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Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 12:01 by Alex Castelein
- CDFW East, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.853435&<ll...>,-119.853435 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168792840 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Much smaller than surrounding great egrets, overall white plumage with light orange patches on head, breast, and a little on back. Bright yellow bill and legs mostly dark with some dirty yellow. Photos"
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) (1)
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 08:26 by Thomas Turner
- San Jose Creek, North of Cathedral Oaks, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8107304&<ll...>,-119.8107304 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168766419 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "A Buteo was circling that gave off some interesting vibes. It didn't have the dark leading edge or any other feature I could use to conclusively say it was a Red-tailed, and it seemed a little thinner -- but probably not thin and pointy enough to be a Swainson's. I also couldn't make out a white chin. A more experienced birder looked at the photos and thought it was a Broad-winged, which I will propose here and correct if needed."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (4)
- Reported Apr 14, 2024 17:33 by Susanne Meyer
- UCSB--campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8450041&<ll...>,-119.8450041 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168694627 - Media: 8 Photos
- Comments: "3 immature males and 1 female feeding in the bottlebrushes near the chancellor’s residence , moving around a lot and at times singing or just resting in the evening sun. Didn’t seem to be too bothered by my presence. Photos."
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 17:32 by Benjamin Byerly
- UCSB--campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8450041&<ll...>,-119.8450041 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168841489 - Comments: "Continuing bird with intermediate plumage. Black face and throat and dingy back of head. Signing for about 10 minutes in tall eucs on El Colegio between student health and track. Will add audio if it’s decent"
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