I haven’t seen this bird myself, but apparently there is a Song Sparrow at Lake Los Carneros that has an abnormally long upper beak that curves downward, making Marge and Don Thornton, who saw the

SB Birders, I birded portions of Fig Mountain last night starting at 8:00pm until 1:45 am, I was mainly up there looking for owls. I spent the most my time on the Cat Way Road or also know as Zaca

A quick followup to share some information someone was kind enough to forward to me. This appears to be a condition called “Avian Keratin Disorder”, or AKD, first described in chickadees in Alaska

There is now a bright male VEFL at Santa Maria Country Club. John Deacon Orcutt -- John Deacon Orcutt

I have numerous photographs of this bird and did a bit of online research on it . The bird has Avian Keratin Disorder which causes its beak to grow abnormally. You can Google the disorder to learn

Photo of "Song Thrasher" Hope this helps. Barbara Goll Goleta

Dear Birders: Several years ago I had a male Lesser Goldfinch coming to my feeder with what appeared to be the same disorder. I continued to see the bird for several months so I assumed that the

All, Thanks to the generosity of Cuyler Stapelmann's dad, Frank, we were able to visit Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz Islands from Friday through Monday. Since Frank's yacht is significantly slower

It seems that Nick and Cuyler's White Wagtail has been refound... Wim ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Justyn Stahl <justyn.stahl@...> Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:04 PM Subject:

There was a Burrowing Owl at North Campus Open Space this am (Wed). It was flushed from one of the hibernacula on the north-facing slope on south side (restricted access area) of the slough by

I hiked East Pinery Road today for the first time this fall. Nothing remarkable to report except that the Red-breasted Nuthatch invasion is very evident here. I counted 26 of them from the road head

We had two Lewis Woodpeckers yesterday on the dirt road 1/2 mile west of the entrance to the ranch and one Lewis Woodpecker today in the "equipment" field. Just had my knee replacement re-replaced

A relatively cool morning gave way by mid morning to warm still air which seemed to subdue bird activity over much or the area we surveyed. Nonetheless we managed 47 species including both Canyon Wren

There was a White-crowned Sparrow (adult) in the Carp Salt Marsh Nature Park this morning. First one I’ve seen this Fall. Also, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Franklin Creek, near the footbridge.

SB Birders, I made a quick stop by Gaviota and a Tropical Kingbird was hanging out near the bridge that crosses the creek by the kiosk. It was still present when I left. Other than that, just the

Ken Pearlman and I checked out possible viewing spots along the northern trail for the NCOS Burrowing Owl yesterday (Wed) afternoon. The owl was at the same location as in the am. Best spot to view

At Golden Gate Raptor Observatory they're still seeing Broad-winged Hawks and last Monday they had two Rough-legged Hawks, so this afternoon I decided to check out Foxen Canyon Rd to see if there was

Cruising around the valley on the way home from a lecture at Sedgwick I had Golden Eagle, two Bald Eagles one of which is tagged, Prairie Falcon, Ferruginous Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk and 10-15

That seems to be A-63, which is a male that fledged on May 30, 2016 at Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island:

SB Birders, I birded around Gaviota State Beach for about one hour. It was 76 degrees and the wind was not too bad. The best bird was a female type Lazuli Bunting in the mixed flock of sparrows.