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Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) (Exotic: Naturalized) (13)
- Reported Jun 28, 2025 10:40 by Rachel Landers
- Coal Oil Point Reserve--Devereux Slough, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8756027&<ll...>,-119.8756027 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S255066085 - Comments: "A flock of small sandpipers was flying and suddenly a flock of pigeons came through and surprised them! I could be wrong, but I think they’re pretty unmistakable"
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (4) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 28, 2025 10:00 by Luis Escareno Medina
- 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/S255010185 - Comments: "4 birds seen at 3 locations along the road. 1st bird heard around (34.4495820, -119.9218417). 2nd & 3rd birds heard & seen around (34.4507935, -119.9219037). 4th bird flew from avocado grove to catci patch here (34.4644875, -119.9222983)."
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 28, 2025 18:08 by Steve Rothstein
- Home, Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7872829&<ll...>,-119.7872829 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S255083726 - Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Suburban backyard. Heard rattle like call but could not see bird at first. Recorded calls on Merlin. After about a min, saw bird fly onto fountain and start bathing just 2.5 m from me."
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