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*** Species Summary:

- Eurasian Wigeon (1 report)
- Greater Scaup (5 reports)
- Rock Pigeon (1 report)
- Costa's Hummingbird (1 report)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (1 report)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 report)
- White-headed Woodpecker (3 reports)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (1 report)
- Warbling Vireo (1 report)
- Swinhoe's White-eye (1 report)
- Winter Wren (1 report)
- Chipping Sparrow (1 report)
- Swamp Sparrow (1 report)
- Hooded Oriole (1 report)
- Bullock's Oriole (1 report)
- Black-and-white Warbler (2 reports)
- Tennessee Warbler (2 reports)
- Lucy's Warbler (1 report)
- Nashville Warbler (1 report)
- Nashville Warbler (ridgwayi) (1 report)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (2 reports)
- Palm Warbler (1 report)
- Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) (1 report)
- Summer Tanager (3 reports)

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Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 14:52 by David Compton
- Coal Oil Point Reserve--Devereux Slough, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4136013 ,-119.8756027&ll=34.4136013,-119.8756027
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125008831
- Comments: "Photos to come"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 11:45 by Ron Hirst
- Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park (limited access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4242396 ,-119.8238146&ll=34.4242396,-119.8238146
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125019076
- Comments: "photo of one soon. probably 2 or 3 at the lake"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:30 by R Dennis Ringer
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4076516 ,-119.845165&ll=34.4076516,-119.845165
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125000758
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen with Lesser Scaup feeding, obvious rounder head with flatter top"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:30 by Tom Beland
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4076516 ,-119.845165&ll=34.4076516,-119.845165
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124987607
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen with Lesser Scaup feeding, obvious rounder head with flatter top"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:30 by Laurel S Luby
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4076516 ,-119.845165&ll=34.4076516,-119.845165
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124991189
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen with Lesser Scaup feeding, obvious rounder head with flatter top"

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:30 by Joan Kent
- UCSB--Campus Lagoon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4076516 ,-119.845165&ll=34.4076516,-119.845165
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125002506
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Seen with Lesser Scaup feeding, obvious rounder head with flatter top"

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) (2)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:00 by Lucy London
- Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4296434 ,-119.7060233&ll=34.4296434,-119.7060233
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124980908
- Comments: "Flew over"

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 13:16 by David Compton
- Eastern Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.41446 ,-119.85502&ll=34.41446,-119.85502
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125000827
- Comments: "Details to come"

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:00 by Scott Olle
- East Beach, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4158318 ,-119.6733427&ll=34.4158318,-119.6733427
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125025474
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "As seen in the area recently."

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) (1)
- Reported Dec 25, 2022 10:50 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/S125017923
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "See photo. White nape, white throat, narrow black stripes on the head pattern, extensive white barring on the back."

White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 14:02 by David Compton
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.438363 ,-119.8836064&ll=34.438363,-119.8836064
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125003910
- Comments: "Photos to come. Male"

White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 11:27 by Emily C
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.438363 ,-119.8836064&ll=34.438363,-119.8836064
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124997248
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "White head, red back of head, otherwise all-black large woodpecker with white in the primaries on the trunk very near the ground of one of the southernmost conifers of the park."

White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 11:27 by Ken S
- Bella Vista OSP, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.438363 ,-119.8836064&ll=34.438363,-119.8836064
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124995973
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "White head, red back of head, otherwise all-black large woodpecker with white in the primaries on the trunk very near the ground of one of the southernmost conifers of the park."

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 11:00 by Tom Slater
- Jack O'Connell Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.9586988 ,-120.5904007&ll=34.9586988,-120.5904007
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125009119
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "There was a mature male and an immature male at the park. See photos.
Mature male - bright red with black eye stripe.
Immature male - looks similar to a female but red spots on head, forehead, and throat."

Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 07:15 by Hugh Ranson
- Bohnett Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4173452 ,-119.7130823&ll=34.4173452,-119.7130823
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125014551
- Comments: "Stakeout bird, back for its 10th winter. Gray crown contrasting with broad pale supercilium. Pale lores. Dark line extended back from large, dark eye. Upperparts olive. No wing bars on dark wings. Creamy white below. Bill stout compared with a warbler with a slight hook at tip. Sluggish movements."

Swinhoe's White-eye (Zosterops simplex) (2)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 13:35 by Jessie Altstatt
- Goleta, 102 Orange Ave, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.43729 ,-119.82857&ll=34.43729,-119.82857
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125018751
- Comments: "Still coming to the hummingbird feeder. Still be bossed around by the OCWA."

