Date: 4/14/26 5:55 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- White-winged Scoter (1 report)
- Common Goldeneye (2 reports)
- Black-crowned Night Heron (American) (1 report)

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White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2026 06:40 by Paul Hughes
- Point Conception Lighthouse (seawatch only, restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4708001&<ll...>,-120.4708001
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S321429341
- Comments: "See later checklist"

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) (1)
- Reported Apr 08, 2026 11:14 by David Blue
- Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.829812&<ll...>,-119.829812
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S321239004
- Comments: "Continuing bird. Continuing bird."

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) (1)
- Reported Apr 08, 2026 11:14 by Linda Blue
- Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.829812&<ll...>,-119.829812
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S321239403
- Comments: "Continuing bird. Continuing bird."

Black-crowned Night Heron (American) (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) (3)
- Reported Apr 13, 2026 08:59 by Sophie Cote
- Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6984911&<ll...>,-119.6984911
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S321246744
- Comments: "Got a clear view and photo. Red eye, heavy beak, black/grey crown, long white feather at the back of head, yellow legs, overall white/light grey with dark grey back"

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