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Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (1)
- Reported Apr 21, 2024 12:42 by Toby Fowler
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.845165&<ll...>,-119.845165 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169699003 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Well, I guess it had to happen at some point. Didn't recognize the call, but eventually a tiny little bird with a yellow head with a thick eye ring jumped out of the trees onto a bare branch. Grey belly, yellow-green elsewhere. Vocalized fairly consistently for about 10 minutes, and was still vocalizing when I left. Calls matched what Merlin had. I don't have a way to record just audio, but I have a video.
By campus point, near (34.4064126, -119.8455486)."
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) (2)
- Reported Apr 19, 2024 10:46 by Reef Comer
- Deer Park Canyon (SBA Co), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.463974&<ll...>,-119.463974 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169753161 - Comments: "They must breed here or are resident in small numbers. Unmistakable with solid black throat, bold white stripes on face, dark gray crown and cheek, pale underside, light gray back, and black tail with white edging. Song consisted mainly of short, tinkling notes."
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