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Santa barbara harbor mouth
Hi Eric and others -- Nice work, it is indeed a juvenile Pigeon Guillemot. It was first seen on July 31 from the Condor Express by Wes Fritz and also later that day by myself and Nick Lethaby. I'm not
Hi Eric and others -- Nice work, it is indeed a juvenile Pigeon Guillemot. It was first seen on July 31 from the Condor Express by Wes Fritz and also later that day by myself and Nick Lethaby. I'm not
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Reddish Egret at Goleta Slough
Hi Birders -- Wes Fritz just called to say he is looking at a REDDISH EGRET right now at the slough, visible from the east end of the parking lot. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
Hi Birders -- Wes Fritz just called to say he is looking at a REDDISH EGRET right now at the slough, visible from the east end of the parking lot. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
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Peter Gaede
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White-eyed Vireo
Hi All -- George Roland IDed a WHITE-EYED VIREO earlier today by song behind the Santa Barbara Cemetery and I was able to get a visual confirmation about 15 minutes ago. I left the bird near the inter
Hi All -- George Roland IDed a WHITE-EYED VIREO earlier today by song behind the Santa Barbara Cemetery and I was able to get a visual confirmation about 15 minutes ago. I left the bird near the inter
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Peter Gaede
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Santa Barbara Channel Horned Puffin
Birders -- The highlight of today's pelagic trip on the Condor Express, chartered by the American Cetacean Society, was a HORNED PUFFIN. As we were motoring past the northwest tip of Santa Cruz Island
Birders -- The highlight of today's pelagic trip on the Condor Express, chartered by the American Cetacean Society, was a HORNED PUFFIN. As we were motoring past the northwest tip of Santa Cruz Island
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Peter Gaede
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Summer Tanager
Hi all -- A first-spring male Summer Tanager sporting its red-splotches-on- yellow plumage was along Carpinteria Creek this morning, just below the 8th street bridge. It was calling frequently. Peter
Hi all -- A first-spring male Summer Tanager sporting its red-splotches-on- yellow plumage was along Carpinteria Creek this morning, just below the 8th street bridge. It was calling frequently. Peter
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Peter Gaede
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Swainson's Hawks and Baird's Sandpiper
S.B. Birders -- Yesterday I birded around the county with Mark Billings, Jeff Davis and Jeff Seay. We were surprised to find not one but two SWAINSON'S HAWKS in completely different locations. The fir
S.B. Birders -- Yesterday I birded around the county with Mark Billings, Jeff Davis and Jeff Seay. We were surprised to find not one but two SWAINSON'S HAWKS in completely different locations. The fir
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Peter Gaede
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White-crowned Sparrows
Hi all: Interesting discussion and nice photos. The first set of 5 photos (the bird with the dark malar stripes), is the most interesting bird to me, and appears to have features mostly consistent wit
Hi all: Interesting discussion and nice photos. The first set of 5 photos (the bird with the dark malar stripes), is the most interesting bird to me, and appears to have features mostly consistent wit
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Peter Gaede
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Magnolia & Virginia's Warblers in Carpinteria
S.B. Birders -- This morning I made a quick stop at the tamarisk trees at the north end of Bailard Ave. and found a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. This location is reached by taking the Bailard exit in Carpinteria
S.B. Birders -- This morning I made a quick stop at the tamarisk trees at the north end of Bailard Ave. and found a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. This location is reached by taking the Bailard exit in Carpinteria
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Peter Gaede
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Carpinteria Creek warblers
S.B. Birders -- There was a Chestnut-sided (first-fall female) and Tennessee Warbler in the willows above the 8th street bridge this afternoon. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
S.B. Birders -- There was a Chestnut-sided (first-fall female) and Tennessee Warbler in the willows above the 8th street bridge this afternoon. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
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Peter Gaede
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Santa Barbara Channel
S.B. Birders: I went out on the 2.5 hr. Condor Express whale trip this afternoon. We stayed relatively close to shore (~5 miles) due to swells and limited time. We found and had outstanding looks at 7
S.B. Birders: I went out on the 2.5 hr. Condor Express whale trip this afternoon. We stayed relatively close to shore (~5 miles) due to swells and limited time. We found and had outstanding looks at 7
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Peter Gaede
