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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:54 by David Compton
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280365429 - Comments: "Kingbird with large bill, yellow up through breast, pale gray head, and slightly contrasting dark area through eye. Call was a trill easily distinguished from other kingbirds."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (3)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:54 by David Compton
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8792197&<ll...>,-119.8792197 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280365429 - Comments: "Detected by call, and saw only one of three that were calling from different trees at one point. Small, slightly plump passerine that was mostly yellow green and was most yellow on the rump, probably followed by the head. Whitish under tail coverts and belly. Bold white eye ring. Burry, plaintive single-note call."
Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (4)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 11:41 by Conor McMahon
- stakeout Painted Bunting, Carpinteria Sanitary District (2023–2024), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.517327&<ll...>,-119.517327 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280407787 - Comments: "I think probably more - a flock moving through together. Initially in willows just west of sanitary building, then flew off to the north side. Tiny green birds with white eye-rings, distinctive slurry calls."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (2)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:28 by Steve Bielamowicz
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280424573 - Comments: "First one seen at(34.0485523, -119.5644658)on the trail between the upper and lower campground; another at the NW area of the upper campground with large flock of ChSp; prominent lateral throat stripe, pale loral, gray nape, high contrast brown malar patch"
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (2)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:28 by Anne Bielamowicz
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280424574 - Comments: "First one seen at(34.0485523, -119.5644658)on the trail between the upper and lower campground; another at the NW area of the upper campground with large flock of ChSp; prominent lateral throat stripe, pale loral, gray nape, high contrast brown malar patch"
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:28 by Anne Bielamowicz
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280424574 - Comments: "In the mixed flock of sparrow and finches in the NW area of the upper campground; pale lore, gray nape, weak lateral throat stripe, gray malar and weak white eyering"
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 09:28 by Steve Bielamowicz
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280424573 - Comments: "In the mixed flock of sparrow and finches in the NW area of the upper campground; pale lore, gray nape, weak lateral throat stripe, gray malar and weak white eyering"
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