No apologies necessary. This sort of thing keeps us all on our toes. We need to get out there and cover those sewage ponds anyway. One never knows what might turn up during migration :^) Melissa

Guy Tingos, Dave Compton, and I did go to the sewage plant this noon and confirmed the presence of a Wilson's Phalarope and a Solitary Sandpiper, but there was no sign of a Stilt Sandpiper. However,

The Solitary Sandpiper found yesterday was still at the Goleta sewage plant early this afternoon, moving in and out of the vegetation in the middle pond, along with seven other species of shorebirds.

Is my face red!! Sorry, folks. The Saw-Whet Owls of Casmalia metamorphosed in two days into two soprano Barn Owls. Moral of the story: Never trust the audio-memory or a deaf guy. Gene Lynch

Rebecca and I had a Red Knot yesterday afternoon along the beach south of the Sandpiper Golf Course, between the creek mouth and the old pier. We did not see the Solitary Sandpiper at the GSTP

A quick check of birds at the SYRmouth this evening yielded two SemiSandpipers, five Lesser Yellowlegs, and increasing numbers of fresh juv Sanderlings. Conditions remain very good; have been all

Cher and Bruce Hollingsworth report a Wandering Tattler today, Saturday, at Destroyer Rocks on south Vandenberg AFB. It was about noon. Gene Lynch

A steady increase of shorebirds feeding north of the parking lot at Ocean Pk. Saturday morning. Hundreds moving around by late morning. Species of interest included: 2 SemiSandpipers, 5-6 Lesser

Hi Folks, We've got our first Western grebe chick of theseason at Cachuma Lake. Just one with parents spotted so far. They hang aroundthe log line in Santa Cruz Bay. Also, Neal Taylor reported

Hi Folks, We've got our first Western grebe chick of theseason at Cachuma Lake. Just one with parents spotted so far. They hang aroundthe log line in Santa Cruz Bay. Also, Neal Taylor reported

This morning Marilyn Harding was hiking up San Ysidro Creek and saw a dipper about 50 feet below the swimming hole, which is about a mile up from the trailhead. To reach the trailhead, take San

Monday afternoon, about 5:30, I had two Dippers at the swimming hole on San Ysidro Creek. They both appeared to be juveniles: lightish throat and breast area, and pale orangish bills. One of them was

On Monday afternoon ca. 4 pm I saw two dippers in the same area below the swimming hole along San Ysidro Creek.

Hi Just a suggestion, but it would be helpful, especially for us out-of-town birders, if locations were a little more specific. I don't know where San Ysidro Creek is, for example. Thanks Mike

Maybe even more specific. For those that don't know, some subscribers are from outside Santa Barbara County (thanks to you all). Perhaps noting the nearest city or town would be helpful. There are

Karen B. had indicated it in her message yesterday, but people may not have seen that. Here are the directions to San Ysidro Creek: 101 to San Ysidro Road N. on San Ysidro to East Valley Road Right

Hi All, We went down there to see the Dippers this a.m. and located the creek and the trail without a problem. Once on the trail however, we failed to find the "swimming hole". We saw the other

Dave Compton and I found a female Painted Bunting around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon on Atascadero Creek. The bird ranged from about 100 to 250 meters upcreek from the small check dam which is near the

Here's what I can offer to anyone having difficulty finding this place (Monday was MY first time on this trail--any Montecito regulars out there might be able to enlighten further): The first part of

Cher Hollingworth and I went back down to Montecito again this a.m. to look for the Dipper, this time paying special attention to detail so that we could help direct other birders to the spot. Thanks