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Date: 8/30/25 3:25 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Common Merganser (2 reports) - White-winged Dove (5 reports) - Guadalupe Murrelet (1 report) - Forster's Tern (2 reports) - Arctic Tern (3 reports) - Common Tern (1 report) - Townsend's Storm-Petrel (1 report) - Least Storm-Petrel (2 reports) - Reddish Egret (1 report) - Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 report) - Tennessee Warbler (2 reports) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Santa Barbara County. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35915 NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated. eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. 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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 10:53 by dave haupt - Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6473815&<ll...>,-120.6473815 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270279914 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 10:53 by Mark Holmgren - Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6473815&<ll...>,-120.6473815 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270261714 White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (2) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 09:40 by Val Landwehr - Auto selected 34.45902, -121.74703, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.747029&<ll...>,-121.747029 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270215063 - Comments: "White wing patch along the edge of the folded wing." White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 07:52 by Mark Holmgren - Surf Pasture, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5875394&<ll...>,-120.5875394 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270259214 - Media: 1 Photo White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 07:52 by dave haupt - Surf Pasture, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5875394&<ll...>,-120.5875394 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270279912 - Media: 1 Photo White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (2) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 13:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.8, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.4607454&<ll...>,-121.4607454 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270240762 - Comments: "Brian has photos" White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 14:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.9, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.28479&<ll...>,-121.28479 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270248686 - Comments: "3rd individual photographed, continuing" Guadalupe Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 10:13 by Val Landwehr - Auto selected 34.35035, -121.69773, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.697726&<ll...>,-121.697726 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270222051 - Comments: "“Stowaway” on Grand Princess ship. Photos to be uploaded" Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 10:53 by Mark Holmgren - Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6473815&<ll...>,-120.6473815 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270261714 - Comments: "Very distant observation of an immature bird sitting on a log in the middle of the estuary. Bill and legs black. Mainly we could see that the black mask seemed to not extend to the nape. No carpal bar." Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 10:53 by dave haupt - Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6473815&<ll...>,-120.6473815 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270279914 - Comments: "Very distant observation of an immature bird sitting on a log in the middle of the estuary. Bill and legs black. Mainly we could see that the black mask seemed to not extend to the nape. No carpal bar." Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) (2) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 16:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.11, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8661291&<ll...>,-120.8661291 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270265202 - Comments: "Photos TBA" Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 13:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.8, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.4607454&<ll...>,-121.4607454 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270240762 - Comments: "Kyle has details" Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) (4) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 14:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.9, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.28479&<ll...>,-121.28479 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270248686 - Comments: "Kyle has details" Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 18:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.13, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5006609&<ll...>,-120.5006609 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270275430 - Comments: "Pics and details TBA" Townsend's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates socorroensis) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 15:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.10, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-121.0776101&<ll...>,-121.0776101 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270257283 - Comments: "Smaller Leach's-type, wide white rump, shorter tail. Poor photos TBA" Least Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates microsoma) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 17:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.12, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.6929799&<ll...>,-120.6929799 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270271966 - Comments: "Seen by Abe, Kyle and Ed. Small all-dark SP, short tail, large wings, small head" Least Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates microsoma) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 18:00 by Ed Corey - WINGS 08.2025 4.13, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5006609&<ll...>,-120.5006609 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270275430 - Comments: "Small tail, large wings, small head, all dark" Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 07:38 by John Callender - 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/S270276687 - Media: 1 Photo - Comments: "Continuing" Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) (1) - Reported Aug 24, 2025 07:42 by Erik Kancler - Bates Rd. bridge (SBA Co.), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.4752696&<ll...>,-119.4752696 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270201293 - Comments: "Just one. Saw it briefly but got a clear look in a jacaranda tree. 8/24" Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 07:17 by Betsy Moles - 5049 Walnut Park Drive, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7977167&<ll...>,-119.7977167 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270284991 - Comments: "Fresh fall bird, yellow below except for white vent and under-tail coverts, bright yellow-green above, faint yellow supercillium." Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) - Reported Aug 29, 2025 07:17 by Guy Tingos - 5049 Walnut Park Drive, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7977167&<ll...>,-119.7977167 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S270283611 - Comments: "Fresh fall bird, yellow below except for white vent and under-tail coverts, bright yellow-green above, faint yellow supercillium." ********* You received this message because you are subscribed to eBird's Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert Manage your eBird alert subscriptions: https://ebird.org/alerts eBird Alerts provide recent reports of regionally or seasonally rare species (Rarities Alerts) or species you have not yet observed (Needs Alerts) in your region of interest; both Accepted and Unreviewed observations are included. Some reports may be from private property or inaccessible to the general public. 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