Date: 7/14/26 2:21 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Hudsonian Whimbrel (2 reports)
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Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) (12)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 09:19 by Mathias Kuhlmann
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5555481&<ll...>,-119.5555481 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371791582 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Very distant and lousy look while on boat, but is an exact count of birds seen. Flying east just off the northeast side of Santa Cruz Island near the scorpion anchorage. Large, light-brown shorebirds with long downward curving bills and bold, dark lines extending from bill through the eye."
Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) (12)
- Reported Jul 12, 2026 09:19 by Luke Hulse
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5555481&<ll...>,-119.5555481 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S371793127 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Very distant and lousy look while on boat, but is an exact count of birds seen. Flying east just off the northeast side of Santa Cruz Island near the scorpion anchorage. Large, light-brown shorebirds with long downward curving bills and bold, dark lines extending from bill through the eye."
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