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

SB Birders, I checked out the “A” Street ponds and they were way sucky. I then drove by the formally flooded field on Black Road. All the grading appears to be done? It also looks like it will not hin

SB Birders, I made a short stop by the Los Alamos Sewage treatment plant and saw just a few peeps, nothing exciting. I am just dropping this note so you all know that there is some, but not too much h

SB Birders, I birded up in SMV today, not much to report but this may be of some interest. I slowed down for the formally flooded field on Black Road where the Sandhill Crane was chilling for a while.

You never know unless the bird is spelled out properly. There are only 23 birds that start with YB, ( B= billed, Bellied, breasted, browed, Black, barred, and backed to mention a few) and if the B is

YBNH ? Wes Fritz 805 895 0685 wes-fritz@verizon.net Solvang CA

Hi Rob, Yes, ho-hum reports are awesome! This helps our birding team “SB Birders” know where it has been birded and if it is good or bad. So, all detailed reports are extremely valuable. Thank you for

SB Birders, Ocean Beach Park in Lompoc had one Reddish Egret, one Ruddy Turnstone, 39 Sanderlings, 100ish peeps, 7 Greater Yellowlegs, 27 Short-billed Dows, 11 Black-bellied Plovers, 2 Avocets, 2 Blac

Hi all, Just to add to Florence’s great bird report. I also birded Ocean Beach Park today also, but arrived around 1:00pm with hopes that the marine layer had lifted a little more than it did. The onl

SB Birders, Today while birding at Ocean Park in Lompoc a Semipalmated Sandpiper was seen in with the 140 Westerns and 12 Least Sandpipers. Also seen was 3 Garbled Modwits, 6 Short-billed Dowitchers,

SB Birders, I have been getting some birding in here and there, but mostly speed birding. Today I started at Mud Lake in Orcutt, not much to report. Just baby ducks, grebes and Coots. This place has a