Date: 7/13/26 12:43 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Red-breasted Sapsucker (1 report)
- Dusky Flycatcher (1 report)
- Fox Sparrow (2 reports)
- Northern Parula (4 reports)

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Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 07:41 by Spencer Seale
- Big Pine Mountain--summit area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6545136&<ll...>,-119.6545136
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371447902
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Observed at the base of trail near the road"

Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri) (2)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 07:23 by Michael Moss
- Big Pine Mountain--Ceanothus patch, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6576845&<ll...>,-119.6576845
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371461996
- Comments: "Heard at first soft dry whit briefly both observed at different end of the pine chaparral habitat overall grey short winged observed perched briefly"

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) (5)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 07:23 by Michael Moss
- Big Pine Mountain--Ceanothus patch, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6576845&<ll...>,-119.6576845
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371461996
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Heard singing mostly but good looks and pics of perched individual"

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 07:41 by Spencer Seale
- Big Pine Mountain--summit area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6545136&<ll...>,-119.6545136
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371447902
- Comments: "Singing along western slope"

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 13:35 by Philip Zeng
- San Jose Creek--near Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8152416&<ll...>,-119.8152416
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371412471
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, on the oak tree near the Berkeley Rd bridge. A small songbird with a blue-gray back, yellow throat and chest. A male
Lifer!"

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 13:35 by Caroline Chen
- San Jose Creek--near Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8152416&<ll...>,-119.8152416
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371388651
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, on the oak tree near the bride. A small songbird with a blue-gray back, yellow throat and chest."

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 10:18 by Barbara Millett
- San Jose Creek--near Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8152416&<ll...>,-119.8152416
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371337263
- Comments: "Continuing. Heard song once at 10:50 a.m. while standing on the Berkeley bike bridge. Song was coming from downstream of the bridge (east side of creek) . Bird was in dense sycamores --I did not see it. Song a buzzy rising trill which ends abruptly. Have recording on Merlin."

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 10:11 by Bernadette and Amante Mangaser
- San Jose Creek--near Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8152416&<ll...>,-119.8152416
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371482311
- Comments: "Seen earlier in the week and heard today with other birders. Unfortunately, no photos but heard an abruptly ending long buzzing sound twice coming from trees along the pedestrian bridge south of the playground."

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