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Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (6)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 13:00 by Jesse Pline CWR
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402644424 - Comments: "1x1 count of single group which flew up from the tree at (34.0486090, -119.5640558) and then westward towards Lower Scorpion Campground, lost sight of them quickly and didn't see where they flew to.
Botched the photos as my camera was set to shady settings and pinpoint focus but I did get audio when I first observed them.
Medium-sized pale gray corvids with bright white undertail coverts and black wings. White tails with black central rectrices. Harsh, grating "kraaaaaa" calls.
Likely part of the widespread irruption of montane species this fall including CLNU."
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 14:53 by Mason Henry 🐦
- Auto selected 34.01376, -119.81936, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.819363&<ll...>,-119.819363 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402605610 - Comments: "Fairly large passerine with uniform gray back and dark streaking on underside. Small straight bill and the streaking pinched into two dark whiskers near throat. Streaking and lack of substantial white in wing rules out NOMO. It was on the ground in the chaparral and did not come back out for photos. Ocellated thrasher also ruled out."
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) (1)
- Reported Oct 14, 2026 14:53 by Maddie Ybarra
- Auto selected 34.01376, -119.81936, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.819363&<ll...>,-119.819363 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402610824 - Comments: "Fairly large passerine with uniform gray back and dark streaking on underside. Small straight bill and the streaking pinched into two dark whiskers near throat. Streaking and lack of substantial white in wing rules out NOMO. It was on the ground in the chaparral and did not come back out for photos. Ocellated thrasher also ruled out."
Head and back distinctly streaked gray and rufous. Tail bold rufous. Two wing bars. Ventral chevrons rufous in color. Bicolored bill with dusky upper and yellow lower.
Photos will be uploaded to Checklist S402643434 after trip."
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 12:00 by Jesse Pline CWR
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402643434 - Comments: "Associating with the Sooty for great comparison. Head and back distinctly streaked gray and rufous. Tail bold rufous. Two wing bars. Ventral chevrons rufous in color. Bicolored bill with dusky upper and yellow lower. Photos to be added in a couple weeks after return from trip.
(34.0490023, -119.5628632)"
Fox Sparrow (Red) (Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:06 by Jesse Pline CWR
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402643617 - Comments: "Head and back distinctly streaked gray and rufous. Tail bold rufous. Two wing bars. Ventral chevrons rufous in color. Bicolored bill with dusky upper and yellow lower. Photos will be uploaded to Checklist S402643434.
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 16:27 by Sam Eberhard
- Santa Cruz Island--Main Ranch, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7196054&<ll...>,-119.7196054 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S402636887 - Comments: "Male oriole with diagnostic dark loral and post ocular line setting off yellow eyebrow. I think it was probably a second year based off its consistent yellow color rather than orange hues."
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