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*** Species Summary:

- American Bittern (1 report)
- American Crow (1 report)
- Townsend's Solitaire (3 reports)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) (1 report)
- Swamp Sparrow (2 reports)
- Summer Tanager (1 report)
- Indigo Bunting (1 report)

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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 14:21 by Joan Barnett
- UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4198459 ,-119.8792197&ll=34.4198459,-119.8792197
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131239620
- Comments: "Taking bath on edge of little pond, saw closely with binoculars"

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 09:37 by Aaron Kreisberg
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Campgrounds to Scorpion Anchorage (no seawatch), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.0485102 ,-119.558174&ll=34.0485102,-119.558174
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131253120
- Comments: "Continuing. Smaller bill, square tail."

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 10:00 by Andrew McGrath
- Los Padres NF--Pino Alto Picnic Area, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.7402 ,-119.98165&ll=34.7402,-119.98165
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131250226
- Comments: "gray thrush with strong eye ring"

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) (1)
- Reported Mar 17, 2023 07:00 by Tim Matthews
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.692571 ,-120.0405478&ll=34.692571,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131241363
- Comments: "Continuing near ranch house"

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) (1)
- Reported Mar 17, 2023 07:00 by Marjorie Erickson
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.692571 ,-120.0405478&ll=34.692571,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131188920
- Comments: "Continuing near ranch house"

Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) (Junco hyemalis caniceps) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 13:47 by Andrew Masaitis
- Nojoqui Falls County Park, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.5338803 ,-120.1769972&ll=34.5338803,-120.1769972
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131238597
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing with the Oregon flock. Photo."

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 17, 2023 07:00 by Marjorie Erickson
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.692571 ,-120.0405478&ll=34.692571,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131188920
- Comments: "Continuing at pond"

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 17, 2023 07:00 by Tim Matthews
- Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.692571 ,-120.0405478&ll=34.692571,-120.0405478
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131241363
- Comments: "Continuing at pond"

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 09:51 by Steven Gaulin
- 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/S131206456
- Comments: "Smaller than a Robin, lager than a sparrow. Uniform yellow olive, lighter below, no wing bars, large horn-colored bill"

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) (1)
- Reported Mar 18, 2023 11:00 by Lynn Scarlett
- private home--no access, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4337424 ,-119.647289&ll=34.4337424,-119.647289
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S131245831
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "continuing bird--private home feeder--male, bunting-shaped beak, just starting to get blue feathers; see photo"

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