Date: 9/2/26 1:32 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Northern Waterthrush (1 report)
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Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Sep 01, 2026 12:33 by Spencer Seale
- Carpinteria Creek, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5140259&<ll...>,-119.5140259 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S388955046 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "A very confiding individual observed foraging along the creek bank near the 6th street entrance. Medium-sized, plump warbler with dark brown upperparts and yellowish underparts featuring dense, dark streaking and a fine-speckled throat. Displayed a distinct buffy-yellowish supercilium of even width and continuous tail-bobbing behavior while walking on the ground."
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