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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 05, 2025 11:13 by Craig Murray
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265264756 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing this morning. Smaller of the two was predominantly grey with dark bill and legs. Actively canopy feeding. Larger bird with rust colored head and neck with pinkish red bill. Photos."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 05, 2025 08:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265285289 - Media: 14 Photos
- Comments: "continuing from previous day--one very gray juvenile with just slight reddish on throat, dark bill; occasionally doing its "canopy" fishing; a second one flew in--much more reddish on throat; they had a bit of a tussle with the first (grayish) one chasing off the other; many photos; two others joined me during this viewing"
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 04, 2025 18:51 by Linda Blue
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265258771 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "This bird was discovered here at the Carpinteria Creek Estuary earlier this evening by Rob Farber, and was most likely the same bird reported this morning at Refugio State Beach by Eve Martin. It appeared to be a dark morph juvenile and had a yellow eye and a black bill. The plumage was pale gray on the upperparts and a lighter pale brown on the neck and underparts with some rusty tones. It was an active feeder running around, and once snapped at a nearby Western Gull, but did not do any canopy feeding or "dancing"."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 04, 2025 18:51 by David Blue
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265146226 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "This bird was discovered here at the Carpinteria Creek Estuary earlier this evening by Rob Farber, and was most likely the same bird reported this morning at Refugio State Beach by Eve Martin. It appeared to be a dark morph juvenile and had a yellow eye and a black bill. The plumage was pale gray on the upperparts and a lighter pale brown on the neck and underparts with some rusty tones. It was an active feeder running around, and once snapped at a nearby Western Gull, but did not do any canopy feeding or "dancing"."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 04, 2025 18:23 by Rob Farber
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5198238&<ll...>,-119.5198238 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265132875 - Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Young Reddish Egret with white iris,straight bill dark with slight lighter shade near base,black feet, overall blueish-gray with purplish overtones. Reddish throat and chin. Medium gray mantle. Similar in size to nearby Snowy Egret. Foraging in 3-5 in. estuary water, mostly on move, lifting feet nearly out of water. Occasionally chasing other birds with scratchy 'gwaaaak' vocalization."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 05, 2025 09:30 by Adrian O'Loghlen
- Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5230103&<ll...>,-119.5230103 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265285193 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Originally, one grayish individual bird feeding. A second, much more reddish bird flew in and both birds were fighting periodically, with the grayish bird flying the other off down the beach. Medium sized egrets, with light grayish eyes, foraging with caped wings sporadically. Long pointed bills. Dark gray legs."
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 05, 2025 09:30 by Pamela Viale
- Carpinteria State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5230103&<ll...>,-119.5230103 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S265276506 - Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Originally, one grayish individual bird feeding. A second, much more reddish bird flew in and both birds were fighting periodically, with the grayish bird flying the other off down the beach. Medium sized egrets, with light grayish eyes, foraging with caped wings sporadically. Long pointed bills. Dark gray legs."
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