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Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) (1)
- Reported Apr 08, 2026 18:21 by Zach Nett
- Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.829812&<ll...>,-119.829812 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S318990155 - Comments: "continuing bird. up slough by the pipe. associating with mallards. brown head, white patch at base of bill and mostly white body with dark back/wings. swam upstream until bend in the creek then turned around and beached itself on the west bank of the creek."
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1)
- Reported Apr 08, 2026 13:03 by Spencer Seale
- Carpinteria Creek, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5140259&<ll...>,-119.5140259 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S318914295 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Initially seen perched low in the creek bed immediately upstream of 6th St. Its backside was noticeably lighter than the typical Black Phoebe. It had a pale throat and underside, and dusky smudges on the sides of its breast. It had an all-black bill, weak eye ring, and faint wingbars. It also wagged its tail frequently. No vocalizations."
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