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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 28, 2026 14:24 by Zach Nett
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406448167 - Comments: "continuing bird. yellow chest to head, chunky bill, mild tail fork. vocalized after a while, which is very distinct from associating Cassin’s"
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2026 16:20 by Tom Beland
- LuBeeland, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.507798&<ll...>,-119.507798 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406455599 - Comments: "Orange head, breast and black neck, back and tail. Slightly curved bill. Feeding on nectar in the oriole feeder which we left up after all the other Hooded Orioles left for the season. Has been coming to the feeder every day for the past couple of weeks."
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2026 16:20 by Laurel S Luby
- LuBeeland, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.507798&<ll...>,-119.507798 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406464225 - Comments: "Orange head, breast and black neck, back and tail. Slightly curved bill. Feeding on nectar in the oriole feeder which we left up after all the other Hooded Orioles left for the season. Has been coming to the feeder every day for the past couple of weeks."
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1)
- Reported Oct 30, 2026 08:26 by Zach Nett
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406625670 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "originally spotted in SW corner, but it popped around eucs until it ended up high NW of the bench. beautiful hepatic red Piranga. stocky bird relative to associating warblers, which made picking out its silhouette possible. actively foraging, but perching often, almost always near tree tops."
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2026 08:37 by Kim Stackpole
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406379668 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Relatively large bird when looking up in the euc trees (but not as bulky as acorn wp).
Initially, it did not stay long in one place. However, once it found what it was looking for, it stayed in the general area moving studiously and feeding. Bright red bird, with darkish wings and dark lores, thick black beak."
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2026 07:47 by David Blue
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406468823 - Comments: "A large, chunky tanager very similar to a Summer Tanager, but with grayer tones to the plumage. It had a thick silver bill, and was bright red with a gray cheek patch, a grayish back washed in red, and a dusty wash on the sides. This is most likely the same bird we saw here on 13 Oct 2024."
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1)
- Reported Oct 29, 2026 07:47 by Linda Blue
- Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S406469100 - Comments: "A large, chunky tanager very similar to a Summer Tanager, but with grayer tones to the plumage. It had a thick silver bill, and was bright red with a gray cheek patch, a grayish back washed in red, and a dusty wash on the sides. This is most likely the same bird we saw here on 13 Oct 2024."
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