I made a quick stop to see if the Northern Parula was still hanging out west of Nojoqui Park and sure enough he's still there. I watched him forage for about 10 minutes near the now dry creek which pa

A nice Father's Day visitor was a Lark Sparrow at my feeders. Per Lehman they are rare at feeders, this mirrors my experience here as this is only the second time and they are common in areas of the v

After a bit of morning birding along Quiota Creek where I had expected birds only, I made a quick stop at the Northern Parula spot on Alisal road and found the bird singing away in his usual spot. Pet

I went to check on the bird quickly around 8 ish this AM he never broke cadence the entire 20 or so minutes I was there. Kept looking for the second bird but never see it. Peter Schneekloth Buellton

I had been birding along the road over closer to the Alisal Reservoir and was driving slowly along back towards Nojoqui when I heard the song of a Northern Parula Warbler. I was able to find a near by

At S bound 101 off ramp for Los Alamos I came across this scene of Yellow-billed Magpies perched on wires. Their combined weight was causing the wire to twist and it was quite the team effort as they

Sunday afternoon I took a drive out Santa Rosa Road from Buellton just to get out and about. I spotted a wing tagged Turkey Vulture. Today I received notice that the bird was banded in Orange County i

I spent the morning walking the length of Cachuma Campground up and back. It was quite windy which impacted my ability to see a lot of the birds so the e bird list attached below likely under reports

Was a bit surprised to have an adult male Western Tanager staring at me when I looked out my back window this morning. I had a little time for a walk in the River so off I went, saw a number of Tanage

I spent the first part of the morning low on the west slope of Figueroa Mountain where I had a very nice mix of migrants and resident birds. Warblers included Nashville, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Blac

My hummingbird show had slowed down as others had mentioned but seemed to pick right back up again in the rain yesterday and again today. Caught this one Rufous enjoying the rain last night fun enough

I headed up the mountain only to find it too windy to bird up top so I retreated down the west slope to escape the wind. Walking the road and birding the open, pine-oak woodlands the slope of the moun

The hummingbird show definitely ticked up a few notches today with a dozen or so Rufous/Allen's buzzing the feeders. After an hour or so sit a Black-chinned male arrived and allowed for some nice deta

At least 8 Rufous/Allen's Hummingbirds plus a couple of Anna's keeping the feeders busy this afternoon. Hopefully the start of a good season!! Peter Schneekloth Buellton

This morning two adult male Hooded Orioles at my water bath. Peter Schneekloth Buellton

After reading Joan's post about early Oriole's I was out back and saw one in my Buellton yard. Checking Lehman, "Early dates away from the South Coast include 4 March 2015 near Santa Ynez in District

To add to the story just had a Hooded Oriole in Buellton. Peter Schneekloth Buellton

Tim Matthews and I decided to take a run up the mountain to bird various locations. Unfortunately the wind severely hampered birding no matter where we went. We did manage a few Mountain Quail out E.

I headed up the mountain this morning intent on finding and photographing Fox Sparrows at several locations. First stop, which I never got past, was E. Pinery. I found a few Fox Sparrow but also a ver

Catching up for the last few weeks during which we have had 62, 63 and today 64 species on the weekly survey. Highlights today included 5 Ferruginous Hawks, Merlin, Wilson's Snipe, continuing Sage Thr