Tom Benson, the secretary of the California Bird Records Committee, has passed along word that the committee has accepted the record of the Varied Bunting that Wes Fritz photographed back in November 2018. This is a new species for Santa Barbara County, I believe bringing the total to 501. Note that this total does not include two species, European Golden-Plover and Alder Flycatcher, for which the CBRC is reviewing documentation.
