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

9/10, 1:00-3:00 pm Spent an hour at the Coronado seep which was better than expected. It was never full of birds but things did come in at a steady pace. Species list below: Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woo

9/3, 7:00 - 10:30 Spring migration for landbirds is still pretty sparse. Started at Lake Los Carneros. Very little there; a few Lesser Goldfinch, a juvenile Pied-billed grebe. No birds of prey or anyt

8/29, 9:00-11:30 Began at Coronado. Fairly quiet. Warblers included Orange-crowned, Wilson's, and Common Yellowthroat. Saw my first Scaley-breasted Munia here as this invasive species continues to spr

Thursday, 8/22, 9:30-11:00 am Started at the Coronado puddle. At least 4 Wilson's Warbler. Other birds detected included Pac-slope Flycatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Common Yellowthroat, Chestnut-back

Thursday, 8/15, 9:00-10:30 am Started at the SB Harbor Breakwater. Lots of shorebirds: Willet, Whimbrel, Marbled Godwit, Long-billed Curlew, one Black-bellied plover, and 12 Black Turnstone all on the

I need to amend my post from earlier today. There was a SPOTTED SANDPIPER on the beach east of UCSB, not a Solitary Sandpiper. Sorry, Rob Lindsay

Tuesday, 8/13, 8:00-9:15 am Walked from Goleta Beach to Campus Point this morning. Fairly birdy. Lots of Semipalmated Plovers and Western Sandpipers, a few Least Sandpipers. Greater Yellowlegs were nu

Saturday, 8/10, 8:00-10:30 am Led a field trip for SBAS this morning with 16 participants. The morning started off well and just got better. At the meeting spot (West end of Del Playa in Isla Vista) t

Tuesday, 8/6, 9:00-11:00 am The first pull out had good numbers of peeps on the far, muddy shore (Semipalmated Plover, Western and Least Sandpiper). Best birds here were three Caspian Tern. The bay ea

Sunday, 7/28, 7:30-1030 am Started at NCOS. Not much on the walk down to Devereaux. Two Say's Phoebe and a Cassin's Kingbird along the path. All were quite darkly marked. The pond near the entrance ha