Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Monday morning, August 10 2020 Another Yellow-crowned Night Heron joined the one I saw yesterday at the white bridge over Santa Monica Creek. This second bird is a spot

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Basins 1 & 2, and Marsh Park, Saturday morning, August 8, 2020 Highlights: a pair of Whte-tailed Kites, Green Heron (seems to be pretty regular in the past 6 weeks), a tight gro

Carpinteria Bluffs, Friday morning, July 24, 2020 This morning there was a Common Raven perched in a euc at the southern edge of the Bluffs. As I watched it, it flew to another tree and joined a secon

Franklin Creek, Thursday morning, July 16, 2020 There was a cormorant here this morning that gave me pause. I’ve posted an image at https://www.flickr.com/photos/59729301@N05/50119532156/in/dateposted

LB Curlew. Carp salt marsh. Rob Denholtz Carpinteria -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

New arrival. Gr. Yellowlegs carp salt marsh. Rob denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted), Monday morning, July 13, 2020 FOS Willets and Black-bellied sandpipers in the lagoon at the outflow of the Santa Monica Creek. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Den

WT Kite over Basin 2 in Carp Salt Marsh Reserve today at 7: AM. Rob Denholtz Carp

Andree Clarke Bird Refuge, Friday morning, May 1, 2020 A Snow Goose greeted us at the parking lot this morning. Molting. Tame. Untied my shoe lace. Followed us down the trail for a little ways. Full l

Gobernador Canyon, Carpinteria, Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020 Birding solo today. Gobernador was pretty birdy. Highlights were 2 male Hermit Warblers and (on a restricted road off of Gobernador to

Saturday morning, April 18, 2020, Toro Ridge Trail, Carpinteria After seeing John Callender’s exciting list from this location, Mario, Andrea, Nancy Beebe, and I decided to see what we could find toda

Thu., April 16, 2020 This morning, Mario, Andrea and I birding a small section of the Santa Monica Creek bike path, then went over to Tee Time. The bike path was alive with Hooded, Bullock’s, and an O

I had a strange fly-over at 5:00 PM this afternoon. I suspected it was a conglomerate Angel of Death (note Passover reference) but it sounded gull-like and they looked like gulls except for having poi

Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Thursday morning, April 2, 2020 Spent a couple of hours in the Marsh . . . Marsh Park, Basin 1, and walked up along Santa Monica Creek. Found two Lincoln’s Sparrows, two Golden

Mario Borunda just reported an albino House Finch seen this morning at Andree Clark Bird Refuge. He got a pic, eBird list #S66249120. Rob Denholtz Carp

Fos Rufous Hummingbird on Sheperd Mess. Rob Denholtz Carp

Sunday morning, March 15, 2020 Hit a couple of sites this morning with Mario Borunda, Andrea Bruce and Jim Gold. Lake Jocelyn: Solitary Sandpiper continues. Large male and three smaller female GT Grac

3 Cinnamon Teal in Santa Monica Creek. No. Harrier over Basin 2 of Reserve. Rob Denholtz Carp

In Franklin Creek at 5:30 this afternoon. Rob Denholtz Carp

Carp Salt Marsh Reserve Sandyland Cove Road (officially “restricted" but apparently friendly to birders), Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 Birding with Mario Borunda and Andrea Bruce . . . .four what we believe