Date: 5/18/26 5:32 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Little Blue Heron (3 reports)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report)
- Black-and-white Warbler (1 report)
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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) (1)
- Reported May 18, 2026 11:25 by Janet Wright
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5277299&<ll...>,-119.5277299 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S341922317 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "The bird was in flight just as we entered the Salt Marsh on the east side. He circled around and landed in the small creek that runs alongside the path. He didn't stay long before he flew off and disappeared. Pictures attached."
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1)
- Reported May 17, 2026 10:35 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/S341730772 - Media: 1 Video
- Comments: "Video of continuing bird visiting back yard and water feature. Small, active bird with a thin bill. Red crown feathers exposed when wet. Strong dark wing bar below thinner white one. Incomplete eye ring. Notably late for this species."
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