Date: 7/17/26 7:19 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Forster's Tern (1 report)
- Common Tern (2 reports)
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 17, 2026 10:57 by Jamie Chavez
- Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6473815&<ll...>,-120.6473815 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S373239714 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Shorter than Elegant Terns, and about the same size as the Forster's Tern. Black in the face and on hind neck. Black bill, Black carpal bars visible. Flew around the estuary a couple of times, once close enough for a photo"
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