SB Birders, I birded at Ocean Park and Surf Beach in Lompoc this morning. SYRE, 2 Least Terns, one Caspian Tern, 7 Greater Yellowlegs, 4 Black-bellied Plovers, 8 peeps that appeared to be Westerns at

Hi all, Not adding much to Brad’s report, but kinda interesting at least for me. I stood in the residential area just north of Riverview Park in Buellton yesterday morning ( 5-1-20) from 7:15 to 8:30a

SB Birders, I went out this morning from 3:30 to 4:00am under overcast skies. I could hear a steady flow of Violet-green Swallows. There could have been some Tree Swallows also, I’m just not sure. I a

SB Birders, Today I made a quick check at the pond on 246 and Campbell Road a few miles west of Buelton and saw 17 White-faced Ibis. Also there are lots of singing Black-headed Grosbeaks, Laz-Buntings

SB Birders, Here is one image of John Deacon’s Tufted Duck from the “A” Street Ponds. Thank you for reporting your birds in a timely manner. Good birding. Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@...

SB Birders, Did any of you birders happen to see any Cattle Egrets along the southern portion of our county today? It would be nice to know how many Cattle Egrets are in our county right now. I had a

SB Birders, I made the usual stops and I will spare you with from all the boring stuff. SMRE, had 9 Cattle Egrets! Santa Maria Sewage Works, had 7 Cattle Egrets, 14 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, 3 Whimbre

Hi Florence, There is an expression for your sighting of the Ibis. It’s called “ being NICKED” as this happens a lot. Thank you for reporting your birds and good birding. Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fr

Hi All, As I birded my way up to West Camino Cielo ( La Sherpa) my plan was to get to Santa Ynez Peak and look for Black-chinned Sparrows. But as Nick mention the conditions were cold and windy, the t

Hi All, Here is a link for the closed state parks and a little more information. https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30355 I will probably check next week, the weekends are always crowded. Safe and good

SB Birders, The state has closed 101 State Parks, Beaches and SRA’s. For Santa Barbara County, Carpinteria, El Cap, Refugio and Gaviota are now closed temporarily. I’m not exactly sure what this means

SB Birders, Today’s first stop was the ponds at Hwy246 and Campbell Road, 8 pairs of Cinnamon and one pair of Green-winged Teal and a pair of Ring-necked Ducks. Probably won’t count Mallards today. I

SB Birders. I headed west to Lompoc to see what was going. I first stoped at the ponds on Hwy 246 just east of Campbell Road. It is staring to get some water, but the duck numbers are rapidly dropping

SB Birders, Today while birding at River View Park in Buellton I saw at least 3 Vaux’s Swifts mixed in with the White-throated Swifts and the many swallows. There could have been Vaux’s Swifts, but I

SB Birders, Yesterday March 18th I finally decided to go look at the Tufted Duck. In doing this I started birding at Gaviota, no birds to report, the Refugio State Beach, no birds, the Sandpiper Golf

Birders, Santa Maria Sewage Facility located at 601 S. Black Road has new birding hours. Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm Friday 8:00am to 3:30pm, they do not want us to enter the facility aft

SB Birders, I made a couple stops this morning while passing through the Cuyama Valley. My first stop was at the Caliente Wetlands. They were surprisingly wet and full of water. Here I saw 10 Cinnamon

SB Birders, I ventured up to Fig and Ranger Peak to take in some more windshield birding today. I saw about 25 or 30ish Red X-bills this morning a couple hundred yards east of the Davey Brown Trail He

SB Birders, I birded up in Santa Maria mainly windshield birding. My first stop was James May Park the birds of note are 7 American White Pelicans. I then checked out the retention basin at Blosser an

Hi All, Just to add to Rob’s report, there was one A. White Pelican at River Park in Lompoc today. Good birding, Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@... Solvang CA