Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Santa Barbara County
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Santa Barbara County
Materials recorded in Santa Barbara County
List of all the materials recorded in Santa Barbara County, sorted by rating.27 Videos
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
A lateral view of an adult mandibulating a wasp that it caught out of the air to remove the stinger and venom sac, finally remov
LocalitySanta Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 04 November 2009 39 sec 5
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
An individual perched with an insect and flying away, then returning with another winged insect and flying to the nest to feed i
LocalitySanta Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp difficilis) Don DesJardin 31 May 2007 20 sec 4.8
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Two individuals resting on a submerged sandbar in a tidal estuary.
LocalityGoleta Beach County Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 21 April 2013 32 sec 4.8
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
A dorsal view of a female (rufous cheeks) perched on a cypress tree looking around.
LocalitySanta Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 04 December 2012 39 sec 4.8
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
A close-up of an individual resting on a partially submerged sandbar in a tidal estuary.
LocalityGoleta Beach County Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species) Don DesJardin 21 April 2013 31 sec 4.7
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
An individual in breeding plumage drying its wing feather, and then a close-up of the head and wing feathers.
LocalityGoleta Beach County Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp albociliatus) Don DesJardin 21 April 2013 39 sec 4.7
Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
Dorsal and frontal views of a juvenile perched looking around, and then flying away
LocalityCarpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp plagiatus) Don DesJardin 04 December 2012 50 sec 4.7
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
A juvenile perched in a strong breeze looking around.
LocalityLake Los Carneros Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp majusculus) Don DesJardin 06 November 2010 36 sec 4.6
113 Photographs
Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
Taken from a boat on a pelagic birding tour. It was very windy.
LocalitySan Juan Seamount, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Alexander Viduetsky 30 April 2011 4.6
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
There were at least 10-15 YB Magpies on the ground at the park.
LocalityLos Alamos Park, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Alexander Viduetsky 21 August 2010 4.5
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Gnatcatcher pausing during its active routine
LocalityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp amoenissima) Justin Watts 13 December 2010 4.4
American Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
Rock Wren providing good views
LocalitySanta Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp obsoletus) Justin Watts 02 January 2012 4.4
Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
Perched on a dead tree by the lake.
LocalityLake Los Carneros Park, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Alexander Viduetsky 14 November 2009 4.3
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Juvenile Brown Pelican in a lagoon
LocalityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Justin Watts 31 December 2011 4.3
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
A Black Phoebe posing on a branch
LocalityUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp semiatra) Justin Watts 31 December 2011 4.3
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Lark Sparrow profile view
LocalitySanta Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Justin Watts 10 March 2012 4.3
2 Sounds
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Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
A bird emiting a low song.
Locality:Stowe House, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Paul Clarke 15 December 2002 4
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California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
An adult bird giving a continuous series of single note calls.
Locality:Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) Don DesJardin 04 November 2009 4
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Santa Barbara County
Species with materials recorded in Santa Barbara County
List of species with materials recorded in Santa Barbara County. Species that occur in Santa Barbara County but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-footed Albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
- Redhead (Aythya americana)
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Grey Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Skimmers (Rynchopidae)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Auks (Alcidae)
- Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
- Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- American Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
- White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Wrens (Troglodytidae)
- American Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Kinglets and Firecrests (Regulidae)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
- Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
- Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Island Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis)
- Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Vireos (Vireonidae)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
- Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
- Black-throated Grey Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
- Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
- Grace's Warbler (Dendroica graciae)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Tanagers (Thraupidae)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- California Towhee (Pyrgisoma crissale)
- Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)