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*** Species Summary:

- Red-naped Sapsucker (1 report)
- White-headed Woodpecker (1 report)
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher (1 report)
- Winter Wren (1 report)
- Nelson's Sparrow (1 report)
- Black-and-white Warbler (1 report)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (1 report)
- Indigo Bunting (1 report)

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Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 05, 2022 07:45 by Lisa Walker-Roseman
- Miguelito County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.593129 ,-120.4701734&ll=34.593129,-120.4701734
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123516826
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "immature or female type drilling holes and drinking from the wells above the creek near the grapevines. Red nape, red forehead"

White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 05, 2022 08:15 by Lynn Scarlett
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4303818 ,-119.8908561&ll=34.4303818,-119.8908561
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123523888
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "continuing--in pine tree at east entrance--see photo"

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 03, 2022 16:15 by Ryanne Pritchard-Bee
- Hollister Ranch (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4712826 ,-120.3087902&ll=34.4712826,-120.3087902
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123498028
- Media: 3 Photos, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Small Myiarchus flycatcher. Bright yellow on the belly, grayish chest, bright white throat, rufous edges along the dorsal side of the primaries and secondaries. Bushy crest raising at times. No eye ring. Entirely dark bill. Vocalizing a plaintive cry. Note for recording - single calls heard at 8 and 25 sec in. Mark Holmgren and I tried to refind this bird on December 4, but did not succeed."

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 05, 2022 14:00 by Jeremy Cowan
- Arroyo Burro Creek, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4242219 ,-119.7503543&ll=34.4242219,-119.7503543
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123518561
- Comments: "Continuing. South of the bridge, first detected by call on the slope above the path. Photos"

Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 05, 2022 08:50 by Lisa Walker-Roseman
- 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/S123514627
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Gray crown stripe bordered by darker head stripes, dark buffy face, gray nape, white-streaked back on chestnut with black markings. Beautiful birds!"

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (2)
- Reported Dec 04, 2022 13:10 by Lukas Le Grice
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4303818 ,-119.8908561&ll=34.4303818,-119.8908561
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123526470
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Heavily black and white streaked warbler foraging on the west side of the tipu lots near the Brown Creeper. Another individual seen in the tipus near the eucalyptus stand."

MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2022 13:10 by Lukas Le Grice
- 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4303818 ,-119.8908561&ll=34.4303818,-119.8908561
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S123526470
- Comments: "Male seen in the stand of eucalyptus with a mixed flock of warblers. Overall green/yellow warbler with a dark gray head and throat. Broken white eye ring. Feeding quite low to ground, occasionally chipping."

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) (1)
- Reported Dec 05, 2022 08:45 by Rebecca Coulter
- 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/S123512636
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Not 100% certain about the ID. I first heard the sharp PIT call repeatedly, then finally saw a female-type warm brown bunting perched atop a small live oak next to La Patera Rd, near the east-west entrance path at the bottom of the dam. I watched it move around this area to various perches, pit-calling and also doing a typical buzzy bunting call. The bird was overall a warm brown color, slightly darker above with blurry brown streaks below, and the slightly raised crown seemed a tiny bit darker. The bill was typically bunting-type, triangular and larger than a House Finch bill, not as large as a grosbeak bill. It may have been two-toned (light and dark upper and lower), but I can't be sure about that. It twitched its tail quite a lot when calling. I got a truly terrible audio recording with only a couple of Pit calls and really loud traffic. In the recording it sounds a little like a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but the pit calls were indeed the bunting. I am leaning away from the more expected Lazuli Bunting, mainly because of the streaking on the breast and overall browner tones. And the bill was not large enough to be Blue Grosbeak."

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