All: I birded various locations in the Santa Maria/Lompoc area yesterday as part of the Global Big Day. With only 57 species, I'm certain I finished outside the top 10, but still had a good day. Last

All: I birded the Pt. Sal Trail today near Guadalupe. It was a great day. Beautiful views and weather. 9 Grasshopper Sparrows, 7 Lazuli Buntings and 6 Ash Throated Flycatchers made the somewhat strenu

All: I birded what I call the Brown Road Riparian Area this morning. It was very productive this morning. I saw and/or heard 43 species. Highlights included: Cassin's Vireo, Vaux's Swift, Black Headed

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I had a beautiful male Rufous Hummingbird at one of my feeders early this afternoon. First one I've seen this season. John Deacon iseekbirds@...

All: Sheryl F. and I birded a few hotspots around the North County today. Highlights were a Phainopepla at North Long Canyon Road, a Hooded Merganser and a Common Goldeneye at the Santa Maria Mesa Roa

All: After my return from NM and TX (not bragging), I decided to check out Mud Lake in Orcutt, A Street Ponds in Santa Maria and Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds near Sisquoc. Nothing unusual at A Street P

All: Not a lot to report today from Northern Santa Barbara County. I visited Colson Canyon this morning as part of the Ebird Hotspot Gap Program. Not a lot happening there. However, this canyon, along

Okay, I'll add my 2-3 cents to this discussion. I believe that the pasture area, that is such a good birding spot, is where "clean" water from the treatment plant can legally be spread. So, the spread

All: Nothing really unusual to report from my trip to the Lompoc area this morning. The Cackling Goose and the 2 Greater White Fronted Geese continue at River Park. Also at River Park, there was a Mer

All: We just finished our preliminary review of the data collected for the referenced CBC. Nineteen participants saw 148 species on 12/26/21. That's a very nice total for this CBC. Rarities included V

All: I scouted around the Santa Maria/Guadalupe area today in preparation for our CBC on Sunday. We have numerous ponds and lakes now, many of which have attracted ducks and sandpipers. The soccer fie

All: Peter Schneekloth and I birded River Park in Lompoc today as part of the La Purisima CBC. The highlight was a pair of White Winged Doves. We found them in the vicinity of the bathrooms and parkin

37 Canvasbacks packed into Mud Lake in Orcutt. Many very handsome drakes mixed in. -- John Deacon Orcutt

Intrigued by possibly 3 VEFLs at Jack O’Connell Park. Definitely 2 but possibly 3 VEFLs. One adult male and one female type found. -- John Deacon Orcutt

All: Black Road Pasture is flooded and loaded with hundreds of sandpipers. I haven’t been able to pick out anything unusual due to backlighting. If you are in the North County in the late morning or e

All: The Santa Maria/Guadalupe CBC is scheduled for December 26, 2021. Last year we had 17 participants and logged over 150 species for the bird week. Highlights were Eurasion Wigeons, Red Phalarope,

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All: On August 13, I caught a glimpse of an Orchard Oriole on one of my hummingbird/oriole nectar feeders. Three photos from a game cam verified his presence on August 14. Unfortunately, I didn't chec

All: I birded Barka Slough today and, as usual this time of year, it was quite birdy. Along with the normal cast of characters this time of year (Ash Throated Flycatcher, Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting