Date: 5/24/26 2:29 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 (3 reports)
- American Redstart (2 reports)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report)
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American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported May 23, 2026 15:30 by Jim Krill
- Vandenberg SFB--Trestle Beach (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.636237&<ll...>,-120.636237 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S345121621 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Female or immature male. Distinct black tail stripe. Seen/scoped from distance. Extreme cropped photos. Blurred flying one shows black tail, others show white chest area differentiate from Northern Parula. Seen frequenting dried vegetation on slope going up from trestle."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported May 23, 2026 15:30 by Tracey Krill
- Vandenberg SFB--Trestle Beach (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.636237&<ll...>,-120.636237 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S345144244 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Female or immature male. Distinct black tail stripe. Seen/scoped from distance. Extreme cropped photos. Blurred flying one shows black tail, others show white chest area differentiate from Northern Parula. Seen frequenting dried vegetation on slope going up from trestle."
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported May 23, 2026 08:29 by Philip Zeng
- Refugio Creek Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0666796&<ll...>,-120.0666796 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S344911914 - Comments: "a female, heard by Merlin and watched it fly over three times during the walk, doesn't have a chance to take a photo, its belly is white and breast is very streaky, has a squeaky call"
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