Hi All: Went out to chase the Wood Duck at Lake Los Carneros, where met Suzanna Meyer (nice to meet you!) and she told us what we didn’t want to hear: no Wood Duck after thorough search. We neverthele

Hi All: Just to echo Joan Murdoch’s account of migrants in the backyard, the same thing happened to me yesterday afternoon, while the wind was still in evidence. Up to 10 Western Tanagers, several Yel

Hi All: On a cool, overcast morning, Marilyn, Nan, and I made several stops along the way up the canyon, as we looked and listened for OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and CANYON WREN. We found 2 and maybe 3 in

With Jamie’s permission I include this shot, a digiscope taken by caregiver Nan Tobin of the Bewick’s Wren nest in a cupboard above the washer/dryer at Lentz household. Today, they all left the nest a

Hi All: I had so many friendly corrections for this horribly messed up eBird entry, and I wanted to thank you all for it! I finally had some time to alter my mixed up mess, and I wanted to thank you f

Hi All: Today in the very warm morning, I was able to see along with Marilyn Harding and Nan Tobin the SOLITARY SANDPIPER found earlier by Seale and Calender. We spent quite a bit of time looking for

Eight beautiful avocets still there this morning, coolest place to watch birds on a hot day. See checklist below. Good birding! Joan Lentz https://ebird.org/bcn/checklist/email?subID=S105378521

Highlight: 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS that picked up and flew from Devereux over to NCOS, ten minutes after we got there to view them at Devereux. Thanks, Nick. Good birding, Joan Lentz https://ebird.org/bcn/

Hi All: At this writing, the closest- to- the- restaurant viewing platform at GOLETA BEACH is inaccessible. Not sure when that will be fixed. You can get a fairly good view by scoping from the east, b

Hi all: Brief report here: lots of species, very few individuals. Nothing unusual to report. I was so happy to run into Rob Lindsay’s birding group — a great number of folks many of whom are longtime

Hi All: Two things, both of which happened while I was walking around upper Manning Park yesterday and today. First: I cannot believe that I’ve never really heard the growling/grinding weird call that

Hi All: I had such fun birding today! Marilyn, Wanda, Larry Ballard and I chose to walk the Carp Salt Marsh Nature Trail and ended up with lots of species. (alas, no kites, as Glenn has so aptly menti

Hi All: Just to let you know that I’m getting out & enjoying birding. Accompanied by Florence Sanchez and my caregiver, Nan Tobin, I visited two old haunts: Atascadero Creek and Goleta Beach. The latt

Seen at lake Los Carneros at 11am. Flew from north end to land in southwest corner in reeds. Joan Lentz Santa Barbara

Hi All: Should’ve posted this earlier, I realize! This morning between 10:30-11:30 a.m., and with a little help from my friends, I was able to see the gorgeous PAINTED REDSTART at Rocky Nook Park. All

Hi All: I was down at Home Improvement Center on Gutierrez St., and Nan and I were outside looking at Christmas trees. We heard this annoying racket, and looked up to the utility pole over by the stre

Hi All! Reporting from a brief scan from the blufftops along the trail to Coal Oil Point that starts at the end of Del Playa in I.V. Loads of shorebirds in the beach wrack (seaweed) below, many of whi

Hi All: Quick trip to Santa Ynez Valley, where beautiful though dry…..fall color lovely. Had GOLDEN EAGLE, 4 LEWIS’S WOODPECKERS, 2 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS. Those were highlights on trip via Armour Ranch R

Hi All: Just had a quick stop at Goleta Beach to check it out around noon. Lagoon very deep now, completely blocked by sandy beach. Some shoreline at the extreme eastern end allowed for a mudflat, whe