Date: 8/15/25 7:03 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Forster's Tern (4 reports)
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Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (3) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 14, 2025 10:55 by Bob Marshall
- Coal Oil Point Reserve, Goleta US-CA 34.40773, -119.87813, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.878134&<ll...>,-119.878134 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S267288295 - Comments: "One flying; a pair on Sands Beach, apart from large flock of Elegant Terns. Much smaller than Elegant; prominent ear patches not connected on nape."
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 14, 2025 12:06 by The Spotting Twohees
- Mission Creek outflow, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6869361&<ll...>,-119.6869361 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S267238183 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Seen on the beach with the Royal Terns. Pale overall with light brownish highlights on back. Black eye patch extending behind eye. Black bill and dark legs with a redish tinge."
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