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Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 10, 2026 18:54 by Chris Jain
- Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve--Dune Pond, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.881839&<ll...>,-119.881839 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391674621 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Foraging directly over dune pond at 7:12pm. Joined by two others at 7:14pm. Smaller and with white wing patches close to wingtips. Lost track of one at some point roughly 10 minutes after first sighting. Two continued foraging as of 7:40pm. Photos TBA."
Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 10, 2026 18:54 by Yixin L
- Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve--Dune Pond, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.881839&<ll...>,-119.881839 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S391674623 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Foraging directly over dune pond at 7:12pm. Joined by two others at 7:14pm. Smaller and with white wing patches close to wingtips. Lost track of one at some point roughly 10 minutes after first sighting. Two continued foraging as of 7:40pm. Photos TBA."
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