Date: 4/13/26 4:20 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- White-winged Scoter (1 report)
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (2 reports)
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Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2026 12:05 by Mark Holmgren
- Caballo Ln 34.67458, -120.09015, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.09015&<ll...>,-120.09015 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S320934463 - Comments: "Bird flew to feeder, then was viewed in oak from about 20 m distance for several minutes. It feeds on birdseed. Adult plumage: Dark crown, red face, gray collar and throat. Pink belly. Iridescent back sometimes greenish, sometimes black. Seen here since 22 March and seen nearly every day since."
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2026 12:05 by Lars Rabbe
- Caballo Ln 34.67458, -120.09015, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.09015&<ll...>,-120.09015 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S320958731 - Comments: "Bird flew to feeder, then was viewed in oak from about 20 m distance for several minutes. It feeds on birdseed. Adult plumage: Dark crown, red face, gray collar and throat. Pink belly. Iridescent back sometimes greenish, sometimes black. Seen here since 22 March and seen nearly every day since."
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