*** Species Summary: - Solitary Sandpiper (3 reports) - Western Wood-Pewee (2 reports) - Vermilion Flycatcher (1 report) - Tropical Kingbird (1 report) - Townsend's Solitaire (1 report) - Northern

There were a good number of birders at Carp Creek this morning, between 8th St and the ocean. Best new bird was a Tennessee Warbler, which Tom Beland, Laurel Luby, and I first saw below 6th St, where

Hi y'all, Just had a female or young male VEFL at the Devereux "bridge to nowhere." Very actively flycatching from tops of snags opposite the pullout. 34.4122358, -119.8772576 -Conor

To add to the growing number of Lewis's Woodpecker sightings, I spotted six birds flying over Jalama Road headed toward the coast in the afternoon. The birds were at approximately 34.51979, -120.42409

At the crack of noon, I walked and scoped Jackrabbit Flat on the south shore of Lake Cachuma. Two fire-fighting planes scooped water from the lake for use on the Alisal Fire. The few shorebirds

*** Species Summary: - Solitary Sandpiper (1 report) - Green-tailed Towhee (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare

This morning at 7:30 whilst biking to work, I heard a Summer Tanager calling along Maria Ygnacio Creek about 100 meters south of the 101. I did stop to try to see it but had no luck. Hugh Ranson

There was a Plumbeous Vireo in the Tipu trees in the parking lot north of the Euc grove at the former Logmein site on Hollister Rd. this morning (Fri). It flew to the Cherry trees in the north east

*** Species Summary: - Solitary Sandpiper (2 reports) - Lewis's Woodpecker (2 reports) - Virginia's Warbler (1 report) - American Redstart (1

I found the bird just as it was starting to get dark, when it gave its characteristic sharp chip note from a pine tree up the hill to the north of the school playing field, near (34.4061614,

This afternoon I went back to Monroe School (at 4:30, after the kids and most of the teachers had left) in the hope of finding the Pine Warbler and Red-naped Sapsucker. I saw neither, but on my way

Pam Viale photographed a Pectoral Sandpiper (see below) at the water's edge of the dam at LLC this morning (Wed). We were birding with Steve Rothstein but nether Steve nor I was able to get a look at

*** Species Summary: - Solitary Sandpiper (5 reports) - American Bittern (6 reports) - Lewis's Woodpecker (2 reports) - Northern Waterthrush (1

Correction: that should have been "the big eucalyptus grove northeast of the lake". David Blue Goleta

Hoping to see a Lewis's Woodpecker for the year, Linda and I followed up on Noah Gaines' two previous sightings at Lake Los Carneros (Oct 3rd & 9th) without any luck, but today my luck changed when I

During my regular Tuesday walk along Farren Road today, I saw an amazing interaction between three hawks. I'm still keeping my eyes open for a Broad Wing, so when I see a big hawk I look to see if

Lots of birders at Lake Los Carneros this morning. Most of the park was relatively dull but many people got excellent looks at the continuing American Bittern and Solitary Sandpiper, both at the

*** Species Summary: - American Bittern (1 report) - Broad-winged Hawk (5 reports) - Red-naped Sapsucker (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the

There is a very picturesque and completely white Say's Pheobe at the corner of Alisos and Happy Cyn Rds. There is a very faint hint of rusty colored under-tail coverts, but other than that it is

This is the 3rd one in our yard since August. It is an adult and has been in the lemon tree right outside my office for about an hour, sheltering from the wind gusts. Dianna Ricky Santa Barbara