Hi Doug, I did not see a public response, so let me be the one to bring the good news: Yes that is a Lucy's Warbler. Nice. Wim -- Wim van Dam (Solvang, CA) SBCO #391: Island Scrub-Jay

A broad wing is circling about Mountain Drive and San Ysidro at 2:48. FYI. Thanks, Jason

All, I have been doing late morning hawkwatches at Bella Vista x Mariposa the last two mornings. All the accipiters I have identified have been Cooper's. Yesterday, I had one, possibly two,

One euc by carousel house is very lerpy and had a Blackpoll, 12 Yellow and a few other warblers. Creek behind park has access closed so now access is from RR tracks. 2 GW Fronted Geese casually

Saturday, Oct. 2 - the Green-tailed Towhee was in the same spot when I was there at about 9:30 this morning. I watched it take a bath in the nearby water feature. Very cooperative birdie. Betsy Green

The previously reported Green-tailed Towhee at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden was still there this morning around 9:30 a.m. It was foraging under the Summer Holly near the northeast end of the

Please help me ID this bird. I could clearly see rufous under his tail and on top of his head. This bird was seen in my backyard in Goleta near Cathedral Oaks and Los Carneros. -Doug Allard Goleta

Did a loop around Lake Los Carneros late this afternoon starting around 5 PM. I saw my first white-crowned sparrows and American wigeon of the season, so it's beginning to look like winter. 20+ each

Green-tailed Towhee still present in reported location. Seen twice between 4:00 and 4:45. Prefers to feed in and below a clump of Summer Holly. Steven Gaulin Santa Barbara

Thanks to Max for the excellent directions. The bird was still here scraping around in the leaf litter at 2:56 PM. David Blue Goleta, CA

*** Species Summary: - Common Ground Dove (1 report) - Neotropic Cormorant (1 report) - Reddish Egret (1 report) - Broad-winged Hawk (1 report) - Plumbeous Vireo (1 report) - Lawrence's Goldfinch (1

Hi All: A friend of mine, Betsy Green, made an eBird report of a Green-tailed Towhee she saw this morning at the SB Botanic Garden on the east side of the meadow. She said she’s seen it there last

Hey all, A green-tailed towhee found by Betsy Green continued at the SB Botanic gardens, scraping around in the leaf litter right across the trail from the stone bench on the trail that wraps around

Peter Gaede and I had a great day birding on Santa Cruz Island today. Before heading to Island Packers, we birded the Carpinteria tams by the driving range. Best bird here was an Orchard Oriole near

This morning I birded the lerpy eucalyptus trees at the Riviera Business Park. I was there specifically in hopes of seeing the continuing Blackburnian Warbler, which makes it extra embarrassing that

I stopped in at Gaviota, Refugio and El Capitan this morning. Gaviota had an adult Greater White-fronted Goose at the creek mouth. Refugio was a bust. El Capitan had a Vesper Sparrow and a getting

The MacGillivray’s Warbler put in a very brief appearance at the former LogMeIn complex this morning. It was on the north slope that comes out of the eucalyptus basin. Several birders looked for

*** Species Summary: - Brewer's Sparrow (1 report) - Green-tailed Towhee (1 report) - Ovenbird (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa

Congratulations to the latest member of the 400 Club. For those who don't know about this, have a read here: http://www.sbcobirding.com/countylisters.html Wim -- Wim van Dam (Solvang, CA) SBCO #391:

Thanks to all the postings I have been on the lookout to add BWHA to my yard list in Mission Canyon Heights. At 9:55 AM today an adult flew over, not especially high. Steven Gaulin Santa Barbara