Lambert Rd. highlights: Lewis’s Woodpecker at #325 and Hooded Oriole. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

Sunday morning, March 13, 2022, Ennisbrook Trail, Montecito Very birdy this morning. Songs everywhere. One bird has me completely stumped. 5-6” long. Solid medium gray above; solid lighter gray below.

Monday morning, Feb. 28, 2022 Carp State Beach: imm. Glaucous-winged Gull in the lagoon (high tide had broken over the beach). Unusually small gull flock: Western & Ring-billed . . . a dozen Royal Ter

Sunday morning, Feb. 27, 2022 - At the seal rookery, 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS . . . At the far east end of the rookery, a ROCK WREN on the cliff face. Rob Denholtz Carpinteria -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteri

Franklin Creek had an Eurasian Wigeon this morning as well as an unusually high number of Coots. Santa Monica Creek hosted a female Hooded Merganser. In the Marsh Park was a small flock of Least Sandp

Carp Salt Marsh, Sunday morning, Jan.2, 2022 GW Teal, Am.Wigeon (4), Hooded Merganser, and Osprey fly-over at Santa Monica Creek. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

In adding to the 2 Peregrines in the Salt Marsh this morning there was a Harrier, an Osprey, and something I’d not seen before, aMerlin dive-bombing a RT Hawk. Also, GW Teals and RB Mergansers. Rob De

8:45 am. Two Peregrines just flew over Carp Salt Marsh. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

Orchard Oriole continues on Santa Monica Creek Bike Path. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

Fem. Balt. Oriole continues cr shemara and Haida Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

May your days be birdy and bright . . . . Best wishes, Rob Denholtz Carp

Carpinteria Salt Marsh, 8:00 AM, Tuesday, Nov.16, 2021 A dull gray morning, no breeze, birds not very active. But, highlight was a Marsh Park fly-over of three Snow Geese, I’d previously not seen in t

Late afternoon: Mario Borunda and I did a quick half hour in the salt marsh. Lucked out with a Loggerhead Shrike in Basin I. RB Merganser continues . . this time in Marsh Park. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Ro

This morning, I birded the Marsh Park and Basin I, up Sandyland Cove Rd. to the white bridge. Large numbers of WC Sparrows and House Finches. A few Savannah’s and a Belding’s. Noteworthy was a Yellow-

Carpinteria Salt Marsh, November 7, 2021 — I took a mid-day walk at the Salt Marsh today. Mostly the usual birds. Nice to see fos Green-winged Teal in Santa Monica Creek and Lincoln’s Sparrow at the w

Add TWO pefa and an eagr. Rob -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

High count of 12 ycnh in marsh park and fos wcsp heard. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

Red-necked Phalarope in Carp Creek, just south of the campground bridge. Crown, nape and back (streaked) very dark. Rob Denholtz Carpinteria -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

When I arrived at the seal rookery about 8:30 this morning, there were 90 Brown Pelicans and130 juv. Heermann’s Gulls on the beach, as well as a scattering of Western and CA Gulls. In the next ten min

In Carp Creek lagoon. Also Munias. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria