Date: 8/31/26 10:18 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Black Tern (1 report)
- Common Tern (1 report)
- Swinhoe's White-eye (1 report)
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (1)
- Reported Aug 30, 2026 16:45 by Ryanne Pritchard-Bee
- Hollister Ranch (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.3087902&<ll...>,-120.3087902 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S388491430 - Comments: "Small tern with somewhat red/orange bill with dark tip - appeared to be fading more entirely black, very dark and noticeable carpal bar, bill did seem a bit big - more FOTE like but plumage was more appropriate for common"
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Naturalized) (6)
- Reported Aug 30, 2026 10:56 by Alex Harman
- 100 E Haley St, Santa Barbara US-CA (34.4178,-119.6942), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.694175&<ll...>,-119.694175 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S388379621 - Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Group of 6-ish small, short-tailed passerines moving through the trees, calling constantly with a distinctive, down-slurred call. Didn’t have a good visual of them at any point, but got a recording."
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