Date: 11/6/26 10:47 am From: eBird alert via main <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Common Gallinule (1 report)
- Tropical Kingbird (1 report)
- Western Warbling Vireo (1 report)
- Clark's Nutcracker (1 report)
- Red Crossbill (3 reports)
- Chestnut-collared Longspur (15 reports)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (10 reports)
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Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) (18)
- Reported Nov 06, 2026 07:43 by Jamie Chavez
- Maramonte Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4300412&<ll...>,-120.4300412 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408402601 - Comments: "Heard jip-jip calls. I watched one fly out from a Canary Island pine to another row across the ball field. It apeared to be a female or looked overall yellowish. Another group with several red males found in pines next to Sunrise Dr. and the main parking lot. Several birds in the area"
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 15:48 by Mark Holmgren
- Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408276036 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "On slope within meters south of the bike jump. At 34.40947, -119.73357. Bird was tolerant of bikes zooming past--flushing then returning to same site. Smaller-billed longspur with black basal belly feathers showing through. Lacked rufous in the median secondary coverts."
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 10:40 by Bernadette and Amante Mangaser
- Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408207845 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. While walking to the bird's location using the reported GPS coordinates, another birder who was already observing it notified us of the bird's presence."
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 09:27 by Lori Gaskin
- Elings Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7349691&<ll...>,-119.7349691 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408219210 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Sparrow size. Tan/Brown back and head. Pale tan breast and sides with darker spots. Remnant or beginning of a black line extending back from eye. Thin eye ring. Black end of tail. Found by Zach Nett yesterday. Thanks to Hugh Ransom for pointing out this beautiful bird."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 16:45 by Craig Murray
- Carpinteria Police Station tams, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5055068&<ll...>,-119.5055068 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408261204 - Comments: "Found today by Peter G. Active warbler with black throat patch, clean olive green cap and shoulders. Lighter olive green eyestripe. Right with TOWA for comparison. In tamarisk row close to gas plant."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1)
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 15:15 by Yixin L
- Carpinteria Police Station tams, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5055068&<ll...>,-119.5055068 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408250123 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Extensive black throat with no yellow extending to breast and attractive green back. Briefly found in small oak in skatepark, then shot across back to tams. Photos."
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Nov 05, 2026 13:45 by Peter Gaede
- Carpinteria Police Station tams, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5055068&<ll...>,-119.5055068 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S408262145 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Male, found in tamarisk trees but also observed foraging in sycamores and small coast live oak trees. Heard calling frequently, a sharp "tsik," similar to Townsend's and Hermit. Throat and upper breast black (but paler feather edges observed; not solid black), with black streaks extending down the sides and flanks. White below, except for a limited amount of yellow at base of undertail coverts and maybe a little yellow wash at the center of the breast. Green face and back, dark gray wings with contrasting white wingbars. Undertail from below appeared white extending the length of the tail with darker outer rectrices."
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