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Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 09:53 by Bradley Hacker đŚ
- Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400959141 - Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "Godwit with whitish underparts and face; a slightly curved bill; mantle and wing feathers with dark brown centers and pale margins; a prominent white supercilium that extends behind the eye; and dark legs. Lacking the orange-buffy tones and subdued supercilium of Marbled Godwit. Lacking the more simply patterned mantle and wing feathers and shorter supercilium of Black-tailed Godwit."
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 08, 2026 17:29 by Chuhan Li
- Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400426474 - Media: 23 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. Original found by Benjamin Byerly at UCSB East Beach yesterday, relocated by Armando Aispuro at COPR this morning. Photos tba."
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 07, 2026 18:14 by Bradley Hacker đŚ
- UCSB--East beach (formerly Goleta Bay West beach), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8419678&<ll...>,-119.8419678 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400242747 - Comments: "Seen with stabilized spotting scope feeding in the wrack just north of the sandstone promontory 200m north of the Marine Science parking lot stairs. A familiar bird from Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia, and Europe: a godwit with dark to pale gray colors; a slightly curved bill; mantle and wing feathers with dark centers and pale margins; a prominent white supercilium that extends behind the eye; and dark legs. Other features I could not make out because of distance, water vapor, and fading light.
Once I dropped down the stairs, waded through the water and walked down the narrow beach a bit, I could no longer find the bird; it was later found by others a bit farther north.
Found by Ben B."
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 07, 2026 18:21 by Chuhan Li
- UCSB--Henley Gate Coastal Bluff, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8361826&<ll...>,-119.8361826 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400174390 - Media: 1 Video, 3 Photos
- Comments: "**Rare.** First reported by Benjamin Byerly this evening at around 5:51 PM. We relocated the bird at approximately 6:40 PM, viewing it on UCSB East Beach from the coastal bluff east of Henley Gate.
Overall very pale cf. the warmer brown/cinnamon color of nearby Marbled Godwits. Also noticeably smaller than the Marbled Godwits. Underwing lack cinnamon color, looks barred from the video (maybe Siberian cf. white underwing from the European). Bill base is pink, with black tip. Very contrastive white supercilium. Quite aggressive, chasing away nearby Marbled Godwits and Willets.
This was actually a really fun bird chase! We first ran into Benjamin Byerly at the northeast corner of UCSB Lot 6, then walked along UCSB East Beach toward Goleta Beach with Sophie Cameron and Ryan Seppala. Dave Compton and Phillip Zeng joined us later from Campus Point. Dave mentioned that this was only the third record for Santa Barbara County, very cool! We eventually stopped at the coastal bluff just east of Henley Gate and scanned the beach to the south. Someone kindly helped me set up my scope (I unfortunately forgot who it was, but thank you!), and I was able to get a clear view of the bird and record a video. It was very dark when we relocate the bird.
Huge thanks to everyone who came out and helped search for the bird."
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:27 by David Blue
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8836064&<ll...>,-119.8836064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401532891 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "This bird was first spotted circling overhead by Chuhan Li. It was appropriate that it was seen from Bella Vista OSP since "bella vista" means "beautiful view" or "beautiful sight", and both of these apply to this sighting. (Coincidentally, our other 3 sightings of Broad-tailed Hawks were from Bella Vista Drive just east of Montecito.) This was a juvenile that was light below with a dark head and streaking on the chest, light underwings with black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges, and a light tail with narrow indistinct bands and a wider subterminal band."
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:27 by Linda Blue
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8836064&<ll...>,-119.8836064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401542710 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "This bird was first spotted circling overhead by Chuhan Li. It was appropriate that it was seen from Bella Vista OSP since "bella vista" means "beautiful view" or "beautiful sight", and both of these apply to this sighting. (Coincidentally, our other 3 sightings of Broad-tailed Hawks were from Bella Vista Drive just east of Montecito.) This was a juvenile that was light below with a dark head and streaking on the chest, light underwings with black wingtips and a narrow dark border on the trailing edges, and a light tail with narrow indistinct bands and a wider subterminal band."
Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 06, 2026 07:09 by Chuhan Li
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8836064&<ll...>,-119.8836064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S399761215 - Media: 2 Videos, 5 Photos
- Comments: "Originally found by Ryan S. Yesterday. Tried two times yesterday but failed : / Refound today at 7:30 at the NW confer of the park. Woodpeckers with strips on the back and side. Can see yellow-ish belly through the scope. Photos tba."
White-headed Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 08:02 by Rachel Street
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8836064&<ll...>,-119.8836064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401433724 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Virtually all black woodpecker with prominent white head and red spot at back oh head. Initially seen on North side of OSP then flew north to small group of 4 pines on the other side of the road. Pics to follow."
White-headed Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus albolarvatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 08:02 by Tim Lister
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8836064&<ll...>,-119.8836064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401433722 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Virtually all black woodpecker with prominent white head and red spot at back oh head. Initially seen on North side of OSP then flew north to small group of 4 pines on the other side of the road. Pics to follow."
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 15:43 by Martina Nordstrand
- Dangermond Preserve (restricted access, parent hotspot), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4560999&<ll...>,-120.4560999 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401566224 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Reporting as a TRKI but happy to change to a slash if photos are insufficient. Yellow-bellied kingbird foraging in the Cojo parking lot at dusk, first caught my eye as it was paler than the CAKIs I've been seeing and had no obvious white in the tail. Unfortunately silent, but referencing Cin-Ty Lee's wonderful kingbird workshop, I believe identifiable to species. Stout bill with relatively straight culmen, olive wash to breast, heavily notched tail, and to my eye, fairly low primary panel contrast with the rest of the wing."
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 07:55 by Martina Nordstrand
- Dangermond Preserve (restricted access, parent hotspot), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4560999&<ll...>,-120.4560999 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401482050 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "*irruption year, lone bird foraging by itself in open oak savannah with a few CASJ in the area. Distinct-looking jay with long, stout, nutcracker-like bill, short tail, overall dusty blue coloration with grayish wash to breast and belly. Poor digibins tba"
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (27) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 06:48 by Alex Castelein
- 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/S401563896 - Comments: "Ongoing presence here. Flock of 25 flew by at 840 and headed way west (i lost them a few miles west of us staying high over the fogline). Then two singles within the next 45 minutes"
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (27) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 06:48 by Joachim Gonzalez
- 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/S401433946 - Comments: "Ongoing presence here. Flock of 25 flew by at 840 and headed way west (i lost them a few miles west of us staying high over the fogline). Then two singles within the next 45 minutes"
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (27) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 06:48 by logan kahle
- 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/S401433944 - Comments: "Ongoing presence here. Flock of 25 flew by at 840 and headed way west (i lost them a few miles west of us staying high over the fogline). Then two singles within the next 45 minutes"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:15 by Liz Muraoka
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401557305 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen at approx. 9:45 just south of dam in a sycamore. Small light gray warbler with black mask surrounded by white and a black throat, bright yellow wing patches and bright yellow forecrown. Extensive white seen when viewed from below. Extremely active and acrobatic feeder, gleaning insects from Sycamore and Bay leaves and occasionally oak leaves. While we were there, the bird spent the most time foraging in a California Bay tree that was in the NW corner immediately N of the dam. No vocalizations heard."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:15 by Barbara Millett
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401476870 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen at approx. 9:45 just south of dam in a sycamore. Small light gray warbler with black mask surrounded by white and a black throat, bright yellow wing patches and bright yellow forecrown. Extensive white seen when viewed from below. Extremely active and acrobatic feeder, gleaning insects from Sycamore and Bay leaves and occasionally oak leaves. While we were there, the bird spent the most time foraging in a California Bay tree that was in the NW corner immediately N of the dam. No vocalizations heard."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 08:44 by Craig Prater
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401437097 - Comments: "Continuing. Saw it in a bay tree right next to the dam on the west side of the creek. First spotted this morning by two othrr birders in a bay tree right at the dam on the west side of the creek. Got several good looks of warbler with bright gold bands on wings before it flew south probably still on west side of the creek. I doubt I got any good photos."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1)
