Date: 5/9/26 1:17 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Arctic Tern (1 report)
- Laysan Albatross (1 report)
- Cook's Petrel (1 report)
- Black-vented Shearwater (1 report)
- Crested Caracara (1 report)
- Bell's Vireo (1 report)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report)
- White-throated Sparrow (1 report)

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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 03, 2026 08:01 by Barbara Swanson
- 050326 Zaandam leg3, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.765317&<ll...>,-121.765317
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334704412
- Comments: "Sterna with short neck."

Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) (3)
- Reported May 03, 2026 07:10 by Charles Avenengo
- Offshore Oregon onboard "Grand Princess", Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.8313&<ll...>,-121.8313
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334928989
- Comments: "Seen by many."

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) (4)
- Reported May 03, 2026 06:00 by Barbara Swanson
- 050326 Zaandam leg1, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.500874&<ll...>,-121.500874
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334704451
- Comments: "Small gadfly petrel with white underparts"

Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) (2)
- Reported May 08, 2026 06:45 by Peter Schneekloth
- Dangermond Preserve--Government Point (seawatch only, restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4531141&<ll...>,-120.4531141
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334767136
- Comments: "Flying N. Small shearwaters that were black above and whit below but lacking clean black and white look of Manx"

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) (1)
- Reported May 08, 2026 06:45 by Peter Schneekloth
- Dangermond Preserve--Government Point (seawatch only, restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4531141&<ll...>,-120.4531141
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334767136
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Notes and photos tba"

Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) (1)
- Reported May 07, 2026 17:13 by Zach Nett
- Bell’s Vireo Spot, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.933619&<ll...>,-119.933619
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334604928
- Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "continuing location among the arundo donax and castor bean. first vocalizations heard at 5:39pm. next heard at 6:16, before it popped up in the castor bean and gave good looks for a minute or so. beautiful!"

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1)
- Reported May 07, 2026 06:43 by Guy Tingos
- 5049 Walnut Park Drive, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7977167&<ll...>,-119.7977167
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334542141
- Comments: "Seen bathing, red crown feathers exposed, lowest strong dark wing bar, thin bill."

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) (1)
- Reported May 08, 2026 08:07 by therese vannier
- 654 Ivy Ln, Solvang US-CA 34.60017, -120.13330, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.133301&<ll...>,-120.133301
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S334654628
- Comments: "sparrow with grey breast. beige and darker brown stripes on crown. white throat patch."

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