Hey John, It is getting crazy with turkeys out there, so no one-up-manship or being braggery about it. There is just a gob of Turkeys out there this season. Good birding! Wes

Hey John, No, on Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@... Solvang CA

SB birders, Birding this week. Santa Maria Sewage ponds on Black Road, In the clarifies there were 52 Red-necked Phalaropes, one by one count. A dozen or so Yellow-headed Blackbirds. A few appeared to

Hi all, even Tom Miko, I see Turkeys fairly regular in La Salle Canyon in Lompoc. I also saw a pretty nice adult male Turkey standing on the train tracks just west of El Capitain State Beach a couple

Right on Dave, Yes, it is kinda weird, the wind directions. As I bird around around SB, I can see the moisture in the air where it is trapped below the North wind. So basically a slight onshore breeze

Hi all, These strong winds are absolutely the best conditions for Black Swifts. But up along the ridges of our front range. In one season in the late afternoon watch period I tallied 660 Black Swifts.

SB Birders, Sea bird migration has really fallen off over the last two weeks. I had a few loons today from from Gaviota, Vista Point and Refugio. The Cal-Gulls are still coming through at decent numbe

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

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

SB Birders, I was out birding around Summerland on Padaro Lane and saw 2 juvenile Juncos with their parents. I know this is not a big deal, but they were about 100 yards from the beach/water. That is

SB Birders, I stopped by Nojoqui Park and saw 12 Purple Martin’s. There could be more? I find going to the park to look for the Martins in the late afternoon and early evenings is way better than morn

SB Birders, I stopped by Refugio State Park this morning to check out the Horned Grebe and it was looking too Cool. Thanks Mark for reporting your birds! In the lagoon there was also a nice male Surf

The mostly lucistic Red-tailed Hawk is current milling its way down Hollister near Los Carneros and still is moving west. Good birding. Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@... Solvang CA

SB Birders, Under overcast skies with a light breeze with great visibility. The Pacific Loons are moving a little farther offshore ( or it’s the first time I’ve looked that far) but they are moving at

SB Birders, This morning was another great spectacle of Pacific Loon headed north. A steady flow of loons passing at 90+ per minute. Also seen were 175+ Surf Scoters and a Parasitic Jaeger. Yes, whale

SB Birders, I stopped by Gaviota State Beach late this afternoon to check it out. The wind was OK not blowing too hard but was starting to make white caps not too far past the pier. The campground had

SB Birders, This morning was OK but not as good as it has been. There were more Red-throated and Common Loons than the previous days. A flock of 27 Common Loons flew overhead. A few Whimbrels were goi

SB Birders, I birded at Ocean Park in Lompoc this afternoon. I was curious to seawatch from the Surf Beach train depot. The conditions were foggy and a better than fair onshore breez was blowing. The

Hi all, Tom is correct about the afternoons being fairly/really good too. Dave Compton might chime in on this as he collected a lot of data from morning, midday and afternoons from Campus Point. I gue