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Re: San Ysidro Dippers
Kathleen L. Whitney <kwhit@...>
This morning (September 5) Jim Greaves and I went to San Ysidro Creek in
search of the Dipper(s) and finally found one sub-adult about 1/4 mile downstream of the pool where the others have apparently been observed. This bird had a pinkish bill and pale grey spotting on the throat and upper breast area (therefore we presumed HY status) but sang quietly to itself as it preened and bobbed for about 5-10 minutes as we observed from the trail. This bird was not easy to detect, so be patient and tenacious! Kathleen At 16:08 1.9.1999 -0700, you wrote: Cher Hollingworth and I went back down to Montecito again this a.m. to lookroad down toveers left, and crosses over the creek, but the trail itself narrows andthat aroundwithin sight of it. Stay to the right of the creek, and follow the trail.Justbefore you come to the swimming hole, you'll pass a sheer rock face on therightside of the trail. You're almost there. I checked a trail guide last nightat thebookstore that says the swimming hole is about 1.5 miles from thetrailhead. Youcan't miss the pool--it's deeper than any other you've seen so far alongthe way,and is a natural spot for a dip (not to mention a couple of dippers, whichwereright there above it). over athe gate at the trailhead, but eventually came to another chain link gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------nearestmile until the trail (the wide trail) went left up a steep hill and moved ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Re: Painted Bunting
Kathleen L. Whitney <kwhit@...>
Dave Compton and I failed to find the Painted Bunting on Atascadero Creek
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on Saturday afternoon. Mark Holmgren, Melissa and Helene were also birding the area and did not see it either. We did find 2 Indigo Buntings (one adult and one HY male), several Blue Grosbeaks, Lazuli Buntings by the score, Nutmeg Mannakins (sp?) and the usual Atascadero Creek rif-raf. Wilson's Warblers that we spotted were not of the same subspecies that we have found at the Atascadero Creek MAPS site during the nesting season.
At 07:17 2.9.1999 -0700, you wrote:
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San Ysidro Dippers
bhoban@...
Cher and Bruce Hollingworth report that the Dippers remain in the
vicintity of the swimming hole on San Ysidro Creek. They report seeing one adult and one juvenile bird this morning Sat. Sept 4. Becky Hoban bhoban@...
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Buller's Shearwaters off Gaviota Area, Etc.
Robert A. Hamilton <robbham@...>
Hi Barbarians,
As you may have seen recently in the News Press, I'm just back from a few weeks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I'm still just recovering from the shock of re-entry to "civilization" and wading through 237 e-mails, more than a couple concerning Curlew Sandpipers (I'd vote for the two-bird theory unless photos show otherwise) and American Dippers! I'll be putting together some information on my trip -- part scientific expedition (trawling to determine how much surface plankton in the open ocean consists of tiny bits of plastic debris -- looks like about half -- yikes!) and part birding adventure (seven lifers including four Pterodroma -- a Baird's Sandpiper collected 1,000 miles offshore and an adult Red-footed Booby several hundred miles offshore were interesting oddities). Approaching Point Conception from the open ocean on the morning of Saturday 4 September, we experienced exceptionally calm weather and overcast skies, with hundreds of Sooty Shearwaters zipping about. As we turned eastward and steamed slowly past Gaviota, approximately 3-4 miles off the coast, we started picking up Buller's Shearwaters sitting on the water and soaring around near our boat. I counted five between Gaviota and Refugio, and would expect that some were visible from promontories in this area. It was a county bird for me, and Lehman 1994 lists only 16 records, just two of which were seen from shore. East of Refugio the seabird numbers really dropped off, and waters in the Coal Oil Point area were disgustingly oily as ever. I was also interested to see a flock of 20 Northern Rough-winged Swallows flying south and calling a half mile off Campus Point. Good birding to y'all, and send a Curlew Sandpiper down to Orange County, por favor! -Robb Hamilton Trabuco Canyon robbham@...
