*** Species Summary:

- Common Ground Dove (1 report)
- Black Skimmer (1 report)
- American Crow (1 report)
- Northern Parula (2 reports)

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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 20, 2023 08:55 by Ken S
- Farren Road, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.443548 ,-119.9237752&ll=34.443548,-119.9237752
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138527575
- Comments: "At end of road on East side. Tiny dove pecking under trees. Rufous-tinged wings in low flight. Continuing"

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 18, 2023 14:44 by Joel Barrett
- Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage (seawatch only), Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.0492492 ,-119.5555481&ll=34.0492492,-119.5555481
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138444261
- Comments: "Orange bill with longer lower portion as compared to upper part. Seen dipping and skimming water as it flew along just off the island. Dark upper with white underneath. Ill try to upload photos this weekend. Only the second time I have ever seen one at the islands in nearly 20 years. It stayed in the area for at least an hour coving maybe a mile or more of the coastline."

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) (1)
- Reported May 19, 2023 09:34 by Florian Marchner
- Santa Cruz Island--Upper Scorpion Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.0408661 ,-119.5741024&ll=34.0408661,-119.5741024
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138545079
- Comments: "will upload pictures later, at the upper camping ground"

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2023 12:28 by Ali Nygaard
- 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/S138580060
- Comments: "Unmistakable song. Flying between the trees making its way from the lower end of the park to the upper and back before flying off"

Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported May 20, 2023 06:56 by Ken S
- mills way, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=34.4220958 ,-119.8747604&ll=34.4220958,-119.8747604
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138503856
- Comments: "Mostly Yellow and rufous lined bib, yellow throat against white belly and mostly gray-blue body/wings, olive back, you know that guy singing in the trees , hopping about (photos & sound record)"

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