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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1)
- Reported May 05, 2026 16:23 by Richard Ward
- 7350–7370 Foxen Canyon Rd, Santa Maria US-CA 34.82317, -120.23217, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.232169&<ll...>,-120.232169 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333317305 - Comments: "Heard multiple times calling several hundred meters away. Each time Merlin identified the call as White-winged Dove. Call was different from Mourning and Eurasian Collared Doves, which also were calling."
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) (1)
- Reported May 06, 2026 10:56 by Steve Colwell
- Calle Real west of Yellow gate west of Eagle Canyon Creek, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.935054&<ll...>,-119.935054 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333689345 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing at the location Mark Holgrem published today. First detected by Heather Cox recently. Saw second similar bird associating with this one several times, deep in the bush, but couldn't get enough of a look to ID it. But seems like there may be 2 of them. The bird sang quite often and loudly, but I never heard 2 singing from different locations, so there could have been just the one. The bird(s) favored the row of castor bean and cane."
Bell's Vireo (Least) (Vireo bellii pusillus) (1)
- Reported May 06, 2026 10:53 by Linda Blue
- Calle Real, Goleta US-CA 34.43981, -119.93394, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.93394&<ll...>,-119.93394 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333707522 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "First found by Hannah Cox yesterday. A fairly drab gray vireo with two thin white wing bars and a white eyeing and white lores. It also showed light yellow on the lower belly. It seemed like there were 2 birds present, with singing coming from two different directions and a couple of times 2 birds could be seen in flight.
It was seen at (34.4398730, -119.9351109) immediately south of Calle Real approximately 1.6 miles W of Cathedral Oaks Road."
Bell's Vireo (Least) (Vireo bellii pusillus) (1)
- Reported May 06, 2026 10:53 by David Blue
- Calle Real, Goleta US-CA 34.43981, -119.93394, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.93394&<ll...>,-119.93394 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333707521 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "First found by Hannah Cox yesterday. A fairly drab gray vireo with two thin white wing bars and a white eyeing and white lores. It also showed light yellow on the lower belly. It seemed like there were 2 birds present, with singing coming from two different directions and a couple of times 2 birds could be seen in flight.
It was seen at (34.4398730, -119.9351109) immediately south of Calle Real approximately 1.6 miles W of Cathedral Oaks Road."
Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) (1)
- Reported May 06, 2026 08:43 by Mark Holmgren
- Frontage Rd at 34.43989 -119.93433, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.93433&<ll...>,-119.93433 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333686024 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "There may be a second individual here. Twice I've seen two birds in chase. When seen well the vireo was always flying with this other individual. They both have pale bellies, and are of the same size and shape. Only one singer, and he is singing occasionally, not persistently. Mostly in Arundo, but other weedy vegetation also between Highway 101 and this Frontage Road. The exact location of my position while viewing 8 meters to the SW is at 34.43991, -119.93518."
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) (3)
- Reported May 02, 2026 11:56 by Theo Patterson
- Santa Rosa Island--Historic Ranch Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.051646&<ll...>,-120.051646 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333366858 - Comments: "Three cliff swallows identified near the ranch on Santa Rosa Island. Clear, dark throat, red around the face, no forked tail. Buffy rump into dark tail feathers."
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