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Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) (2)
- Reported Aug 28, 2025 14:49 by Joel Barrett
- Santa Barbara Island (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.035716&<ll...>,-119.035716 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270112361 - Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Bird was seen standing high up on the rock in vegetated area. Later seen in a lower spot. Photos show two birds rather than one bird moving. Not in flight. Mostly streaked brown and some fine white streaks on the head and upper neck. White from the neck down to the belly and beyond. Blue feet and lower legs visible. Back not seen well but a few photos show white speckles on “back” and a whiteish patch near the base of the neck. One photo showes rocky arete (outlined in orange) and one of the birds circled in purple. Another photos shows two in one frame, circled in green."
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