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*** Species Summary:

- Bufflehead (3 reports)
- Costa's Hummingbird (3 reports)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (5 reports)
- Reddish Egret (1 report)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (1 report)

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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (1)
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 07:59 by Linda Blue
- Ocean Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.6909567 ,-120.6003785&ll=34.6909567,-120.6003785
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116504115
- Comments: "Female"

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (1)
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 07:59 by David Blue
- Ocean Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.6909567 ,-120.6003785&ll=34.6909567,-120.6003785
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116504114
- Comments: "Female"

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 08:34 by John Lewis
- Ocean Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.6909567 ,-120.6003785&ll=34.6909567,-120.6003785
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116469269
- Comments: "Female"

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 07:47 by Peter Gaede
- Mesa--San Miguel Street, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.398562 ,-119.7156465&ll=34.398562,-119.7156465
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116491632
- Comments: "Adult male, has been here since at least 8/5/2022."

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 16:11 by Noah Gaines
- Noah's House near LLC, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4425134 ,-119.8438311&ll=34.4425134,-119.8438311
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116522767
- Comments: "Came back with bins to check the costas. Small green and gray HB acting territorial with high pitched staccato chip. Clean green uppers and gray underside with short tail. Even with wings when perched. Med length decurved bill. Grayish cheek with light subocular stripe. Grayish where gorget should be on throat except for small band of purple at distal gorget below bill. Not coming to feeders but rather protecting cuphea and salvia"

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 15:32 by Noah Gaines
- Noah's House near LLC, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4425134 ,-119.8438311&ll=34.4425134,-119.8438311
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116520325
- Comments: "Easily separated from other HB by high pitched chip turning into a trill. green and gray HB Smaller than Annas with short tail, frequently bobbing. Seen without bins however it seems to be guarding a part of the yard so I should be able to get a look with Bins later."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 09:30 by Lynn Scarlett
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.44322 ,-119.84975&ll=34.44322,-119.84975
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116509784
- Comments: "on mudflats at NW corner of lake--continuing. Brown streaky breast contrasting with white belly; seen by another person at same time"

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 09:11 by David Compton
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.44322 ,-119.84975&ll=34.44322,-119.84975
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116504560
- Comments: "An adult, based on photos that others have taken. The was also my impression based on the white scalloping above and apparent lack of red on scapulars. But distance was too great to be certain without a scope. It was on the north shore of the lake, with several Long-billed Dowitchers, a Spotted Sandpiper, and a Greater Yellowlegs."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 07:08 by Barry Rowan
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.44322 ,-119.84975&ll=34.44322,-119.84975
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116500650
- Comments: "Continuing at north end of lake. Foraging with two dowitchers on smaller mudflat and only visible from west side of lake. Yellow legs, white breast and dark chest."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 07, 2022 06:15 by Noah Gaines
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.44322 ,-119.84975&ll=34.44322,-119.84975
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116486306
- Comments: "Continuing from yesterday. Large peep round bodied with yellow legs and darkish on breast."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 14:36 by Linda Blue
- Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.44322 ,-119.84975&ll=34.44322,-119.84975
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116487759
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird found by Barry Rowan."

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1)
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 08:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- 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=34.4171771 ,-119.829812&ll=34.4171771,-119.829812
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116507550
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "see photo--continuing"

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (2)
- Reported Aug 06, 2022 08:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- 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=34.4171771 ,-119.829812&ll=34.4171771,-119.829812
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116507550
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "see photos"

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