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Ashy Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates homochroa) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2026 11:17 by Joel Barrett
- Santa Barbara Channel--east channel (Santa Barbara County only), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5149421&<ll...>,-119.5149421 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351997487 - Comments: "Smaller than the Black Storm-Petrels that are being seen regularly right now. Flatter wing beats not rising above or below the plain of the body much. Soft silvery/white to the underwing."
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Jun 03, 2026 06:07 by Bradley Hacker 🦜
- Tecolote Creek -- Hwy 101 to LPNF, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.917904&<ll...>,-119.917904 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S351849550 - Comments: "Clear and unmistakable call; heard when walking down the canyon and again when walking back up the canyon at the same riparian location. Unfortunately, Merlin does not automatically save recordings any longer—or cannot save long recordings(?)—so, I lost the recording. Warbler. Blue-gray uppers, white eye arcs, yellow throat and breast, white belly, B&W undertail."
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