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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) (1)
- Reported Aug 16, 2026 11:10 by Matt Brady
- San Jose Creek--North of Cathedral Oaks, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8107304&<ll...>,-119.8107304 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S384143214 - Comments: "Continuing bird, seen ~50m N of the Patterson Rd bridge (34.4578, -119.8098). Silent, but not uncooperative. Larger vireo with a relatively long and stout bill, prominent dark eyeline contrasting with whitish supercilium separating the gray crown from a paler face, Olive upper parts contrasting with dingy white under parts. I thought the eye was dark rather than red, but I spent most of my time trying to get some photos."
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) (1)
- Reported Aug 16, 2026 10:33 by Daniel Farrar
- San Jose Creek--North of Cathedral Oaks, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8107304&<ll...>,-119.8107304 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S384191108 - Comments: "Continuing on north side of Patterson bridge. After searching for 30 minutes I was pishing in a flock and Matt Brady walked up and immediately spotted the vireo. Thanks Matt! Large vireo with greenish beach and dark line through eye. Was never vocal."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Naturalized) (4)
- Reported Aug 12, 2026 09:16 by Kelly Krechmer
- Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7060287&<ll...>,-119.7060287 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S383803029 - Media: 3 Audio
- Comments: "Exact count: Seen foraging together in the top of a tree and recorded. Group of birds foraging together; appeared to include recently fledged/juvenile birds, possibly already dispersed from the breeding area."
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