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Pelagic-ing
Kurt Radamaker <kurtrad@...>
Hi Robb,
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Sounds like an interesting trip, I'm envios. I have been craving pelagics since I left the west, Florida waters are a virtual desert. I finally couldn't take it anymore and took a pelagic out of North Carolina last week-end. I got four lifers, Greater Shearwater, Black-capped Petrel, Band-rumped Storm Petrel and White-faced Storm Petrel, the wfsp was only the fourth ever for Brian Patteson. I will be roaming the west sometime in October, and will likely make it to Baja for a week or so. Hopefully we'll have time to hook up. Kurt
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From: Robert A. Hamilton [SMTP:robbham@...] Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 3:59 PM To: Santa Barbara County Birding Subject: [sbcobirding] Buller's Shearwaters off Gaviota Area, Etc. Hi Barbarians, As you may have seen recently in the News Press, I'm just back from a few weeks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I'm still just recovering from the shock of re-entry to "civilization" and wading through 237 e-mails, more than a couple concerning Curlew Sandpipers (I'd vote for the two-bird theory unless photos show otherwise) and American Dippers! I'll be putting together some information on my trip -- part scientific expedition (trawling to determine how much surface plankton in the open ocean consists of tiny bits of plastic debris -- looks like about half -- yikes!) and part birding adventure (seven lifers including four Pterodroma -- a Baird's Sandpiper collected 1,000 miles offshore and an adult Red-footed Booby several hundred miles offshore were interesting oddities). Approaching Point Conception from the open ocean on the morning of Saturday 4 September, we experienced exceptionally calm weather and overcast skies, with hundreds of Sooty Shearwaters zipping about. As we turned eastward and steamed slowly past Gaviota, approximately 3-4 miles off the coast, we started picking up Buller's Shearwaters sitting on the water and soaring around near our boat. I counted five between Gaviota and Refugio, and would expect that some were visible from promontories in this area. It was a county bird for me, and Lehman 1994 lists only 16 records, just two of which were seen from shore. East of Refugio the seabird numbers really dropped off, and waters in the Coal Oil Point area were disgustingly oily as ever. I was also interested to see a flock of 20 Northern Rough-winged Swallows flying south and calling a half mile off Campus Point. Good birding to y'all, and send a Curlew Sandpiper down to Orange County, por favor! -Robb Hamilton Trabuco Canyon robbham@... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MyPoints-Free Rewards When You're Online. Start with up to 150 Points for joining! http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/805 eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/sbcobirding http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications
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Re: Pelagic-ing
Kurt Radamaker <kurtrad@...>
Oops didn't intend for my last message to hit the entire list
Pardon Kurt
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Steller's jays near dippers
Jim Greaves <greaves@...>
Don't forget the other birds - but there are also other birds of note.
Kathleen and I saw 2 STELLER'S JAYS less than a quarter mile above the Dipper spot on Sunday (5 Sept 99). These are significant because we have very few sightings on south slope of Santa Ynez range. In addition, they have bred at lower than expected elevations along the Santa Ynez River at Gibraltar Reservoir, and several summered this year in the river bottom willow-cottonwood forest near the spruce where Cold Springs Trail crosses the river.
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Dippers
GPveg@...
I will be in Santa Barbara on Thursday, any hope that the dippers will still
be there? Pat W.
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Re: Painted Bunting
Florence Sanchez <sanchez@...>
Looked for Painted Bunting on Sunday, Sept. 5, no luck. Present were an
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Osprey and Sora, plus a couple of empids, and not much else. No sign of Chestnut-backed Chickadee or Manikins. Florence Sanchez
On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Kathleen L. Whitney wrote:
Dave Compton and I failed to find the Painted Bunting on Atascadero Creek
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Wed., Sept. 29
Joan E. Lentz <jelentz@...>
COME HELP SAVE JOAN LENTZ'S (VOLUNTEER) JOB!
Hey birders! You wouldn't want me without a (volunteer) job would you??? A very important journal, "North American Birds" formerly "Field Notes", has been in some financial trouble lately and we need your help! As you know, I am the county reporter for S. B. County--keeping track of the ornithological comings and goings--which get sent to "North American Birds" four times a year. Wouldn't it be horrible if there was nowhere all those bird records could be stored? Wouldn't it be sad if a magazine that has kept track of North American ornithology for a hundred years would cease to exist? On Wednesday, September 29, at the S. B. Museum of Natural History Jon Dunn and Kimball Garrett are DONATING their time to give us a fun evening to benefit "North American Birds", published by American Birding Assoc. and the Nat'l. Audubon Society. We're going to begin by having wine, cheese and crackers, and desserts by the creek at 6:30 pm. Bring your new NGS guides to get autographs and the Warbler book as well. Lots of socializing. Then, at 7:30 pm in the Bird Habitat Hall, Jon and Kimball will be lecturing and showing slides on warblers in migration--old favorites as well as wish-list types--just in time for fall. Admission is $25 per person at the door and ALL OF IT GOES TO BENEFIT "North American Birds". PLEASE join us and HELP SAVE MY JOB!!!
