Date: 4/18/24 11:48 pm
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Hooded Merganser (1 report)
- Orchard Oriole (1 report)
- Baltimore Oriole (4 reports)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 14:23 by Ryan Seppala
- 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/S169219688
- Comments: "One female continuing in the far northwest segment of the open space."

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 11:05 by Mike Greenfelder
- Carpinteria Valley Memorial Park, 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/S169196094
- Comments: "Trees around playground. Continuing male. Dark head. Chestnut brown body. Singing. One probable female seen briefly."

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 17:03 by Andrew McGrath
- UCSB--West Campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.871869&<ll...>,-119.871869
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169238018
- Comments: "Continuing. Bright yellow orange male oriole with all black head"

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 16:54 by David Blue
- UCSB--West Campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.871869&<ll...>,-119.871869
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169249227
- Comments: "A bright orange adult male with an all black head and back, and a bold white wingbar. First reported earlier today by Ryan Seppala along West Campus Lane at the entrance to faculty housing. We saw it at this same location near this spot: (34.4136235, -119.8716381)"

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 16:54 by Linda Blue
- UCSB--West Campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.871869&<ll...>,-119.871869
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169249228
- Comments: "A bright orange adult male with an all black head and back, and a bold white wingbar. First reported earlier today by Ryan Seppala along West Campus Lane at the entrance to faculty housing. We saw it at this same location near this spot: (34.4136235, -119.8716381)"

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 18, 2024 15:50 by Ryan Seppala
- UCSB--West Campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.871869&<ll...>,-119.871869
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169228182
- Comments: "Adult male at entrance to faculty housing, first discovered by two anonymous birders roughly an hour before. More details later."

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