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Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 10:58 by Luisa Vollmer
- 1382 Nevada Avenue, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, US (34.727, -120.538) Vandenberg Dormitory, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.5377822&<ll...>,-120.5377822 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280671011 - Comments: "Red neck, red top of head, white and black on cheeks. Prominent white streak on black wings with white near middle of back. Seemingly patterned chest, pecking away at a tree."
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 13:41 by Dawn Hovey
- 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/S280726294 - Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing. Seen by Conor McMahon and Lynn Scarlett earlier today. Red throat, red on back of head, black and white face, white on the edge of the folded wing. I saw it in a few trees northeast of Stow House. The Red-breasted Sapsucker seemed to be harassing it, so it never stayed long in one spot. See photos."
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 08:19 by Conor McMahon
- 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/S280668241 - Comments: "Seen briefly in Pittosporum at (34.44319, -119.85168). Then chased off by a Red-breasted Sapsucker.
Seen relatively poorly, so clearly a "not Red-breasted" sapsucker, but not sure I saw enough to certainly call it a RNSA vs. YBSA. Leaving it at this species for now pending further information from other observers, since Mark Bright reported seeing and photographing one in approximately this location yesterday. Lynn might have snapped a photo when we were looking at the bird together, so hopefully more certainty soon."
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1)
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 07:15 by Lynn Scarlett
- 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/S280689310 - Comments: "First spotted by Conor McMahon, red on nape and throat (but not a red head and chest like red-breasted sapsucker, black under red throat. After a minute or two, a red-breasted sapsucker flew into the same tree and chased the first sapsucker away."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 10:53 by Linda Blue
- 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/S280685264 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Dark gray overall with a black cap, black eye, black tail and rufous undertail coverts. Occasionally flicked its tail up and down. First heard, then seen in vegetation northeast of the South Coast Railroad Museum and adjacent to the wooden rail fence near here: (34.4427500, -119.8524444). Originally found yesterday by Marina Suh."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 10:53 by David Blue
- 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/S280685263 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Dark gray overall with a black cap, black eye, black tail and rufous undertail coverts. Occasionally flicked its tail up and down. First heard, then seen in vegetation northeast of the South Coast Railroad Museum and adjacent to the wooden rail fence near here: (34.4427500, -119.8524444). Originally found yesterday by Marina Suh."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 10:43 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/S280678249 - Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Continuing. Found by others prior to my arrival. Dissappeared into brush just before I got there. South side of lawn between Stow House and Railroad. I found it shortly later by visually searching through brush. Saw constant tail flick and enough of a visual. Grey, black cap. Started vocalizing consistently but Merlin did not recognize it. Heard and then found it a few minutes later in pine just to the west. Decent views through the binoculars but I could not get a good picture."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 10:15 by Dean Wrench
- 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/S280670311 - Comments: "Gray body with black cap, rusty undertail. Perched up on a branch in bush between lawn area and train museum. “Mew” calling. Seen by a dozen other birders- many with cameras so others will probably post photos. Unfortunately I did not have my camera."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 08:19 by Conor McMahon
- 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/S280668241 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing since found by Marina Suh yesterday. Today seen in the toyon and then the peppertree just NE of the railroad museum, just beyond the far right side of the fence when viewed from the field between the Railroad Museum and Stow House.
34.44308, -119.85210
Initially vocal, then quieted down. This area has a lot of berries so hopefully it'll stick around. All-gray mockingbird-sized bird except for black cap (didn't see undertail well). Mewling cat-like call. I think Lynn got a better photo."
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Oct 21, 2025 07:15 by Lynn Scarlett
- 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/S280689310 - Comments: "continuing, first heard, then seen with Conor McMahon near train depot; all gray, longish tail, black cap on head. Later others saw it and got good photos. I got one poor photo. Subsequently seen by numerous other people."
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Oct 19, 2025 16:00 by Jake Hager
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5645389&<ll...>,-119.5645389 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280681696 - Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Having a hard time IDing this bird between clay-colored or Brewer’s—both have been found on the island recently. Not very distinct contrast in coloring/facial markings, but clean pale-gray nape has me leaning clay-colored. No vocalization. Feedback more than welcome!"
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