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Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 15:45 by Arnold Skei
- 2026- Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise- southbound, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.2451&<ll...>,-121.2451 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398361068 - Comments: "Adult type bird flying up to front of ship and then moving on and ahead of ship before I got a photo. Very similar to the one I photographed 4 hours earlier, brown back and white belly below bib"
Nazca Booby (Sula granti) (1)
- Reported Oct 01, 2026 16:45 by Arnold Skei
- 2026- Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise - southbound, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.1751&<ll...>,-121.1751 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398364051 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Adding photos of what looks like 2 phase bird, hung around briefly but moved on. No flying fish were seen all day as cabin is near front of ship."
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) (10) CONFIRMED
- Reported Sep 29, 2026 14:15 by Kyleigh Miklos
- Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6821404&<ll...>,-119.6821404 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398459950 - Comments: "small flock sitting in a eucalyptus grove, then flew over the hillside. unmistakeable call. 2nd flock seen on the island today. dusty blue jays, very unlike the resident ISSJs"
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (39) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 07:23 by Chris Jain
- La Cumbre Peak, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7147721&<ll...>,-119.7147721 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398361029 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "2 at 8:43 flying east to west. 26 more flew in from the east at 8:58. 3 more showed up and got chased off by the sharpies at 10:04. 8 flying east to west at 10:20."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Naturalized) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 09:01 by Lynda Nahra
- Lake Los Carneros County Park and Preserve, Goleta US-CA (34.4422,-119.8480), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.847952&<ll...>,-119.847952 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398365032 - Comments: "This small almost pudgy bird was foraging towards the top of a tree with berries on it. The obvious white eye ring and olive underneath helped me identify it."
Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) (36) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 07:23 by Chris Jain
- La Cumbre Peak, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7147721&<ll...>,-119.7147721 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398361029 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Flock of 3 showed up at 8:24. Landed in dead conifer off eastern side. Called for a few minutes and flew east. Separate flock of 11 on eastern side at 8:36. Additional flock of 22 at 9:12 off south end."
Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 07:37 by Sam Eberhard
- Channel Islands National Park US-CA (34.0119,-119.7998), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.799779&<ll...>,-119.799779 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398370746 - Media: 1 Photo, 3 Audio
- Comments: "Male and female type heard and seen. Photo and audio. Male was very lightly washed with pink unlike our western purples, we were viewing it from below so did not see more saturated crown. Kyleigh has recording of him."
Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 07:37 by Kyleigh Miklos
- Channel Islands National Park US-CA (34.0119,-119.7998), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.799779&<ll...>,-119.799779 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398418527 - Media: 1 Photo, 3 Audio
- Comments: "Male and female type heard and seen. Photo and audio. Male was very lightly washed with pink unlike our western purples, we were viewing it from below so did not see more saturated crown. Kyleigh has recording of him."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 09:01 by Lynda Nahra
- Lake Los Carneros County Park and Preserve, Goleta US-CA (34.4422,-119.8480), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.847952&<ll...>,-119.847952 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398365032 - Comments: "I saw one of these birds yesterday about 5 miles from this location. I find these birds to be rather dainty. It had a grayish head with a white stripe by the eye and was greenish/olive underneath. There was the telltale white under the tail."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1)
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 07:42 by Caleb Stam
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S398336112 - Comments: "no photos. warbler with gray head, black eyestripe and clearly demarcated underside coloration: yellow belly (l say more saturated than typical OCWA, duller than YEWA or WIWA), 100% bright white undertail feathers. seen in eucalyptus/toyon around east side of the lake (34.4424439, -119.8478469) around 8:45am."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 02, 2026 09:47 by Alex Castelein
- 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/S398356109 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "dirty yellowish warbler with white vent area, two wing bars, blurry streaks on breast, and orange feet (34.4292259, -119.7066034)"
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