Hi everyone I found the (a?) Zone-tailed Hawk sitting in the eucs at La Patera Park in Goleta (La Patera Rd. just south of Cathedral Oaks) this morning. I went there to check the trees for lerps

A Palm Warbler was observed feeding in the eucs behind the caretaker's house this evening.

There are 2 activities this week end available for birders this weekend. 1. The Central Coast Rally Reception is at the Embassy Suites, Lompoc, from 5-7 PM. Even if you are not birding the Rally you

Also, Robb Hamilton had a Blackpoll Warbler Monday afternoon in the same eucs. He said most of the activity was more toward the back, near the blacksmith's area. Fall is not over! Karen

This evening, I great looks at a Tennessee Warbler, presumably the bird seen on Sunday morning by Grant Weyburne, in the eucs surrounding the parking lot at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta. Many other

VAFB Ponds report for Mon A.M., 11 Oct: A good flock about 09:30 in the willows near the river as the fog was breaking up. Birds of note: Hermit warbler, Black-throated gray warbler, and Cassin's

Hello birders, This is a forward from Joan. Don reports a Bay-breasted Warbler and Zone-tailed Hawk from Ventura County on Saturday. This might be of interest to you chasers. Good luck. Jamie

Only one flock of consequence this morning between 8 and 10 AM, but some good birds. Male and female American Redstart, Tennessee Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and a

This morning (Saturday 10/9) at the Bird Refuge there was a Tennessee Warbler first seen in the Aroyo Willows along the fence line. Active and moving around a great deal. Also - many more W.-c.

Hi all Grant is back is town! He found what he is pretty sure is a young Black-throated Sparrow at Lake Los Carneros this morning (Thurs) at about 9:30. He said to walk south on the paved path east

Regarding below request (#175 from Kathleen Whitney, subject Burrowing Owls and recording bird leg band combinations): normal protocol for reading bands is top-left/lower-left -- top-right/lower-right

There was a few good flocks at Vandenberg Ponds on Sat morning. Brad Hines and I spotted a Black-throated Gray, a Black and White, and a Hermit Warbler. In addition, a unidentified warbler, we

Hi All, We'd love to go looking for Burrowing Owls but we don't live in Santa Barbara and we're not familar with the locations that Kathleen mentioned. Can anyone enlighten us as to where to find

Hey everyone! The Burrowing Owls have arrived this weekend so keep an eye out for them in appropriate habitat (ie Bridle Ridge, More Mesa, fields south of Ocean Meadows Golf Course, ag fields

A lerps-infested euc grove at the County Education Office at 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road held a good-sized flock of birds, though almost exclusively Yellow Rumps (they're baaaack). Also had a juvenile

Hello all, This is interesting... There are at least two Steller's Jays near Orcutt in the Lake Marie Estates neighborhood found yesterday 9/30. This is east of the 101 freeway about one mile or so

Hi Birders! I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing up at the Jon Dunn/Kimball Garrett event last night at the Museum! I wish there had been more of you, but hey . . . We took

What a treat to hear those two talk about warblers. Thanks! ...g & M.

At noon today, Jon Dunne identified an immature Broad-winged Hawk flying with a Red-tail at Lake Los Carneros County Park. THe tail-pattern is faint, so look for the white underwing with black tips,

Hi, A follow up to recent posting by Florence Sanchez. Both birds turned out to be immature Broad-winged Hawks. This is a good day for Hawk migration. Seven Sharp-shinned over Goleta (5/6 at