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Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 16, 2026 09:16 by Mark Holmgren
- Sedgwick Reserve (Figueroa Cyn Rd N of pond), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0407196&<ll...>,-120.0407196 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S322620334 - Comments: "Several sightings of the Lewis's at 34.70556, -120.04062. This is at the southern end of my route. Very furtive and unwilling to be exposed and did not flycatch very much. It never perched high, but often stayed hidden in the middle of the oak."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (1)
- Reported Apr 16, 2026 13:13 by Kelly Krechmer
- 443 La Marina, Santa Barbara US-CA (34.4038,-119.7080), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.70803&<ll...>,-119.70803 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S322691818 - Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "I’ve been hearing this call around here for a few days. It’s very brief and there’s usually background noise including multiple mockingbird singing at the same time. I wasn’t sure but it’s been often on flying overhead for a few days now I finally got a one note call. That’s very clearly recorded. Then I got a better recording uploading. Flies over throughout the day-seems to come from beach area and head inland each time - Honda Valley Park??"
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