The Google maps link that I posted a week ago stopped working, so here is a fix. For those of you who want to check if they are within their CBC circle while birding, the following phone trick could

Best birds were a pair of Peregrine Falcons, 2 Ch.-backed Chickadees, 4 Hooded Merganser, a Ring-necked Duck, a Lesser Scaup, and a scaup sp. Ron Hirst, SB

*** Species Summary: - Black Scoter (1 report) - Common Merganser (1 report) - Lesser Yellowlegs (2 reports) - Short-eared Owl (2 reports) - Eastern Phoebe (1 report) - Swamp Sparrow (3 reports) -

This morning I birded various parts of the SB waterfront. The harbour wasn't too exciting. The Surf Scoter flock has grown to 27 birds, with no adult males present. There was an oiled Common Loon. One

One obvious barn swallow, with another swallow of another species, over the slu roadside near parking lot of Ocean Park, Tues 12-21. Don Tate

Last week I postulated that the Rocky Nook redstart was a hatch year bird. I sent tail photos to Peter Pyle and this is his response: "These are difficult to age and I think I'd need better photos to

Today at Goleta Beach I had a herring gull, 2 barn swallows, short-billed gulls, and a yellow-crowned night heron. I did not see a tuffed duck(which was sometimes there last year), common goldeneye,

*** Species Summary: - Black Scoter (1 report) - Bell's Vireo (1 report) - Painted Redstart (4 reports) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa

A visit to Goleta Beach this morning at high tide, generally the usual suspects. Relatively few shorebirds and gulls, as may be expected at high tide. A Peregrine was strafing the doves on the Pier.

We had beautiful weather for the Carpinteria CBC last Saturday, December 18, 2021. Roughly 32 parties and 53 participants found a preliminary total of 152 species. Among the highlights: * Hugh

*** Species Summary: - Black Scoter (1 report) - Red-necked Grebe (1 report) - White-winged Dove (2 reports) - Elegant Tern (1 report) - Short-tailed Shearwater (1 report) - American Bittern (1

I'd looked for the Bohnett Park Warbling Vireo without success on several occasions since early November. I went back this morning to give it one last shot--nada on my first pass through the park, but

This afternoon I went looking for a certain celebrated duck, but alas, no tufted crowns were to be found amongst the scaup and Ring-necked fowl. Consolation prizes were a Barn Swallow, and a

All: Peter Schneekloth and I birded River Park in Lompoc today as part of the La Purisima CBC. The highlight was a pair of White Winged Doves. We found them in the vicinity of the bathrooms and

Two white-striped morphs were at the Nature Center, with one in full song. I didn't see any tan-striped morphs reported earlier. A Lewis's Woodpecker flew over. Larry Ballard Carpinteria CA

This morning I birded the central section (the playing fields area) of Elings Park. I haven't seen too many Golden-crowned sparrows this winter, but today I made up for it. Just outside of the park,

I finally saw the Redstart at 1:45 pm on Saturday. It moved several hundred yards around the corner from its usual place. Two serious photographers were there also. Got various good views. Have

American Bittern now at Lake Los Carneros. Seen from Dam. Hunting along SE arm of lake. Noah Gaines Goleta CA

*** Species Summary: - Black Scoter (1 report) - Rufous Hummingbird (1 report) - Masked Booby (1 report) - Short-eared Owl (1 report) - Red-naped Sapsucker (1 report) - Eastern Phoebe (4 reports) -

For the pelagic portion of the Carpinteria CBC, Mark Bright, Penny Owens, and I ventured out this morning on the Channelkeeper. Conditions were spectacular, with glassy seas for most of the morning.