Date: 7/28/26 1:09 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Ring-necked Duck (1 report)
- Common Tern (1 report)

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Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) (1)
- Reported Jul 28, 2026 08:59 by Lori Gaskin
- Lake Jocelyn, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.4772805&<ll...>,-119.4772805
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S377454241
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Odd to find one here at this time of year. Male. Peaked head. White crescent bar on sides. White ring near tip of bill and narrow white ring at base of bill."

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jul 27, 2026 11:50 by David Blue
- 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/S377172765
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Adult in basic plumage found here this morning by Nick Lethaby."

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