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Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 14:48 by Steve Colwell
- East of Los Carneros Rd near Discovery Dr., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8588365&<ll...>,-119.8588365 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168826362 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird spotted by Alex Castlestein near Area L&M a couple hours earlier. Looks like this egret is flocking with these Great Egrets."
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 14:48 by Sue Cook
- East of Los Carneros Rd near Discovery Dr., Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8588365&<ll...>,-119.8588365 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168835437 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird spotted by Alex Castlestein near Area L&M a couple hours earlier. Looks like this egret is flocking with these Great Egrets."
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1)
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 13:36 by Linda Blue
- Goleta Slough Ecological Preserve - West of Areas L, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.85171&<ll...>,-119.85171 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168985838 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found here earlier today by Alex Castelein in the marsh immediately west of Areas “L & M”. (This viewing spot is at the end of the road due north of the police station.)
Notably shorter than the Snowy Egret it was standing next to, this bird had a short yellow bill and a stocky neck, and pale orange patches on its head, breast, and back."
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1)
- Reported Apr 15, 2024 13:36 by David Blue
- Goleta Slough Ecological Preserve - West of Areas L, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.85171&<ll...>,-119.85171 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168985837 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found here earlier today by Alex Castelein in the marsh immediately west of Areas “L & M”. (This viewing spot is at the end of the road due north of the police station.)
Notably shorter than the Snowy Egret it was standing next to, this bird had a short yellow bill and a stocky neck, and pale orange patches on its head, breast, and back."
Plumbeous Vireo (Vireo plumbeus) (1)
- Reported Apr 16, 2024 16:27 by Matt Brady
- Chase Palm Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6832574&<ll...>,-119.6832574 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168978777 - Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "I was surprised to see this bird. There had been one wintering at this location, but was last reported in early March. The same individual? It was in sycamores along the creek, in the same location as the CSWA. Very clean-looking ‘Solitary’ video with a sharp cutoff between clean white throat and gray hood. No hint of yellowish or green tones in the back, flanks or vent, so I think this is a “California acceptable” spring Plumbeous."
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) (1)
- Reported Apr 16, 2024 10:24 by Alex Castelein
- UCSB--campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8450041&<ll...>,-119.8450041 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168929566 - Comments: "Hardly surprising at this point. Female type by greenhouse. Tiny oriole with short-bill, short tail, warbler look. Fairly drab for an orchard. Came into small bottlebrush, chattering a little, then flew up into the Banksia. Ben Byerly mentioned he might’ve heard one sing a few minutes before I saw it"
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 16, 2024 16:27 by Matt Brady
- Chase Palm Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6832574&<ll...>,-119.6832574 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S168978777 - Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing wintering male, now in almost full alternate. Seen in sycamores and Eucs at the bridge over the creek near the carousel area, about here: (34.4151248, -119.6857778). A bit furtive, I only had a couple of quick looks, but noted the white underparts contrasting with chestnut flanks, black triangular wedge on the face continuing down the sides of the throat and framing the white chest, the chartreuse crown, etc."
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