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 12:10 by John Dumlao
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401538316 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing rarity first reported on 10/08 by Jane Orbuch. Warbler with bright yellow crown and yellow wing stripes, overall cool gray above white under. Black face mask bordered with white on face black bib, The bird was seen coming out from dipping in the stream marked by rippling water next to a very large boulder 20 meters downstream from Campbell wooden bridge . 34°27'27.0"N 119°42'39.2"W. Foraging actively from tree to tree never staying still more than 5 seconds at any perch, so keep watching for movement on sycamores trees. Photos tba"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 09:13 by Joachim Gonzalez
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401568646 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Amazingly titillatingly dazzlingly breathtakingly stupendously stunning adult male!!! Found 10 minutes after our arrival in a sycamore just west of the wooden bridge. Lost for half an hour until it reappeared in the same area. Photos"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 10, 2026 09:13 by Alex Castelein
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401568645 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Amazingly titillatingly dazzlingly breathtakingly stupendously stunning adult male!!! Found 10 minutes after our arrival in a sycamore just west of the wooden bridge. Lost for half an hour until it reappeared in the same area. Photos"
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 11:20 by Chuhan Li
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400608927 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First report yesterday, refound this morning. Beautiful small warbler with black throat and mask. Golden crown, large golden patch on wings. Seen with many others, photos tba."
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 09, 2026 08:18 by Bradley Hacker đŚ
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.710266&<ll...>,-119.710266 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S400601364 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Warbler feeding in the lower parts of trees; gray, nape, flanks and mantle; yellow wing coverts and cap; black wings, eye stripe,auriculars and throat; white face, belly, and most of undertail."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Marty Freeland
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401487877 - Comments: "Nuthatch-warbler crawling along tipu branches at BTNW spot. Stocky build, long wings, neat black-and-white striping all over including back and crown, heavy black streaking on sides and flanks, sharp black arrowheads on undertail coverts, black in auriculars, white throat, thin decurved bill. Apparently continuing."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Alex Castelein
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401563902 - Comments: "Nuthatch-warbler crawling along tipu branches at BTNW spot. Stocky build, long wings, neat black-and-white striping all over including back and crown, heavy black streaking on sides and flanks, sharp black arrowheads on undertail coverts, black in auriculars, white throat, thin decurved bill. Apparently continuing."
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Chris Henry
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401556102 - Comments: "Nuthatch-warbler crawling along tipu branches at BTNW spot. Stocky build, long wings, neat black-and-white striping all over including back and crown, heavy black streaking on sides and flanks, sharp black arrowheads on undertail coverts, black in auriculars, white throat, thin decurved bill. Apparently continuing."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Alex Castelein
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401563902 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen well but briefly at (34.4299139, -119.8932651). Small short-tailed warbler with dark eyeline, neat face pattern, bright lime green above, bright yellow-green wash on chest with no chest streaking, white crissum. Photos."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Joachim Gonzalez
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401492932 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen well but briefly at (34.4299139, -119.8932651). Small short-tailed warbler with dark eyeline, neat face pattern, bright lime green above, bright yellow-green wash on chest with no chest streaking, white crissum. Photos."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Marty Freeland
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401487877 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen well but briefly at (34.4299139, -119.8932651). Small short-tailed warbler with dark eyeline, neat face pattern, bright lime green above, bright yellow-green wash on chest with no chest streaking, white crissum. Photos."
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Chris Henry
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401556102 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen well but briefly at (34.4299139, -119.8932651). Small short-tailed warbler with dark eyeline, neat face pattern, bright lime green above, bright yellow-green wash on chest with no chest streaking, white crissum. Photos."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:50 by Ryan Seppala
- Business Park at Mentor Dr. (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8124367&<ll...>,-119.8124367 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401451525 - Comments: "Brief stop at the fountain on the north end of Mentor. Looked to be a female, with a very subtle orange necklace. Other field marks included a greenish mantle, yellow breast/throat, broken white eyering, and white belly/undertail coverts. Too quick for photos, unfortunately. Given there have been about 20 days since the last sighting, itâs hard to say if this is a new individual."
