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Date: 7/25/26 8:04 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) (1 report) - Forster's Tern (5 reports) - Common Tern (1 report) - Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Santa Barbara County. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35915 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated. eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page. Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) (Larus occidentalis x glaucescens) (1) - Reported Jul 22, 2026 17:17 by Jane Montgomery - Mission Creek outflow, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6869361&<ll...>,-119.6869361 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S375898860 - Media: 3 Photos - Comments: "Paler mantle than nearby Westerns, outer primaries darker than mantle but not as dark as Westerns.. photos" Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 11:45 by Lynn Scarlett - Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve--Devereux Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8756027&<ll...>,-119.8756027 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S375923686 - Media: 5 Photos - Comments: "see photo--red legs, red bill with black, small compared to adjacent elegant terns" Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 17:37 by Philip Zeng - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S376028470 - Media: 5 Photos - Comments: "Orange bill with a black tip; orange legs; pale gray upperparts and white underparts." Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 17:37 by Caroline Chen - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S376002804 - Media: 5 Photos - Comments: "Orange bill with a black tip; orange legs; pale gray upperparts and white underparts." Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 07:34 by Armando Aispuro - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S375819461 - Media: 3 Photos - Comments: "Small tern, fading black cap, black eye patches, orange bill with black tip, orange legs. See pics." Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (2) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 09:03 by Peter Schneekloth - 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/S375894628 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Dark eye patch photo" Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jul 24, 2026 09:03 by Peter Schneekloth - 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/S375894628 - Media: 2 Photos - Comments: "Dark carpal bar photo" Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) (Geothlypis trichas [trichas Group]) (1) - Reported Jul 25, 2026 06:09 by Sergio Alvarez - Andree Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6572856&<ll...>,-119.6572856 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S376168479 - Comments: "Have audio" ********* You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: https://ebird.org/alerts eBird Alerts provide recent reports of regionally or seasonally rare species (Rarities Alerts) or species you have not yet observed (Needs Alerts) in your region of interest; both Accepted and Unreviewed observations are included. 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