SB Birders, I made a brief stop by the sewage treatment works on Black Road in Santa Maria. There is not really much to report but 2 adult Iceland ( Thayer’s) and one juvenile, 7 Herring Gulls and 4 G

Hi all, To add to Nick’s ducked-up duck deal. There are a few other duck species that are in very low numbers or are completely absent. I should mention first that I can not find any Canvasback Ducks

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SB Birders, I made my first stop at the pond on Hwy 246 just east of Campbell Road. This pond is nearly dry now with only three A. Coots remaining. My next stop was the garden area at La Purisima Miss

Sorry, just testing out my email issues, please forgive me. Good birding Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@verizon.net Solvang CA

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Hi all, Just to add to the gull thread. Up in north county we are starting to get some Gulls. Last Friday 11-8-19 @ the Santa Maria Sewage Works I saw my first Glaucous-winged Gull, 20+ Mew Gulls, 9 B

SB Birders, Cruz Phillips and I bounced around the SMV yesterday 10-30-19 and saw a few cool birds. We started at the Los Alamos County Park in Los Alamos and it was kinda birdy, but nothing notable.

SB Birders, I birded around Gaviota State Beach for about one hour. It was 76 degrees and the wind was not too bad. The best bird was a female type Lazuli Bunting in the mixed flock of sparrows. The n

SB Birders, I made a quick stop by Gaviota and a Tropical Kingbird was hanging out near the bridge that crosses the creek by the kiosk. It was still present when I left. Other than that, just the expe

SB Birders, I birded portions of Fig Mountain last night starting at 8:00pm until 1:45 am, I was mainly up there looking for owls. I spent the most my time on the Cat Way Road or also know as Zaca Rid

SB Birders, I first checked out the pond on Hwy 246 and Campbell Road just west of Buellton, looks great but no birds of interest to report. I then went to Guadalupe and birded the Agg fields, again n

SB Birders, This morning as I was headed down to look for the Worm-eating Warbler I made a couple of stops along the way. My first stop was Gaviota State Park. No birds to report, it was extremely win

SB Birders, I made a few stops in north county today. I pretty much followed Florence’s stops, but a little later in the day. My first stop was at the Los Alamos Sewage Works. No birds to report and a

SB Birders, These are the distant Golden Plovers, it was kinda windy and they were trying to use the irrigation pipes and furrows for shelter? I apologize, no photos of the Large-billed Savannah Sparr

SB Birders, We made my first stop at the “A” Street ponds, one Greater Yellowlegs only. Black Road Flooded Fields ( BBFF) they are irrigating and there is some mud. One Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Least one

Agreed, I went in the late afternoon. The lighting is good too. Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@verizon.net Solvang CA

SB Birders, I birded a couple of Florence’s stops today also, but a couple hours after her according to the register book at GSD. I missed the YCNH but, I did see some Night-Herons in the pine tree, b

SB Birders, I stoped by Gaviota this morning and saw a Lark Sparrow and Lazuli Bunting near campsite 35. Also seen was a Osprey circling around over the park. I also made a quick stop by Refugio and s

Hi all, Just to add one bird I failed to mention was an adult Ring-billed Gull at SMSW. Also today at Gaviota I saw a Gull that looked very much like a Herring Gull, not positive. Good birding. Wes Fr