For those of you interested in such things, andif like me you haven't received your El Tecolote in the mail, I'm leading anSBAS field trip to Figueroa Mtn. this Sunday December 12. We're meeting at

Hi All, I just sent the following message to Calbird, but it's my understanding that a few of you up there in paradise might not keep close watch on doings around the state... This morning at 0930

Four to five Golden-crowned Kinglets on Kinevan road, hanging out with a Ruby-crowned K. and a Townsend's warbler, about 100 yds downstream from the bridge at the entrance to the ranch, in a sunlit

Anyone out there experienced birding in the Santa Ynez area who would volunteer to do the owling for the Cachuma CBC? Let me know. Thanks. Gene Lynch La Purisima AS

Summerland Beach this morning (Dec. 8) -- all the expected sandy-beach birds at close range and easily studied plus Red-throated Loon, Glaucous-winged Gull (first winter), two Long-billed Curlews,

This morning on the way to work at UCSB, I spotted the Zone-tail Hawk sitting on a cable at the Turnpike overpass to US 101. In Santa Barbara. This was about 7:30 a.m. Florence

John Ayres is right. My mistake (apologies to Peter D.). The Lompoc CBC is SUNDAY, December 19. Gene Lynch

I think you mean Sunday, December 19. Gene Lynch wrote:

Hi Y'all Highlights from around the Lompoc Valley Saturday birds: the Snow,and Ross' Geese were seen feeding in the field east of the NASA bldg. on W Ocean ave. The Ponds continue to be

The Lompoc (La Purisima) CBC will be Wednesday, December 19. Birders are needed for all areas of the valley. Each year we tally about 170 species, and each year we pledge we will make significant

11:30 AM Just observed the Zone Tail hawk circling above the north end of Patterson Ave. near San Jose Creek. Got the telescope out and by that time a Red Tail hawk was harassing the ZT. The ZT

Mission Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant: Now that the fallen Eucalyptus trees have been cleared out you can see into the ponds pretty easily from the hillside. This morning- 2 Hooded Mergansers

Hi Tom and others, I sent an e-mail to Geoff LeBaron at National Audubon about not yet receiving the CBC Issue from last year. He wrote back that they had tried a new "on-line" method of

Everyone, As it is quickly approaching the beginning of the CBC count period, I was hoping to have the CBC issue for last year in my hands prior to this years count. I for one have not received

Greetings all, We will have guests from England over the holidays, and would like to attempt a Condor sighting. Our schedule does not allow a trip to see the birds that have been reported in

Hi All: Along with the sandpipers and ducks--all of theexpected species for the date, and plenty of them--at the Santa Maria rivermouth this morning there were four species of geese: Canada (2

Hi all Bob Hansen reports 3 Greater Scaup from the Bird Refuge this morning, and a 'mystery duck' that is associating with the scaup - a much smaller duck, according to him.. If someone wants to

Grant Weyburne and I saw a few birds of minor interest thismorning, but mostly things that have been reported. One Brown Creeper was aroundthe intersection of Kinevan and West Camino Cielo. A flock of

Hello, There was a Palm Warbler in the lerpy eucs on the west side of the creek at Refugio Beach this morning. A Black-throated Gray was slightly further west in the camp site area. El Cap was

This morning I saw a White-tailed Kite from my back yard perched atop a tree in Lompoc's Evergreen Cemetery. While the kite has become a relatively common sight elsewhere, this is the first time I