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 14:02 by Ryan Seppala
- Coronado Dr.--south end (Goleta Monarch Grove), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8898008&<ll...>,-119.8898008 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401539359 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Initially observed in a bare tree branch along the trail east of Coronado Dr. (34.4234254, -119.8884787). It had obviously just bathed and had ruffled, wet feathers. After a few moments, it flew into a eucalyptus and vanished until John Callendar and I refound it sometime later, while it was visiting some exotic plants in a backyard north of the path. It then stopped in a sycamore before carrying on to the SW. During these encounters, we heard its âzzztâ flight call.
Some distinguishing features included a bold black eyeline, pale white undertail coverts, and bright orange feet. When the bird was wet, the mantle appeared slate gray, and streaking on the flanks was not clearly visible; however, when viewed later under normal conditions, a subtly streaky olive mantle and streaks on the breast/flanks were visible."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 12:14 by Eunice Schroeder
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401508283 - Comments: "Seen with many others in mid-levels of tipu in east-central area of western lot. Very active. Yellow face with olive auriculars, two strong wingbars, black streaking on sides, mostly whitish under with some yellow."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:30 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401508823 - Media: 11 Photos
- Comments: "Small warbler with distinctive black throat; olive green cap, black extending to flanks and white underpants. Face is yellow with black eyestripe."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:30 by Bradley Hacker đŚ
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401479328 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Warbler. Yellow face with medium gray-green auriculars, nape, mantle, and crown; dark bill, eyes, primary feathers, and legs; black feathers with white tips on neck and sides of breast; two white wingbars, breast, belly, and vent; white undertail with dark gray edges; faint yellow wash on breast; and pale-medium yellow spots on flanks behind thighs."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:30 by Pamela Viale
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401480246 - Media: 11 Photos
- Comments: "Small warbler with distinctive black throat; olive green cap, black extending to flanks and white underparts. Face is yellow with black eyestripe."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:25 by David Blue
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401575575 - Comments: "First found by Chris Henry in the southwest corner of the western parking lot. After perhaps an hour it was relocated by Daniel Farrar who got a lot of people on it when it ended up in a tree at the northwest corner of the southwestern most building at this location: (34.430852, -119.892288).
Olive-green crown, nape, and back, and the wings were dark with two bold white wing bars. A yellow face with an olive auricular. Yellow chin and upper throat. Black lower throat/upper breast was mottled in the central part suggesting this was an immature male. Black tapered off along the sides of the breast creating a long, black, inverted U-shape when viewed from underneath. Tail all white underneath except black along the outer tail feather on each side."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:25 by Linda Blue
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401573535 - Comments: "First found by Chris Henry in the southwest corner of the western parking lot. After perhaps an hour it was relocated by Daniel Farrar who got a lot of people on it when it ended up in a tree at the northwest corner of the southwestern most building at this location: (34.430852, -119.892288).
Olive-green crown, nape, and back, and the wings were dark with two bold white wing bars. A yellow face with an olive auricular. Yellow chin and upper throat. Black lower throat/upper breast was mottled in the central part suggesting this was an immature male. Black tapered off along the sides of the breast creating a long, black, inverted U-shape when viewed from underneath. Tail all white underneath except black along the outer tail feather on each side."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:22 by Dawn Hovey
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401547209 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Yellow face, olive crown and cheeks, dark throat, 2 white wing bars. Seen with many other people after Daniel Farrar spotted it in the northwestern corner of the western parking lot. Photos."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:10 by Chuhan Li
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401468200 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Seen with many others. Originally found by Chris Henry and Marty Freeland, shared with Dave Compton. Small warblers similar to Townsend's Warbler. Similar face pattern, but with black throat and strips along its side. Dark wing with two bold white wing bars. Can see yellow across its vent.