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 07:45 by Lynn Scarlett
- Andree Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4215353 ,-119.6572856&ll=34.4215353,-119.6572856
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124982790
- Comments: "small, dark wren, strong barring on sides--seen very close up but, in the rain and with the shrubbery, impossible to photograph"

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) (5) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:59 by David Compton
- Lane Farms--San Marcos Gardens (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4364295 ,-119.7931409&ll=34.4364295,-119.7931409
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124988174
- Comments: "Mostly adults"

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 07:21 by Alex Loos
- Modoc Preserve, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4369649 ,-119.7633147&ll=34.4369649,-119.7633147
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124988491
- Media: 1 Audio
- Comments: "Briefly seen and heard in the seasonal wetland area of the preserve"

Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 13:10 by Peter Gaede
- Mesa--Monroe Elementary School, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4046347 ,-119.7310156&ll=34.4046347,-119.7310156
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125006653
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Seen in garden trees to the north of the school. Relatively small oriole with longish tail. Bill studied well which was relatively long and with a noticeable downcurve. Plumage overall dull yellow but paler below with slight gray wash. Back and wings gray with tertials and covert edges white. No calls were heard."

Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 06:51 by David Compton
- Eastern Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.41446 ,-119.85502&ll=34.41446,-119.85502
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124974862
- Comments: "Details to come"

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 12:18 by Andrew McGrath
- 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/S125005988
- Comments: "Female. Continuing"

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 07:15 by Hugh Ranson
- Bohnett Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4173452 ,-119.7130823&ll=34.4173452,-119.7130823
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125014551
- Comments: "Stake out immature male, present since early November. Black and white striped crown, back, and wings. Underparts white with dark streaks on flanks. Thin, slightly downcurved bill. Creeping low on trunks."

Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 09:56 by Guy Tingos
- 5049 Walnut Park Drive, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4508251 ,-119.7977167&ll=34.4508251,-119.7977167
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125004502
- Comments: "Continuing in yard. Shorter tailed, brighter green above, and whiter below than Orange-crowned Warbler. Dark line through eye. Photos submitted in earlier checklist from this location."

Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 14:59 by Noah Arthur
- LDS tipus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.433892 ,-119.71502&ll=34.433892,-119.71502
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125009475
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Extremely bedraggled wet bird, with white tummy/undertail coverts and short tail distinguishing it from OCWA."

Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 00:00 by Hugh Ranson
- Cacique Post Office Tipus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4196374 ,-119.6777476&ll=34.4196374,-119.6777476
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125017221
- Comments: "Stakeout bird. I waited for an hour before it showed. A small, pale gray warbler wtih a sharply pointed beak. Upper parts plain pale gray, with no wing bars. Underparts white with a buffy tinge on breast sides and flanks. The dark eye looked large in a plain pale face. No call heard."

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:00 by Lucy London
- Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4296434 ,-119.7060233&ll=34.4296434,-119.7060233
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124980908
- Comments: "Male. In south corner of Alice Keck. White eye ring, gray head, yellow vent and breast. Responded to recordings of Nashville calls, was foraging."

Nashville Warbler (ridgwayi) (Leiothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 12:44 by Noah Arthur
- Cota St. tipus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.419779 ,-119.695236&ll=34.419779,-119.695236
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125002185
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Maybe 2. Long tail with some pumping action."

MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 12:18 by Andrew McGrath
- 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/S125005988
- Comments: "Continuing at this location."

MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 10:50 by Conor McMahon
- Camino Lindo X Sabado Tarde, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4105637 ,-119.8676674&ll=34.4105637,-119.8676674
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125018101
- Comments: "34.4105800, -119.8677844
Warbler with gray hood, white eye arcs, yellow below, olive above, skulking in shrubs one house west of where Dave Compton found it yesterday."

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:32 by Conor McMahon
- Tipi Village, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4129922 ,-119.8636696&ll=34.4129922,-119.8636696
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125017809
- Comments: "Rusty cap, brownish warbler whitish and streaked below, yellow undertail, tail constantly pumping. Continuing in community garden by Tipi Villages where found by Dave Compton yesterday.
34.4134274, -119.8640850"

Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) (Setophaga townsendi x occidentalis) (1)
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 12:44 by Noah Arthur
- Cota St. tipus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.419779 ,-119.695236&ll=34.419779,-119.695236
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125002185
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "I originally put this down as a Hermit Warbler, but after looking at photos and showing them to some expert birders at the count dinner, I'm upgrading this to a 'HeTo Warbler.' It seems to be more than half Hermit, but the darkness of the auriculars indicates Townsend's ancestry."

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 09:37 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/S125003109
- Comments: "Heard pt tuck"

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 09:43 by Libby Patten
- Mission Creek--SB Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4406812 ,-119.7149599&ll=34.4406812,-119.7149599
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125012878
- Comments: "Wet bird, so plumage messy and appeared to be dirty yellow all over. Thick, classic tanager-shaped bill, pale in color. Near nature center at start of woodland loop. Appeared to be young or female type."

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Dec 31, 2022 08:30 by Hugh Ranson
- Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4202703 ,-119.6654409&ll=34.4202703,-119.6654409
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125014969
- Comments: "Returning male. Brilliant red plumage with long, heavy bill."

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