All: I birded Colson Canyon today (at least to the campground where USFS had the road blocked). Nothing super exciting except I had 2 "tooting" Northern Pygmy Owls at the trailhead just below the camp

Last week I was bemoaning the lack of hummingbirds at our feeders. They are back, albeit in low numbers. We just had an Allen's/Rufous stop by. John Deacon iseekbirds@...

All: This morning at about 11:00 a.m. I had an adult Bald Eagle soaring with TUVUs and RTHAs. It was headed north towards Santa Maria when I lost sight of it. If you are around SM today, keep an eye o

All: The SBC Birding Moderators let me know that I could post this message. I recently started a site called "Central Coast Birding" on MeWe. I'm hoping this will be a nice site for informal discussio

All: I birded several locations today hoping to find some "blown in" birds. Pretty much standard fare though. I birded Fairway and A, A Street Ponds, Black Road Flooded Pasture, Mud Lake and Santa Mar

All: While running some errands today, I noticed several Greater Yellowlegs were congregating at the edge of some pooled water in this soccer field. It serves as a containment basin in the winter. In

All: I birded Colson Canyon this morning. On the way to Colson, I stopped on Tepusquet Road to marvel at about 110 Wild Turkeys; males strutting their best stuff and females looking very unimpressed.

All: I birded Triangle Pond, Los Alamos WTP, North Long Canyon and Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds today. Nothing out of the ordinary except the Solitary Sandpiper at Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds. In the f

All: I visited Jim May Park, North Blosser Pond, Black Road Pasture (and small pond across the street) and A Street Ponds today. At Jim May I found the usual suspects with the exception of a nice Nort

All: High points for some miscellaneous birding in the Santa Maria area this morning include a Vermilion Flycatcher and Lesser Scaup at the Santa Maria Country Club. The VEFL is very active mid mornin

All: I just finished reviewing our data collected Sunday for the referenced CBC. Seventeen participants finished with a respectable 146 birds. Although we had some glaring misses, we also had several

All: I birded some North County sites in preparation for this Sunday's SM/Guadalupe CBC. I started at Triangle Pond. Too cold for most birds (and me). However, I was rewarded with nice looks at a pair

All: I scouted River Park and Sweeney Road this morning in anticipation of La Purisima's December 20 CBC. River Park was wet and sloppy from a heavy fog. In spite of that, I logged 44 species but noth

All: I birded the SMCC this morning before the wind made the area unbirdable. Highlights were a Vermilion Flycatcher and a Tropical Kingbird. I also had a Red Tailed Hawk with a couple of bands on its

All: I birded a few North County locations this morning, mainly in search of Mountain Bluebirds. No Mountain Bluebirds were found but I did see a Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle and Wild Turkey at the

All: I birded 7 locations this morning; most inside the Santa Maria/Guadalupe CBC Circle. Highlights were Yellow Headed Blackbirds and Tricolored Blackbirds near the airport. I found a large flock of

All: I birded Mud Lake in Orcutt this morning. Nothing really unusual. But there was a nice assortment of ducks including Canvasback, Ring Necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, American Wig

All: I birded Tepusquet Road, Colson Canyon and the Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds this morning. I saw an amazing 92 Wild Turkeys in the grain field about 1/2 mile south of Colson Canyon Road. At Colson

All: I birded 5 locations in the north county this morning- 1. Brown Road Riparian-30 species. All expected for this area. 2. Guadalupe Fire Station Riparian Area-Expected species. 3. Guadalupe Corral

All: I birded Triangle Pond, the A Street Ponds and the Santa Maria Mesa Ponds today. There were ducks in pretty good numbers everywhere. I had a single Hooded Merganser at Triangle Pond and another a