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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 12:16 by Chris Jain
- Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve (parent hotspot, if possible, use more specific hotspot), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8799569&<ll...>,-119.8799569 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410580438 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Roosting in a dried out agave flower. White wing, blue around red eye with black patch below on face. (34.4080377, -119.8771152). Got flushed by bikers at some point and flew West. Photos."
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 12:16 by Chris Jain
- Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve (parent hotspot, if possible, use more specific hotspot), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8799569&<ll...>,-119.8799569 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410580438 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing? Foraging at far side of dune pond from trail. Much smaller than GRYE and with shorter bill relative to size of head. Photo."
Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 18:15 by Liza Sanden
- Lookout Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6019646&<ll...>,-119.6019646 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410593252 - Comments: "Black raptor with white tail band flying in thermal with 2 other turkey vulture. More hawk-like wing shape. Advised by Tevin with Audubon to examine all turkey vultures there were some zone-tails in area & got lucky."
Western Warbling Vireo (Vireo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 08:10 by Michael Moss
- 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/S410562736 - Comments: "Observed at far south end of driving range golf course side, Tams feeding amongst a couple of yellow rumped warblers pale grey overall with faint eyebrow feeding along top of trees didn’t realize it was rare the time of yes or would have tried get s picture"
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (3)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 11:18 by Ry A
- Figueroa Mtn. summit, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.985&<ll...>,-119.985 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410549452 - Comments: "3 flew over the peak and landed at the top of a snag giving good looks of their grey bodies and black wings, when flying the white patches on the wings and tail were clearly visible"
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 12:38 by Scot Pipkin
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara US-CA (34.4555,-119.7100), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.709958&<ll...>,-119.709958 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410533356 - Comments: "Feeding on termites among other common warblers. Distinctive black and white striped plumage. No yellow in the lores, like black-throated gray warbler, long, slightly decurved bill. This bird was hawking termites, as opposed to creeping along the branches."
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 14, 2026 10:22 by John Deacon
- Vandenberg SFB--Triangle Pond, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5407548&<ll...>,-120.5407548 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S410523824 - Comments: "Rare but not unheard of this time of year. A first for this hotspot. Gray head with white eye ring. White breast. Yellow on shoulders. Yellow at the base of the bird’s tail was clearly seen as the bird fanned its tail while foraging in the willows. Found among BUSH, OATI and CBCH at the northwest corner of the triangle."
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