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Mist netting/banding in September & October
Paloma Nieto <palomanieto@...>
Anyone interested, the following are the dates I have scheduled for mist netting/banding for September & October:
Chorro Flats: Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Oct. 30 Oso Flaco: Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Oct. 29 I'll be there between 7 AM and 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to watch and/or participate. Paloma. Paloma Nieto Wildlife Biologist palomanieto@... (805) 929-5377 -- "He whose ear is untrained to hear the harmonious discord of the birds travels alone when he might have company."
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Bobolink, Brewer's Sparrow
Dave Compton <DCompton@...>
Some nice birds at Atascadero Creek yesterday evening. I saw a Bobolink and
a Brewer's Sparrow in the S curve about midway between Turnpike and Walnut on Atascadero Creek, just before sunset. This is in the area with no willows along the south bank of the creek, so you don't need boots. Exept for this one spot, it was pretty dead from Patterson nearly to Turnpike. Dave Compton dcompton@...
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Re: Bobolink, Brewer's Sparrow
Dave Compton <DCompton@...>
Sorry, I should've said there are no willows along the NORTH bank of the
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creek--the bike path side.
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Ibis
William Murdoch <murdoch@...>
At about 4:30 today, Fri, an ibis sitting with 2 snowy egrets on the
telephone wire above the creek at the end of Walnut Lane. 20 mins later circled over the S-bend in the creek along with (presumably the same) 2 egrets. It had 2 small white patches/tufts on its head. Does this tell you anything about id? Presumably it is wh-faced, but I can't tell. Bill Murdoch
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Devereux Trip
Paul Keller <wrentit@...>
Hi all -- Don't forget to stop by after work at 5:30 PM tomorrow (Thursday)
for a birding trip around Devereux Slough. Ron Hirst <sbtech@...> leads us and will also bring us up to speed on the current threats to this slough. -- Paul K., SBAS Field Trips
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Re: Ibis
Rebecca Fagan Coulter
On Wednesday 9/8 at about 5:30 pm, Betsy Moles and I saw an ibis feeding in the
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same area on Atascadero Creek (near the s-curve) with one Snowy Egret. I didn't notice any white tufts on the head, but could see a very faint eye marking, though it was barely visible. The two birds stuck together, moving up and down the creek feeding. I would say White-faced Ibis; according to Peterson, immature and winter adults lack bright eye mark, and winter adults often have white speckling about the head. Rebecca Coulter impact2@... William Murdoch wrote:
At about 4:30 today, Fri, an ibis sitting with 2 snowy egrets on the
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Goleta sewage plant
Dave Compton <DCompton@...>
The Goleta sewage plant remains a pretty birdy spot, and a good place to go
for anyone interested in looking at shorebirds in the Santa Barbara area. Nothing better today than one Pectoral Sandpiper and one Lesser Yellowlegs, but good numbers overall, including 250+ peeps. Worth keeping an eye on still. Dave Compton dcompton@...
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Willow Flycatcher
bhoban@...
Hi All, This morning Cher, Terry and I went back to Montecito to let
Terry get a look at the Dipper. We found the juvenile calling and working the creek above and below the swimming hole. On the fire road on the way back to the parking area we found a Willow Flycatcher calling "whit/weet". He was not singing, however. To locate the spot from the parking area, hike up the fire road through the 2nd chain link gate. Watch for the fire road to branch off on the right side of the road forming a sharp u-turn (a "Y" in the road) up the hill. (To get to the Dipper you would continue straight on up the road parellel to the creek, but this is a good landmark for the flycatcher.) At that junction, we saw the bird feeding in a dead tree with some horizontal branches directly across the creek. He was busily feeding and easy to spot at about 1130 this morning. Becky Hoban bhoban@...
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Brewers Sparrow update
GeorgeR244@...
Hi all...Maxine and I found the Brewer's Sparrow on Atascadero Creek today
(Thursday) at about 4:45 pm. We first saw it in the bushes between the bike path and the creek about one hundred yards upstream from the s-bend between Turnpike and Patterson roads. Then it flew downstream to the immediate vicinity of the s-bend. There are still easy-to-see Blue Grosbeaks and Lazuli Buyntings working the reeds in the creek and a large crowd of goldfinches. George Roland georger244@...
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Hooded Warbler
bhoban@...
Hi All,
I failed to mention this in the posting about the Willow Flycatcher but yesterday as we were watching the flycatcher on San Ysidro Creek, Terry states that he saw a "very yellow warbler with a black hood" that he believes to have been a Hooded Warbler. If you're in the area of the flycatcher, we'd love to know if anyone else could confirm the warbler. Thanks, Becky Hoban bhoban@...
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