Date: 5/30/26 2:28 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Bufflehead (2 reports)
- White-winged Dove (1 report)
- Little Blue Heron (2 reports)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2 reports)

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 09:00 by Russ Namitz
- New Cuyama WTP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6969408&<ll...>,-119.6969408
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349515618
- Comments: "Female"

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 09:00 by Leisyka Parrott
- New Cuyama WTP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6969408&<ll...>,-119.6969408
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349515619
- Comments: "Female"

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 12:00 by Dean Wrench
- Hale Nahele, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.891224&<ll...>,-119.891224
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S349662751
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photo. Surprised to see on the ground below my feeder in my yard."

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 10:12 by Annelise Meyer
- 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/S349654780
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Observed by other birders in the area as well including a steward; seen several times both far away and as close as ten feet. Will add pictures later"

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) (1)
- Reported May 30, 2026 10:12 by Jane Meyer
- 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/S349648313
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Observed by other birders in the area as well including a steward; seen several times both far away and as close as ten feet. Will add pictures later"

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 29, 2026 12:46 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/S349146805
- Comments: "Brief visit to water feature. Very late record."

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 29, 2026 12:46 by Betsy Moles
- 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/S349150881
- Comments: "Brief visit to water feature. Very late record."

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