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Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) (1)
- Reported Mar 26, 2024 17:32 by Jeremy Carberry
- 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/S166297637 - Comments: "White throat. Jeremy got a slightly blurry photo so it was hard to confirm but the contrast is clear. We thought it might be a Western only based on the range maps but think it's a Cassins"
Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) (1)
- Reported Mar 26, 2024 17:32 by Sir Laughalot
- 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/S166297238 - Comments: "White throat. Jeremy got a slightly blurry photo so it was hard to confirm but the contrast is clear. We thought it might be a Western only based on the range maps but think it's a Cassins"
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) (1)
- Reported Mar 28, 2024 12:35 by John Berry
- 4466–4502 Jalama Rd, Lompoc US-CA 34.52686, -120.39265, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.392648&<ll...>,-120.392648 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S166277481 - Comments: "Distinctive long tail featers, light colored head some pinkish blush visible. Only other possibility would be fork-tailed which would have darker coloration"
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (2)
- Reported Mar 28, 2024 07:04 by John Callender
- Memorial Park, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.525857&<ll...>,-119.525857 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S166241041 - Comments: "Two birds continuing in the large bottlebrush trees at the northeast corner of the park along Camellia Circle. One adult male with an extensive black hood and a dark chestnut body; subadult male with a yellow body, black bib, and orange splotches on the breast below the bib. Both birds were vocalizing extensively."
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