A few helpful experts have weighed in privately to say it's a male Indigo Bunting, so I've changed the ID back to that in eBird. Thanks! John Callender Carpinteria

Lake Jocelyn continues to be dry, but the tall weeds growing in the western part of the lakebed were very popular with buntings this afternoon. I saw a minimum 10 Lazuli Buntings, as well as one male

I finally observed the Virginia Rail from Phelps Bridge. https://ebird.org/checklist/S72286602 Also, at one point, a troop of five raccoons made their way from NCOS, going under the Phelps Bridge,

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Monday morning, August 10 2020 Another Yellow-crowned Night Heron joined the one I saw yesterday at the white bridge over Santa Monica Creek. This second bird is a

A note about additional Turkey Vultures: I saw a good-sized flock (15 or more) feeding in the cut alfalfa fields off Highway 154 about a mile west of the Bradbury Dam overlook on Saturday. This was

*** Species Summary: - Neotropic Cormorant (1 report) - Reddish Egret (2 reports) - Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (2 reports) - Red-eyed Vireo (2 reports) - Cedar Waxwing (2

On Saturday August 8 along Alisal Road east of Nojoqui Park I observed a startling looking leucistic Turkey Vulture flying with a normally colored Turkey Vulture. It does seem that the Purple Martins

Spent some time this morning looking for the Purple Martins by Nojoqui Falls Park. Saw no action at the nesting site near the park entrance. I guess if you're a Purple Martin, autumn has

All: Yesterday Peter Schneekloth and I birded Jim May Park. While on the north side of the pond, we both heard the unmistakable "Kwa-ark" of a Caspian Tern calling. The tern continued to call while

All, The Reddish Egret and 15 Least Terns were at Ocean Beach Park today. The Elegant Tern invasion has now reached there with at least 120 at river mouth. Lots of common shorebirds visible from the

This morning Lori Gaskin and I birded El Capitan State Beach. One Wandering Tattler worked the beach east of El Cap point. A Pigeon Guillemot was offshore. Then, nothing was exciting at Refugio State

Hi all, Some of you might remember my reports from seawatching earlier this year, when I went out most times there was a good westerly wind and managed to see northern fulmars, black-legged

*** Species Summary: - Solitary Sandpiper (2 reports) - Neotropic Cormorant (3 reports) - Reddish Egret (1 report) - Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (3 reports) - California Towhee (1

This afternoon (8/8) a ringtail Northern Harrier was quartering over the southern portion of More Mesa. I observed an interesting dragonfly along the western fenceline of the mesa. It was a male

Hi everyone, At the Bird Refuge today, I saw one adult Neotropic Cormorant, looking very much like the bird both Adam and Glenn have photographed recently. This bird, incidentally, does not look like

All: Interesting post Florence. Peter Schneekloth and I were there around 8:00 this morning. No Solitary Sandpiper but we did find a very nice Lesser Yellowlegs. We didn't have any Phalaropes. No

I made it up there mid-morning. Later on, Jamie Chavez showed up and we compared notes with his sightings from yesterday. There had been some turnover during the night and overall, there were

I just saw a swan flyover the 101 going from Lake Los Carneros towards the airport. Rob Hofberg

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Basins 1 & 2, and Marsh Park, Saturday morning, August 8, 2020 Highlights: a pair of Whte-tailed Kites, Green Heron (seems to be pretty regular in the past 6 weeks), a tight

*** Species Summary: - Redhead (2 reports) - American Coot (Red-shielded) (2 reports) - Solitary Sandpiper (1 report) - Neotropic Cormorant (1