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*** Species Summary:

- Costa's Hummingbird (1 report)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (5 reports)
- Reddish Egret (1 report)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (2 reports)

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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 08, 2022 19:15 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/S116642018
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing adult male, first found 8/3/2022."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 11:04 by Andrew Masaitis
- 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/S116616666
- Comments: "Continuing. Foraging near the reeds on the north mudflat beach. Brown overall with a brown breast and white belly with a clear demarcation between the two. Greenish yellow legs. Slightly curved bill."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 08:42 by Deann Purcell
- 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/S116611318
- Comments: "Continuing in northwest corner."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 08:42 by Courtney Purcell
- 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/S116611719
- Comments: "Continuing in northwest corner."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 07:20 by Olivia d'Arezzo
- 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/S116647424
- Comments: "On the small side for a Pec but larger than the spotted sandpiper and smaller than the greater yellow legs. Well delineated breast bib. Yellowish legs. On the north shore of the lake."

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 07:20 by Mark Holmgren
- 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/S116628254
- Comments: "On the small side for a Pec but larger than the spotted sandpiper and smaller than the greater yellow legs. Well delineated breast bib. Yellowish legs. On the north shore of the lake."

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 08, 2022 11:30 by Joan Lentz
- Goleta Beach Park, Goleta US-CA 34.41724, -119.82887, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.41724 ,-119.82887&ll=34.41724,-119.82887
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116614669
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Bird present for several weeks. Foraging for fish around noon as we looked from observation platform. Sub-adult bird."

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 09:44 by Mario Borunda
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.3907409 ,-119.5198238&ll=34.3907409,-119.5198238
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116632795
- Comments: "Juvenile"

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Aug 09, 2022 09:44 by Andrea Bruce
- Carpinteria Creek Estuary, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.3907409 ,-119.5198238&ll=34.3907409,-119.5198238
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S116611650
- Comments: "Juvenile"

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