7/21, 7:30-9:00 am Walked the beach around COP from the west end of Isla Vista to well into the plover reserve and was pleasantly surprised by the number and diversity of shorebirds on the beach. Only

I heard but did not see the WEVI in the early afternoon at the Camino Corto Open Space, first in trees on the north side and later in oaks on the south side. It does seem to move around a lot and tend

Beaches around Devereaux still have a few common shorebirds: Marbled Godwit, Whimbrel, Willet, Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling, Killdeer. Two Western Sandpiper were a bit of a surprise. At least nine

Had a Yellow Warbler at Nojoqui Falls yesterday (and abundant, noisy Purple Martins but nothing else unusual) so apparently some YeWa are still around. Rob Lindsay

Began at the Coronado seep hoping it would be a draw for birds in this hot weather. As it turns out there is lots of standing water throughout the stream area so no luck there. Best bird at the seep w

Began this afternoon at Tucker's Grove and regretted it. Saw plenty of common woodland birds but the only migrants were Pac-slope Flycatchers. Went to the Berkeley bike bridge next where it was much b

Inspired by Guy and Betsy, I went up to Ferrin Road in the early afternoon today. Our lists are similar but a few misses on my part and a few additions to their sightings. On the reservoir were 5 Less

I went down for a quick look at UCSB Campus Point this morning at low tide (10:00-10:30 am). On the beach below the Marine Sciences building were 12 Black Turnstone and numerous other shorebirds (Marb

4/12/20, 8:30-11:00 am Lured by all the recent reports I decided to see what I could find in Refugio Canyon. If you head up there, don't be discouraged by the relatively birdless low parts of the road

Spent the last two afternoons among the blooming bottlebrush on Merida Drive near the Berkeley bike bridge in Goleta. Lots of hummers but not that much diversity. Yesterday had Anna's, Allen's, and Ru

I took my bird class into the Carp. slough this morning and had several interesting birds. An adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron was close and cooperative at the first bridge. A Roadrunner was on the ro

2/13 8:00-11:00 am Led my bird class around NCOS this morning. Several highlights included the continuing Burrowing Owl, a fly-over by three Snow Geese, and a Northern Harrier. Birds generally were pr

Took my class around the SB Harbor and bird refuge this morning. No Black Skimmers at the Mission Creek outfall. Are they around lately? Only good bird of the day was a Surfbird near the end of the br

Thursday, 1/23, 8:00-12:00 I led my class around Devereaux Slough today and had a very rewarding time of it. We tallied 69 species all together with a number of highlights. These included (2)Greater W

I led an Audubon field trip to Hollister Ranch this morning. It was cold and windy all morning. It was also quite disappointing in terms of bird numbers and variety. A few birds of note were seen: 1 O

12/14, 8:00-10:00 am I led a group of 32 birders around Lake Los Carneros this morning. Biggest disappointment was NO American Bittern. Bird numbers and diversity generally were quite low. However, a

11/16, 9:00 am-12:30 pm 45 birders (!) met for the SBAS Field Trip to Las Cruzitas Ranch this morning hosted by Cruz Philips and led by Wes Fritz. While Wes had them earlier in the day, none of us saw

10/31 - 8:30-10:30 am Started at NCOS. White-crowned Sparrows are abundant, Yellow-rumped Warblers numerous (one Myrtle), and Scaley-breasted Munia populate every patch of reeds. Not much to report. A

10/25, 7:30-9:00 am Lake Los Carneros was mostly quiet today. The best bird on most of the walk was a single Myrtle Warbler among the fairly abundant Yellow-rumps. But I did hear several Virginia Rail

Saturday, 9/21, 8-10 am Led a field trip for SBAS this morning which began at the SB Harbor breakwater. Not very birdy though 7 Black Turnstone on the beach were nice to see. On the other hand, no loo