This morning I walked the beaches either side of Coal Oil Point and around Devereux with a diversion to check out NCOS. Shorebird migration was pretty poor with just a Dunlin and a RN Phalarope of int

There are 3 White Pelicans at NCOS.

I am starting to see a couple of males on Winchester Canyon the last two days. Overall Hummer numbers are low. However, if the recent rains haven't not yet triggered good flower growth in the interior

The male was near the broken bridge at Devereux.

All, The slough has drained other than the central channel. The Tufted Duck was still present this AM. The White Pelican was on NCOS. Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA 93117 USA Email: nlethaby@... Office: +

All, Since it seems a few out of town birders have been coming to see the Devereux Tufted Duck lately, I wanted to draw attention to Tom Turner's post about the slough breaking out. By 6 pm, it had dr

The ‘wannabe Northern Hobby’ Merlin continued today, sallying out from the lone cypress to catch dragonflies. Near the broken bridge a male Canvasback was in the Redhead flock. Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA

I was there at lunch and saw a Pacific Wren well. I believe I have heard an additional bird on both visits recently.

All, The goose flock was showing well this AM in the field N of post office sorting facility (SE of the Target store). There were 86 Canadas, an Aleutian Cackling, an adult Ross’s, and two immature Sn

Joan, Any other pictures of the bird that show the wing-tips better and size in relation to other gulls? Of course, maybe I should go and look myself! Nick

GW Teal especially prefer very shallow water (1- 3 inches) over mud

The Mexican Duck hybrid is back down by the broken bridge. Also a Pintail, the Eurasian Wigeon, and 10 Redheads.

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

I saw a Prairie Falcon at NCOS this morning. Water levels are still rising as Devereux Creek is still flowing. Very wet along the Ellwood Trails.

All, Sorry to keep up the doom and gloom on ducks, but I wanted to find out if folks have seen any Redheads on the south coast in the last week or so. Ebird shows that 10-15 birds arrived around Nov 1

All, We had an inch of rain in Goleta last night and Devereux has filled up considerably to very bird-friendly level. Already there were quite a few ducks using it this morning, mostly mallards. Shove

Wes, Brad, and I checked the SMRE. Pretty much the same species as I reported last weekend but pelican and gulls numbers were down. At Miguelito x Sudden, we had very nice looks at Golden Eagle and Pr

It seems like Surf Scoter numbers have completely collapsed the last couple of years.

All, There is a male Eurasian Wigeon at the GSD now. Still lots of BW Teal and other dabbling ducks. Nick Lethaby Texas Instruments 6750 Navigator Way, Suite 250 Goleta, CA 93117 USA Email: nlethaby@t

All, I checked this on Sat PM for about an hour. Still hundreds of Brown Pelicans and gulls, including 7 Herring a GW. A RB Merganser was the most interesting duck and 14 Aleutian Cackling Geese were