Two are roosting at the west end of the middle island at the bird refuge, seen from the platform closest to the zoo. Larry Ballard

They're both in Carp -- the sandpiper at Lake Jocelyn (day 134) and the oriole in the taller south end of the cape honeysuckle row along Santa Monica Creek. A dark Merlin was over Franklin Creek and a

It’s on the mudflats near the half bridge with a dozen Double-cresteds. Larry Ballard

Between the turnouts at Devereux along with 500 mostly Rough-winged Swallows. I’ve never seen the water level this high. Larry Ballard Carpinteria Sent from my iPhone.

Still present in Carpinteria at Lake Jocelyn (sandpiper, flycatcher) and Carpinteria Creek (waterthrush). Larry Ballard Carpinteria CA

I'm unaware of any other Solitary Sandpiper records of this duration in California. The Vermilion Flycatcher, along with Great Egret, Least Sandpiper, Common Raven and Great-Tailed Grackle witnessed t

It’s in the middle of the row of corkscrew willows along the north shore of Lake Jocelyn, usually in the upper willows and visible from the south side of the lake. Found by Becky Turkey yesterday. Lar

Two at Lake Jocelyn. One may have some Snow Goose in it. Larry Ballard

It was seen again around 1:30 this afternoon on the eastern mudflats of Lake Jocelyn. There were also 15 gregarious Killdeer, a large number for the location, and a male Hooded Merganser was there las

It was seen this afternoon at the usual spot near the northeast corner of the water treatment plant, just south of 6th St. along Carpinteria Creek. Larry Ballard

It's still along Carpinteria Creek at the northeast corner of the water treatment plant. I last saw the Solitary Sandpiper at Lake Jocelyn on 22 December. Larry Ballard Carpinteria CA

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 t

Two on the burned area of San Marcos Foothills Reserve along with a Norther Harrier. Ash on the ground, snow on the mountains.

While snacking at the end of Linden a Yellow-headed Blackbird landed on our table. Three Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were along Franklin Creek and a female Hooded Merganser was at the Carp Creek lagoo

It’s with a flock of 500+ gulls at the end of Elm

There's a Laughing Gull on the beach at the end of Elm St. (a block west of Linden) with California and Heermann's Gulls. Larry Ballard Carpinteria CA

A flock of about 300 Black Skimmers has shown up a couple of times during the past week at East Beach near the base of Milpas St. The wind had them grounded yesterday afternoon and I was able to count

Blue Grosbeak, Sora and Virginia Rail were all calling east of the dam on the muddy flat closest to La Patera around noon today. Tons of dragonflies were on the wing around the muddy flat, including T

One was feeding in the parking lot at La Cumbre Feed on Calle Real this morning. Larry

Curtis had the Neotropic Cormorant at the east end of the UC lagoon around 7:45 pm yesterday before it left for Goleta beach. Larrry Ballard Carpinteria CA