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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) (1)
- Reported Dec 24, 2025 15:15 by Lori Gaskin
- Santa Barbara Yard List, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7052314&<ll...>,-119.7052314 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S290067509 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Shocked to see this female-type BUOR at my suet feeder once the downpour stopped. Yellow/orange head and throat. Pale eyeline. Yellow supercilium. Grayish back. Poor iPhone photos."
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) (1)
- Reported Dec 24, 2025 15:15 by Rick Boyer
- Santa Barbara Yard List, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7052314&<ll...>,-119.7052314 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S290067676 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Shocked to see this female-type BUOR at my suet feeder once the downpour stopped. Yellow/orange head and throat. Pale eyeline. Yellow supercilium. Grayish back. Poor iPhone photos."
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Dec 24, 2025 12:38 by Zach Nett
- Cactus Lane Tipu, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5186087&<ll...>,-119.5186087 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S290080472 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "continuing bird. showed up after I stood in the rain for 25 minutes. it quickly flew off into the neighboring yard, but eventually returned and gave great views for fiveish minutes. beautiful bird. bright, orangey yellow head, grey wings, white unders. loosely associating with the yellow-rumpeds."
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