Date: 5/2/26 2:23 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Ground Dove (3 reports)
- American Pipit (1 report)
- American Goldfinch (1 report)
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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (4)
- Reported May 02, 2026 07:22 by Chris Jain
- Farren Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9237752&<ll...>,-119.9237752 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S331232876 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "At least two singing around (34.4488156, -119.9208868). At least two more singing at (34.4547133, -119.9223865); tiny pinkish dove with scaly breast and neck, black spots on wing and black tipped bill. Photo."
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