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Date: 1/3/26 7:19 pm From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
* Species Summary: - Greater Scaup (1 report) - Costa's Hummingbird (2 reports) - Semipalmated Sandpiper (1 report) - Merlin (Taiga) (1 report) - Tropical Kingbird (7 reports) - Swinhoe's White-eye (1 report) - Chipping Sparrow (1 report) - Swamp Sparrow (1 report) - Bullock's Oriole (1 report) - Nashville Warbler (1 report) - Hepatic Tanager (2 reports) - Summer Tanager (5 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. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 14:45 by Lynn Scarlett - UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.845165&<ll...>,-119.845165 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292250557 - Comments: "Scaup with very rounded head, large nail on large bill that spread across tip. Greenish head gloss. Was amid many lesser scaup" Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 11:45 by peggy kearns - stakeout Broad-billed Hummingbird, private residence nearby Cathedral Oaks Rd x N San Marcos Rd (2017 ), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.797132&<ll...>,-119.797132 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292229267 - Comments: "Small hummer with purple crown and gorget with flared throat feathers. Short tail, wing tips reached tail. This bird has been at our feeders often on for a few weeks." Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 11:45 by Jeff Hanson - stakeout Broad-billed Hummingbird, private residence nearby Cathedral Oaks Rd x N San Marcos Rd (2017 ), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.797132&<ll...>,-119.797132 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292229266 - Comments: "Small hummer with purple crown and gorget with flared throat feathers. Short tail, wing tips reached tail. This bird has been at our feeders often on for a few weeks." Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) (20) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 15:03 by Ricky Davis - Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8783064&<ll...>,-119.8783064 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292242729 - Comments: "Lots and lots of little birds flying around" Merlin (Taiga) (Falco columbarius columbarius) (1) - Reported Jan 02, 2026 10:25 by Sangeet Khalsa - Santa Cruz Island--Cañada del Puerto (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7012377&<ll...>,-119.7012377 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292013409 - Media: 2 Photos - Comments: "Expected subspecies for the area." Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 06:50 by Lynn Scarlett - Andree Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6572856&<ll...>,-119.6572856 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292148316 - Comments: "Continuing—bright yellow to throat, large bill, making Tropical Kingbird trilling" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 13:26 by David Compton - Hollister seasonal wetlands, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.85559&<ll...>,-119.85559 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292217277 - Comments: "Large bill, pale gray head with black mask, bright yellow belly, green breast, and white throat. Forked brown-gray tail." Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 08:10 by Chang Huan - Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292148779 - Comments: "8:54 1 sec 2" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 08:10 by Chuhan Li - Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292148778 - Comments: "8:54 1 sec 2" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 08:04 by Pete Wolf - Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.84975&<ll...>,-119.84975 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292147009 - Comments: "Heard only. Obvious high pitched trill vocal" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 09:53 by Jamie Chavez - Montecito--lower Butterfly Ln., Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6481514&<ll...>,-119.6481514 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292173582 - Comments: "Long-billed kingbird with a long notched tail. Yellow breast. Perched on the power line above Hill Rd. nearer the Butterfly Ln. Intersection. Silent" Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 14:45 by Lynn Scarlett - UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.845165&<ll...>,-119.845165 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292250557 - Comments: "Continuing. Bright yellow to chin, large bill, notched tail, dark mask across eyes. Making Tropical Kingbird sound." Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (Exotic: Provisional) (5) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 12:04 by David Compton - Santa Ynez Apts, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.861747&<ll...>,-119.861747 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292203103 - Comments: "Calling. Typical buzzy trills from birds moving between trees" Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (4) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 13:57 by Mark Holmgren - Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7371793&<ll...>,-119.7371793 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292261744 - Comments: "Photos coming" Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 13:57 by Mark Holmgren - Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7371793&<ll...>,-119.7371793 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292261744 - Comments: "Visual by Mike and Peter. Heard by all of us." Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 09:43 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/S292160169 - Media: 4 Photos - Comments: "Male. Continuing at feeder. Black eyeline and throat strip. Yellow-brown head and back. Prominent white wing bars. Yellow throat blending to whitish breast." Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 14:37 by Matt Brady - 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8908561&<ll...>,-119.8908561 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292244709 - Media: 5 Photos - Comments: "Small warbler, yellow below with some white between the legs contrasting with yellow under tail coverts, gray hood contrasting with yellow throat and white eye ring, green back, no wing bars." Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 15:39 by Alex Harman - Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292246561 - Media: 3 Photos - Comments: "Red, though duller than SUTA. Dull gray bill, grayish cheek. Photos." Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 12:57 by Maggie Sherriffs - Evergreen Open Space, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8909131&<ll...>,-119.8909131 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292232310 - Comments: "All over reddish orange color grey cheek gray bill familiar bird. In its preferred eucalyptus overhanging the concrete footpath east of where the path forks." Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 07:29 by John Lewis - Hale Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6573704&<ll...>,-119.6573704 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292113623 - Media: 1 Audio - Comments: "Continuing" Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED - Reported Jan 02, 2026 15:56 by John Lewis - Hale Park, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6573704&<ll...>,-119.6573704 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292005225 - Comments: "Continuing" Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 15:47 by Robert Hamilton - Hope Ranch, southern part, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.764688&<ll...>,-119.764688 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292250492 - Comments: "Female, Mariposa at Estrella" Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 15:00 by Betsy Moles - Tarragona Open Space, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7976188&<ll...>,-119.7976188 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292266643 - Comments: "Female; all yellow, no wing bars. Silent." Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) - Reported Jan 03, 2026 15:00 by Guy Tingos - Tarragona Open Space, Santa Barbara, California - Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.7976188&<ll...>,-119.7976188 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S292252359 - Comments: "Female; all yellow, no wing bars. Silent." ********* 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. It is the responsibility of every eBirder to be aware of and respectful of access restrictions. 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