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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 27, 2024 09:15 by Steven Gaulin
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5353699&<ll...>,-119.5353699 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170626085 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Long-necked Anas-type duck with finely barred gray flanks, brown head, white neck stripes extending into the brown, elongated, black back feathers boldly edged white. Elongated central tail feathers. Bill blue and black."
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 27, 2024 09:15 by Aden Lounds
- Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5353699&<ll...>,-119.5353699 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170635286 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Long-necked Anas-type duck with finely barred gray flanks, brown head, white neck stripes extending into the brown, elongated, black back feathers boldly edged white. Elongated central tail feathers. Bill blue and black."
Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2024 07:06 by Chris Taylor
- Day 2 Nieuw Amsterdam SAN to VCV 01, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.292&<ll...>,-121.292 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170780364 - Comments: "Unmistakable very large bird in comparison to ubiquitous Sooty Shearwater. Very long, narrow wings, dark brown back, with white rump and white head."
Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2024 07:06 by Chris Taylor
- Day 2 Nieuw Amsterdam SAN to VCV 01, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.292&<ll...>,-121.292 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170780364 - Comments: "Day 2 of the cruise, this species a single bird associating with Sooty Shearwater. Bird was not engaging in arcing flight for the brief time I was on it. Deep black back stood out against bright white underside. Long wings, short bill. No photo."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1)
- Reported Apr 24, 2024 15:31 by Tracy Drake
- 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/S170148465 - Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "I saw this bird blow by me in the wind and dive into the trees across the grass from the Marine Lab. I could not spot it to make a photo so, in the wind, I recorded it. It is a poor recording but does seem to be a song of an Orchard."
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