Date: 4/23/24 4:52 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Cackling Goose (1 report)
- Hooded Merganser (1 report)
- White-winged Dove (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Santa Barbara County. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35915
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 21, 2024 16:58 by Michael I Christie
- Waller Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4392958&<ll...>,-120.4392958
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169809748
- Comments: "adult in big pond, fs. Small "Canada" type with white collar at base of neck)."

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 22, 2024 16:19 by Benjamin Byerly
- 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/S169882278
- Comments: "Female in western ponds"

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 22, 2024 08:35 by Jeremy Cowan
- Refugio Creek Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.0666796&<ll...>,-120.0666796
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S169836087
- Comments: "Between the migration watch spot and CBB. Stocky dove with prominent white wing patches. Flushed from paddock then perched on a telephone wire, photos."

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