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Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 20, 2026 14:20 by Bernadette and Amante Mangaser
- Campus Point State Marine Conservation Area, Goleta US-CA 34.40717, -119.85028, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.850278&<ll...>,-119.850278 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404615517 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing... Found the bird with Marbled Godwits (MAGO) on the beach near the border of UCSB Manzanita Village and Isla Vista. It was lighter and grayer than the MAGOs. It also has a distinct pale white eyebrow."
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 22, 2026 14:04 by Chase Guida
- Isla Vista Beach (between Devereux Beach and Goleta Point), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8624379&<ll...>,-119.8624379 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404586840 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing, seen with a group of ~10 marbled godwits. Smaller and paler than the others, on the beach just east of Pelican park. Will upload photos"
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2026 07:39 by Chris Jain
- Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6984911&<ll...>,-119.6984911 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404740943 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Hanging around by a puddle in yacht club parking lot. Thank you to John Callender for finding it again this morning. (34.4032126, -119.6932601). Later moved to the beach and started working its way West. Photos."
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) (1)
- Reported Oct 23, 2026 07:22 by John Callender
- Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6984911&<ll...>,-119.6984911 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404739190 - Comments: "Continuing on the beach in front of the yacht club near (34.403143,-119.693029). Later the bird moved around in the yacht club parking area and on the beach to the west. Was flushed several times by dog walkers, but returned to the same area each time. Photos."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Oct 22, 2026 15:23 by Luke Jensen
- Oak ridge park community, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.407188&<ll...>,-120.407188 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S404609916 - Comments: "Continuing small compact sparrow at west pool foraging with sparrows and juncos, seen at 4:37 PM. A little skittish at times, moved around a lot and probably is going around the property although the best place to see it is at the west pool. Gives good view for 2-10 minutes before flying away and disappearing somewhere else. pics TBA"
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported Oct 22, 2026 10:25 by Christopher Well
- 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/S404630388 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Near the Santa Cruz Island Scorpion Canyon Campground. Warbler with dark brown upper, densely streaked underside, yellowish wash. Seen bobbing its tail up and down as it browsed on the ground. Back of camera photos."
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 22, 2026 09:02 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/S404544718 - Comments: "Heard well as it gave about 5 farting calls as it flew by. I was able to get my bins on it and note a large and chunky bird flying like a longspur. The call is a faster collection of notes than a LALO type rattle and lower pitched than a CCLO. It’s closest to a NRWS but the visual surely ruled that out. I attempted to cut it off and walk back through the field where I had seen it fly over, but it seemed to have kept flying down the valley."
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