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Santa Barbara County Big Day
#bigday
S.B. Birders: Yesterday, Mark Billings, Wes Fritz and I went on a birding adventure around the county to record as many species as possible in a 24-hour period, beginning at midnight on 25 April. We f
S.B. Birders: Yesterday, Mark Billings, Wes Fritz and I went on a birding adventure around the county to record as many species as possible in a 24-hour period, beginning at midnight on 25 April. We f
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Peter Gaede
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Blackpoll Warbler @ Elings Park
Hi all: One was in the fennel on top of the hill at the end of Calle Montilla this afternoon (Dusky Warbler spot, near the wooden bike ramp), along with a Chipping Sparrow. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
Hi all: One was in the fennel on top of the hill at the end of Calle Montilla this afternoon (Dusky Warbler spot, near the wooden bike ramp), along with a Chipping Sparrow. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
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Peter Gaede
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Carpinteria birds
Hi all: Really not much to report. I checked the creek and a couple other migrant areas for warblers, but unfortunately not much action. At Johannies Flowers behind the Tee Time Driving Range, there w
Hi all: Really not much to report. I checked the creek and a couple other migrant areas for warblers, but unfortunately not much action. At Johannies Flowers behind the Tee Time Driving Range, there w
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Peter Gaede
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Bird Refuge R-C Sparrow
Birders -- There was a Rufous-crowned Sparrow at the Andree Clark Bird Refuge this past Wednesday. I flushed the sparrow and made a positive ID about 30 yards west of the main parking area at the edge
Birders -- There was a Rufous-crowned Sparrow at the Andree Clark Bird Refuge this past Wednesday. I flushed the sparrow and made a positive ID about 30 yards west of the main parking area at the edge
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Peter Gaede
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White-faced Ibis
Hi Birders -- A White-faced Ibis flew overhead and towards UCSB/S.B. Airport while I was checking Goleta Slough this morning. One winter-plumaged Royal Tern remains on the sand bar near the easternmos
Hi Birders -- A White-faced Ibis flew overhead and towards UCSB/S.B. Airport while I was checking Goleta Slough this morning. One winter-plumaged Royal Tern remains on the sand bar near the easternmos
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Peter Gaede
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Willow Flycatchers
S.B. Birders -- Two were at the Andree Clark Bird Refuge this morning, working the tules and willows in the northwest corner. Also present were 3-4 Ash- throated Flycatchers. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
S.B. Birders -- Two were at the Andree Clark Bird Refuge this morning, working the tules and willows in the northwest corner. Also present were 3-4 Ash- throated Flycatchers. Peter Gaede Santa Barbara
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Peter Gaede
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Yellow-billed Magpie in San Roque
Hi all: There was a Yellow-billed Magpie in Santa Barbara this afternoon, seen in the San Roque neighborhood near the corner of Calle Palo Colorado and Calle Madera (just south of Foothill Rd). It see
Hi all: There was a Yellow-billed Magpie in Santa Barbara this afternoon, seen in the San Roque neighborhood near the corner of Calle Palo Colorado and Calle Madera (just south of Foothill Rd). It see
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Peter Gaede
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Northern Waterthrush
S.B. Birders -- A calling individual was along Carpinteria Creek this morning, below 6th street. It was seen on both sides of the creek, close to the northeast corner of the sanitation plant. Peter Ga
S.B. Birders -- A calling individual was along Carpinteria Creek this morning, below 6th street. It was seen on both sides of the creek, close to the northeast corner of the sanitation plant. Peter Ga
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Peter Gaede
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La Mesa Park sparrows
Hi all: I just made a quick visit to La Mesa Park in Santa Barbara and found a BREWER'S SPARROW and a very late Lincoln's Sparrow. The Brewer's Sparrow was near a single pine tree that is surrounded b
Hi all: I just made a quick visit to La Mesa Park in Santa Barbara and found a BREWER'S SPARROW and a very late Lincoln's Sparrow. The Brewer's Sparrow was near a single pine tree that is surrounded b
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Peter Gaede
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Atascadero Creek
S.B. Birders -- This morning I walked a short section of the creek just east of Patterson Ave. and found the willows full of migrants. It seems that there's a big push of Wilson's Warblers moving thro
S.B. Birders -- This morning I walked a short section of the creek just east of Patterson Ave. and found the willows full of migrants. It seems that there's a big push of Wilson's Warblers moving thro
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