Sorry about my earlier report. When I referred to LA WTP I should have written Los Alamos Wastewater Treatment Plant. -- John Deacon Orcutt

All: I birded the LAWTP, Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds, Mud Lake and SMCC this morning. The LAWTP was worth the trip. Highlights included a Palm Warbler, 2 Northern Pintails, 4 American Wigeons and a bu

All: I found a Vermilion Flycatcher while golfing at the SMCC this morning. I'm presuming this is the same male that has been here last year and the year before (immature male in 2018). Hopefully he'l

All: I birded Triangle Pond, A Street Ponds, North Blosser Road Flood Control Pond and Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds in the North County this morning. Nothing noteworthy except 5 Ring Necked Ducks at th

All: I birded a few "underbirded" sites in the North County today. I started with Pioneer Park. Nothing noteworthy there except the Airport District's continued destruction of unspoiled habitat in the

All: Yesterday Peter Schneekloth and I birded Jim May Park. While on the north side of the pond, we both heard the unmistakable "Kwa-ark" of a Caspian Tern calling. The tern continued to call while we

All: Interesting post Florence. Peter Schneekloth and I were there around 8:00 this morning. No Solitary Sandpiper but we did find a very nice Lesser Yellowlegs. We didn't have any Phalaropes. No shor

The lake is being drained and dredged. Lots of heavy equipment operating made it difficult to bird. It may be worth watching evenings and mornings when equipment isn’t operating. The sandpipers I did

All: I headed to Colson Canyon Road today to escape the fog. On the way to Colson Canyon, I saw 54 Wild Turkeys in the open fields on the west side of the road. I didn't bother to count adults vs poul

All: Today I quickly birded Jim May Park, Preisker Park, North Blosser Pond, SMWTP and A Street Ponds. Nothing rare but I was mildly surprised to find 41 Wilson's Phalaropes at the SMWTP. I saw a stun

Sorry about the late post. On Saturday, I birded Triangle Pond at the west end of San Antonio Road. The Pied Billed Grebes were really vocalizing. I recorded it and it is included in this EBird checkl

All: I birded the Brown Road riparian area today. While I didn't see anything really rare, it was very birdy. The Olive Sided Flycatchers continue near the Alco Harvesting entrance. I had at least 12

I am at the Santa Maria Country Club. I have seen 16 Western Tanagers on the first 5 hole this morning. I’m guessing Waller Park is seeing similar numbers due to its proximity to the Club. If anyone i

I checked for him this morning but couldn’t find him. John Deacon

All The TUDU at the small A Street in Santa Maria was present at 0730 Saturday. John Deacon Orcutt

A couple of birders have reported that the Tufted Duck continues at the A Street Ponds in Santa Maria. John Deacon iseekbirds@...

All. There is a nice Tufted Duck at A Street pond in Santa Maria.

All: I birded Barka Slough and Triangle Pond early this morning to try and beat the wind. Highlights at Barka Slough were several singing Black Headed Grosbeaks, a singing Cassin's Vireo and an Ash Th

Erik’s VEFL continues in the SW corner of Preisker Park in northern Santa Maria. He was near the picnic tables flycatching from the lower limbs of the Sycamore trees. Lots of other good birds in the p

I’ve had a Black Headed Grosbeak singing in my yard for a couple of days. Finally found him. Spring is officially here.