*** Species Summary: - Swainson's Thrush (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows o

Hi All - I may be late to the party discovering this website, but I think it's fantastic. https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/ On this site it shows detailed photos of bird feathers of particular spe

*** Species Summary: - Gadwall (1 report) - Semipalmated Plover (1 report) - Greater Yellowlegs (1 report) - Caspian Tern (1 report) - Royal Tern (1 report) - Hooded Oriole (1 report) - Yellow Warbler

Hi, everyone :) Birds this morning out there (San Antonio Road E off Highway 1, to the highway 135? 136?) were -- Allen's Hummingbird (1 female or juvenile?) Violet-green Swallows Cliff Swallows Ameri

*** Species Summary: - Gadwall (1 report) - Eurasian Wigeon (1 report) - Semipalmated Plover (1 report) - Greater Yellowlegs (1 report) - Caspian Tern (1 report) - Royal Tern (1 report) - Hooded Oriol

SB Birders, A American Bittern flew over us this morning near the intersection of Camino Vista and Los Carneros Way, in Goleta. It looked like it was headed to LLC, then a few minutes it looked like i

SB Birders, Today I observed my first juvenile Orange-crowned Warbler up in Montecito for this season. The parents were tending to it well. The pair of adults have been very aggressive/concerned/atten

In a busy week, today was the one morning I had time to bird, so I headed to Buellton to walk along the Santa Ynez River. It was overcast when I arrived but birding activity was good. One of my target

*** Species Summary: - Eurasian Wigeon (1 report) - Island Scrub-Jay (2 reports) - Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report) - Lazuli Bunting (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you

SB, Birders, I stopped by Laguna Blanca lake in Hope Ranch in hopes of seeing Black Swifts. No, none were seen, but the lake is nearly dry and there were lots of swallows. I then moved up to Lauro Can

Hi, all There is some discussion going on regarding sightings in the mid-1990s of Yellow-billed Magpies that had red spots on their throats. Seemed to be a rather localized anomaly in the Davis, CA ar

Hi all, 2 Swainson’s hawks just went over lower Mission canyon, (5:30) headed NW towards San Marcos pass. Jim Hodgson Santa Barbara

*** Species Summary: - Eurasian Wigeon (1 report) - Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) (1 report) - Hermit Thrush (3 reports) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to th

A Costa's hummer was zinging near the restrooms at Ocean Park Sun. morning. Lehman says "locally fairly common along N coast." But nesting records might be sparse or lacking...? A second look at post-

*** Species Summary: - Hooded Warbler (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows obse

Hi All: Just to report a small pulse of Black-headed Grosbeaks and a few other species in my yard. Libby Patten came over to help me spot the birds, and I felt if only the predicted north wind had kic

My list of bird sightings for today: Spotted towhee, Bewicks wren, lazuli bunting, blue grosbeak, ash throated flycatcher, cliff swallows, barn swallows, song sparrows, black Swift, lesser goldfinches

*** Species Summary: - Common Ground Dove (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows

We were staying at a beach cottage on Padaro and had then in our back yard and on the lawn right next to the sand on the beach. We were there several days and they were there daily. Surprised us also.

*** Species Summary: - Eurasian Wigeon (2 reports) - Horned Grebe (1 report) --------------------------------------------- Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Santa Barbara County Rare Bird Alert