Date: 8/22/26 12:49 am
From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] [eBird Alert] Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:

- Snow Goose (1 report)
- White-winged Dove (3 reports)
- Cocos Booby (2 reports)
- Red-eyed Vireo (1 report)

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Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 21, 2026 11:20 by Craig Prater
- Waller Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.4392958&<ll...>,-120.4392958
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S385518874
- Comments: "Continuing resident goose"

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 21, 2026 14:20 by John Deacon
- Deacon Home, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.432212&<ll...>,-120.432212
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S385552064
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "At bird bath. Slim Columbriform. Distinctive white on leading edge of wings."

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 20, 2026 09:43 by Beatriz Cortés Caballero
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5555481&<ll...>,-119.5555481
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S385428531
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photo"

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 20, 2026 09:43 by Álvaro Alemany Rodríguez
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.5555481&<ll...>,-119.5555481
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S385428533
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Photo"

Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) (1)
- Reported Aug 21, 2026 08:45 by J.S. Joseph
- 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/S385542101
- Comments: "Adult or sub-adult seen while making loops for dolphins. Back of camera photos from another birders camera TBA."

Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri) (1)
- Reported Aug 21, 2026 08:45 by Swapna Joseph
- 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/S385558936
- Comments: "Adult or sub-adult seen while making loops for dolphins. Back of camera photos from another birders camera TBA."

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) (1)
- Reported Aug 21, 2026 14:06 by Mario Ramos
- San Jose Creek--North of Cathedral Oaks, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.8107304&<ll...>,-119.8107304
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S385586154
- Comments: "Continuing, Heard loud, distinctive calls and was able to locate the Red-eyed Vireo, getting good looks at the bird. It showed a grayish crown, pale underparts, and a noticeable dark eye line with a pale eyebrow. The bird continued calling from the vegetation."

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