The song was quieter and less aggressive than the Hooded oriole’s I thought and also more musical."
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