*** Species Summary:

- Snow Goose (1 report)
- Hooded Merganser (1 report)
- Black-footed Albatross (1 report)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (1 report)
- American Crow (1 report)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)

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Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2023 12:15 by Nathan Bradford
- 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/S133602871
- Comments: "White goose hanging with domestic mallards on the beach."

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2023 08:18 by David Blue
- 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/S133528685
- Comments: "Female at the Whittier pond."

Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) (1)
- Reported Apr 07, 2023 11:14 by Mike Jones
- Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.0187319 ,-119.6821404&ll=34.0187319,-119.6821404
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S133006866
- Comments: "Very long, flat wings, no flapping at all, glided along horizon for ~30 seconds mere feet above waterline. Dark brown, resembled a glider aircraft. Brown Pelicans flying near it for size reference; MUCH larger wingspan than Pelicans. Almost no maneuvering observed, dipped briefly then resumed altitude, looked like a glider almost crashing. Binoculars only, no photos."

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2023 08:15 by Cash Lowe
- 2140 Adobe Canyon Rd, Solvang US-CA 34.63109, -120.12192, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.631092 ,-120.121917&ll=34.631092,-120.121917
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S133523669
- Comments: "Red face and belly, greenish-black.back, pale collar, black top of head."

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 08, 2023 10:43 by Sarah Marcinik
- 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/S133546295
- Comments: "Heard and seen near the visitor center"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Apr 12, 2023 14:31 by Cameron Egan
- SBCC, East Campus, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4056166 ,-119.6954965&ll=34.4056166,-119.6954965
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S133568817
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Seen at lookout point foraging under the shrubs closest to the street on easternmost end of botanic trail along the eastern part of campus

Semi-poor photos:"

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