Date: 4/21/26 8:04 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Common Tern (1 report)
- Hammond's Flycatcher (1 report)
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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (3)
- Reported Apr 20, 2026 16:30 by John Lewis
- Farren Road (CA Atlas - Dos Pueblos Canyon NE), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9227285&<ll...>,-119.9227285 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S324863435 - Comments: "Observed feeding on the ground in the avocado orchard near the gate at the end of the public road. Small, reddish-brownish colored dove with dark brown spots on the wings. I was initially alerted to them by a call that was unlike the calls of more familiar doves. Others have also observed them in this area."
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (2)
- Reported Apr 21, 2026 10:54 by Simon RB Thompson
- East Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6733427&<ll...>,-119.6733427 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S325242617 - Comments: "2 sub-adult birds on the beach mixed with Royal and Elegant Terns. Much smaller and overall grey back and white underparts, dark primaries and dark facial pattern- partial hood with darker ear coverts and white forehead; short reddish legs. Unfortunately the birds were flushed and didn’t get photos."
Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) (1)
- Reported Apr 18, 2026 by Sangeet Khalsa
- San Miguel Island / Tuqan (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.373038&<ll...>,-120.373038 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S325144701 - Comments: "Small Empid, mostly gray-ish with some olive tones on the back. Short/petite bill, rounded head. Belly and flanks whitish-gray, with some yellow wash. Bold white wingbars. Seen well for for a couple of minutes, in upper Willow drainage, flitting about from shrub to shrub, mainly perched a large Coyote Brush. Eliminated other potential Empid candidates based on these features and seasonal timing."
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