Mildly surprised to have a likely Allen's Hummingbird at my Buellton yard this time of year. First spotted a few days ago but inadequate views until today. Part of a continuing trend I suppose. Looks

Snow and wind in the mountains, along with a malfunctioning tracking spreadsheet, were no match for 45 energetic birders which spread out across the circle to find at first estimate 143 species. The b

Birding with Jerry Rounds we birded the Santa Maria Waste Water Plant and a few spots along Black Road. The weather definately a factor, we felt lucky to find a Northern Pintail and American Wigeon at

A full crew performed the weekly survey at Sedgwick starting with an overcast and chilly morning which soon warmed to a pleasant late morning. We amassed 62 species with both Canyon and Rock Wren bein

I had time this afternoon to go out Foxen Canyon and see if the raptor show was still on. Seemed to be 6-8 birds in the air everywhere I looked and many perched as well. Highlights were both eagle spe

The improved weather this week brought out the birders and the birds as a full survey crew managed 60 species in spite of not being able to drive roads up canyon. Highlights were the continuing Sage T

My feeders have been hosting fair numbers of American Goldfinch this winter, I've been hoping they might bring in a Pine Siskin with them and finally today one appeared. The White-throated Sparrow con

Once the morning rain ended it was a beautiful sunny morning to conduct the weekly Sedgwick bird survey. A group of two hit the pond, Ranch House and Tipton House area and turned up an decent 47 speci

Was already out and about so ran out Santa Rosa Road outside of Buellton to check some vineyard ponds. Birds were not there earlier in the week but had a pair of Hooded Merganser, pair of Ring-necked

In spite of the weather a small group of our Wednesday birders worked around the downpours and found 43 species. A decent count despite being limited to the area around the ranch buildings. Best birds

Went out to do a bit of scouting for Cachuma CBC and was able to find two targets, Pacific Wren and Varied Thrush, along Davey Brown Trail. The wren was right at the old cabin site, the thrush about 1

It was an "If you don't like the weather wait a minute and it will change" kind of day for our weekly survey at Sedgwick Reserve. The best birds were continuing Sage Thrasher, Chipping Sparrows and a

For those of you that have not contacted me already we are looking for a show of hands of those wishing to participate in the Cachuma CBC on Friday, December 27th. Many good birds are being seen aroun

I visited Davey Brown Campground and lower trail as well as part of Munch Canyon Trail off of Sunset Valley Road. Best bird was a Varied Thrush at Munch Canyon trail head. I had Pine Siskin at Davey B

The weekly survey at Sedgwick Reserve netted a total of 51 species with some highlights being the continuing Sage Thrasher and a Wilson's Snipe which is unusual on the Reserve. Full list here: https:/

The weekly survey at Sedgwick netted a total of 47 species (list here https://ebird.org/checklist/S61230285?share=true ) with the highlight a Sage Thrasher. The Sage Thrasher was originally spotted by

My feeders have had a slow trickle of winter visitors including Red-breasted Nuthatch, Townsend's Warbler and American Goldfinch and this morning a White-throated Sparrow joined the flock. https://www

I started the morning going over Drum Canyon to Los Alamos County Park. I spent some time going through many juncos and sparrows at the park and near the cemetery with nothing really notable. I ran in

A very brown, heavily streaked, juv sapsucker gave inadequate views. Posting in case others have time to look I when the gardener is gone. Peter schneekloth Buellton

Took a quick visit to Ocean Park where a small flock of 6 Cackling Geese and a Clay-colored Sparrow were the best birds. I first saw the sparrow near the rest room building and noted the smaller size,