Date: 4/5/26 4:52 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Goldeneye (1 report)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (1 report)
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Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 04, 2026 08:03 by Conor McMahon
- Baron Ranch Trail, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.1198769&<ll...>,-120.1198769 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S317027236 - Comments: "Singing along or near creek. This is not too early for local breeders of this species, which probably breeds at this site (regularly detected here during spring or early summer most of the last several years). Lehman's Birds of Santa Barbara County lists April 4 among arrival dates for breeders in the county and there are reports of the species from the LA area from 4 days ago or more.
First heard singing to southeast from (34.479813,-120.118776). Later, heard one again (I think possibly a different bird, but hard to say) around (34.483894,-120.120054), about 400 m further north.
Was not able to get any good recordings, with bird(s) along the creek and me up on the new chaparral trail which does not run along it."
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