Very active bird. First been seen at the SW corner of the west parking lot, then refound in the NW corner, then fly along the west edge, finally lost track at the center of the complex."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 11:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401475699 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "White wing bars, specks black on throat (not all black line adult male), yellow face with marking on face. Seen along with over a dozen others."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Alex Castelein
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401563902 - Media: 2 Videos, 8 Photos
- Comments: "ELECTRIC!! Spotted by Chris at (34.4301307, -119.8928544) and later refound by Sophie elsewhere in the western tech park. Male with wide black scarf extending from sides of upper chest to merge with black throat patch, otherwise white on chest and belly with no yellow, narrow yellowish vent strap, face pattern reminiscent of Townsendâs but with washed-out eyeline/cheek patch. Photos and further details tba."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Marty Freeland
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401487877 - Media: 2 Videos, 8 Photos
- Comments: "ELECTRIC!! Spotted by Chris at (34.4301307, -119.8928544) and later refound by Sophie elsewhere in the western tech park. Male with wide black scarf extending from sides of upper chest to merge with black throat patch, otherwise white on chest and belly with no yellow, narrow yellowish vent strap, face pattern reminiscent of Townsendâs but with washed-out eyeline/cheek patch. Photos and further details tba."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Chris Henry
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401556102 - Media: 2 Videos, 8 Photos
- Comments: "ELECTRIC!! Spotted by Chris at (34.4301307, -119.8928544) and later refound by Sophie elsewhere in the western tech park. Male with wide black scarf extending from sides of upper chest to merge with black throat patch, otherwise white on chest and belly with no yellow, narrow yellowish vent strap, face pattern reminiscent of Townsendâs but with washed-out eyeline/cheek patch. Photos and further details tba."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 10:33 by Joachim Gonzalez
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401492932 - Media: 2 Videos, 8 Photos
- Comments: "ELECTRIC!! Spotted by Chris at (34.4301307, -119.8928544) and later refound by Sophie elsewhere in the western tech park. Male with wide black scarf extending from sides of upper chest to merge with black throat patch, otherwise white on chest and belly with no yellow, narrow yellowish vent strap, face pattern reminiscent of Townsendâs but with washed-out eyeline/cheek patch. Photos and further details tba."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:32 by David Compton
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401470861 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Found by Chris Henry and Marty Freeland in the southwest corner of the complex, but lost before anyone else could see it. Later refound by Daniel Farrar in the northwest corner of the complex, and then tracked east, then well south, then northwest, before it ended up on the south side of the main driveway, where it entered the western parking lot. People finally got decent looks there, but after several minutes, the bird flew out of the tree and was lost as it flew long distance eastward, down the driveway, toward the center of the complex.
This was a small warbler that was similar to a Townsend's, with a similar pattern of yellow and darker areas on the face, with the darker areas strictly olive and not black. Brighter green back than a Townsend's female, more like the color of a Tennessee Warbler's mantle. Dark wings with bold white wing bars. Yellow throat and chin bordered below by a sort of scalloped black area on the throat--not solid black and extensive as I assume you would see on an adult male [but see note on age below]. The blackish area consisted of two blobs of blackish on the sides of the throat connected in the middle by a relatively narrow band of blackish. The rest of the underparts were white with some heavy streaking down the sides. The underside of the folded tail was mostly white, with dark outer edges.
Age: I wrote the above description before looking at my photos, and one photo suggests the blackish area may be more extensive than I thought, extensive farther up on the throat toward the chin. But I believe my other photo in this checklist shows the pointed rectories of a juvenile. So, I think this is a young male, but I'm open to hearing that the black on the throat is more indicative of an adult, and that I'm reading the shapes of the retrices tips wrong."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 11, 2026 09:15 by Steve Hovey
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S401490802 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Found by two visiting birders in the southwest-most tree in the western lot, and refound later by Daniel Farrar in the northwest-most tree in that lot. Moved quickly from tree to tree. Bright yellow face, with olive markings, black stripes against a white body with a visible yellow wash at the vent and white wing bars. Throat was dark though not solid black."
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