Date: 6/19/25 10:06 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Lesser Scaup (1 report)
- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (2)
- Reported Jun 18, 2025 17:16 by Patty Enger
- Farren Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.9237752&<ll...>,-119.9237752 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S251895791 - Comments: "Great look at a pair sitting on a barbed wire fence .25 mile from end of Farren road. They were small with short tails and scaly pattern on head and neck. Also saw a pair fly across the road earlier, not sure if it was the same pair."
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