Date: 4/25/26 1:37 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Neotropic Cormorant (1 report)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (2 reports)
- Hammond's Flycatcher (1 report)

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Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2026 12:18 by Chris Jain
- UCSB--Campus Point / Goleta Point, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8440063&<ll...>,-119.8440063
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S326802945
- Comments: "Flying east across campus point. Smaller than associated brandt's and with white line bordering yellow behind bill."

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2026 08:40 by Laura Baldwin
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0405478&<ll...>,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S326625336
- Comments: "Continuing bird in same area. Clear view."

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2026 08:40 by Tim Matthews
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0405478&<ll...>,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S326648136
- Comments: "Continuing bird in same area. Clear view."

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) (1)
- Reported Apr 23, 2026 13:33 by Sophie Cameron
- Cachuma Campground and surroundings, south of Lion Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.913987&<ll...>,-119.913987
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S326572946
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Empid with small dark bill, peaked head, and rather long primary projection giving short tail appearance. It was flitting around in canopy above the creekbed. Photos."

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