Saturday about 4:05 PM a couple of swans flew in from upriver, circled the trestle and lit on the water near the parking lot. They then flew to new positions twice in the next ten minutes. White with

Oops, turns out I can't id owls at 70 mph a couple of lanes over on the fwy. Seems it was a barn owl. -- Bill Murdoch

The monthly survey at UCSB’s North Campus Open Space was conducted this morning by two teams, one team taking an eastern route, the other western. 61 species were detected. Highlights include: 2

I just read this very helpful post by Logan Kahle at the southbaybirds group, 250 miles north of us. It's about what it takes for a Northern Flicker to be a true Yellow-shafted one, as opposed to

2 Short-eared Owls, 4 Northern Harriers, 3 White-tailed Kites around sunset this evening. Guy Tingos Santa Barbara -- Guy Tingos Santa Barbara

A quick check at Armour Ranch Rd got me 3 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, so that's good news for the Cachuma CBC. Alas, there are still no Horned Larks at this location. At Happy Canyon Rd x Alisos Rd I did not

Glenn Kincaid, Adrian O’Loghlen, and I birded Goleta Sanitary District and Goleta Beach. One, possibly 2, YeWa were in the trees on the west side of the center basin. Photos will tell . . . maybe.

I meant to say: the officer was on the left shoulder just opposite the Milpas exit. -- Bill Murdoch

An hour ago (9:30) I passed a Hiway Patrol officer off his bike, on the left shoulder, with his light flashing and what looked like a burrowing owl standing next to him. He (the officer) was on the

Along with the wigeon were five Canada Geese, 30-40 Blue-winged Teal, about 100 Gadwall and single Herring and Bonaparte's Gulls. The grounds closed at noon today which gave me only about 15 minutes

Carpinteria Marsh Park and Ash Ave. Beach, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 Birded this morning with Mario Borunda and found 40 species, all but two were regulars. There was an off-shore Pelagic Cormorant and

Sorry, forgot to include the link to my eBird report (and pictures of the Tropical Kingbird)... https://ebird.org/checklist/S61980314 Pete Wolf Big Hammer Lures Unknown Daze Tequila Mockingbird

I went to LLC again today in hopes to find the scaups and get more details about the male (Greater or Lesser)... they were not around... what was around was a Tropical Kingbird (got a picture of it

Once the morning rain ended it was a beautiful sunny morning to conduct the weekly Sedgwick bird survey. A group of two hit the pond, Ranch House and Tipton House area and turned up an decent 47

Early this evening, I counted at least 5 Northern Harriers, 6 White-tailed Kites, and a Short-eared Owl on More Mesa. No Burrowing Owls so far. Guy Tingos Santa Barbara -- Guy Tingos Santa

All: Caught two White Throated Sparrows on my GameCam last Saturday. First time I've had evidence of two. John Deacon Orcutt -- John Deacon Orcutt

I heard one calling this morning from the eucalyptus trees to the west of the parking lot. Perhaps the same bird from last winter...though the persimmon tree it favored is almost picked clean, as

Our party of 4 had excellent looks at a juvenile Northern Harrier at Lake Los Carneros yesterday around 10am.

All, The CBRC has officially accepted the Alder Flycatcher record from LLC. Thanks to Kristie Nelson for making this very difficult identification and getting the word out. Nick

Google will shut down its Fusion Tables in 2 days. This marks the loss of the nifty display and filter tool that we’ve enjoyed since 2016. Grab what you need from it now. Go to