Date: 5/23/26 12:20 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Little Blue Heron (1 report)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report)
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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) (1)
- Reported May 22, 2026 11:15 by John Lewis
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5283666&<ll...>,-119.5283666 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S344318746 - Media: 1 Video, 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. A small, deeply blue heron. Flew to the pedestrian footbridge from the north side of the water channel and perched on the hand rail for nearly 15 minutes. Seemed docile and only mildly disturbed when people passed by while crossing the bridge. Then flew off the bridge south along the channel towards the ocean."
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