There is a cormorant rookery in one tree on the property of the Biltmore Hotel at Butterfly Beach in Montecito right at the edge of the street. The chicks there looked very big yesterday when we were

I finally saw the Redstart at 1:45 pm on Saturday. It moved several hundred yards around the corner from its usual place. Two serious photographers were there also. Got various good views. Have not se

I saw a male Northern Pintail mixed in with many other ducks and coots right at the edge of the parking lot. Ria Marsh East Beach

Correction: Look straight ahead instead of to the Left. Begin forwarded message: From: Ria Marsh <rrsmarsh@...> Date: November 19, 2020 at 1:43:09 PM PST To: SBCOBirding Group <sbcobirding@grou

Bird refuge Today at 1:40 I saw both the swamp and song sparrow across the pond on the wet mud. That means looking straight across instead of to the Right. Ria Marsh East Beach

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Has anyone seen the golden plover lately? Is it still there? Ria Marsh

It was still there at 3:45 pm today north of the stairs pretty much where Mark saw it. Ria Marsh

Saw a Pied-bill Grebe mom and 5 chicks today at Bird Refuge pond. Chicks have patterned and colorful heads. Observed them from the bike path. Never saw that before! Ria Marsh East Beach

Just saw a pair M/F Lesser Goldfinch eating the thistle near the first platform. Also, a Hooded Oriole in a tree at the corner of Cabrillo. Ria Marsh East Beach

Looking down at the beach from above at Shoreline Park around noon, there was a group of Godwits, Sanderlings and a few Black Turnstones. Good to be outside! Ria Marsh

From the bike path on Cabrillo Blvd. today at 11:45 a.m. saw a single Tufted Duck. Ria Marsh East Beach

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-12/habitat-restoration-north-campus-open-space-christmas-bird-count Shared via the Google app

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-10-22/seagulls-poop-changing-channel-islands-chemistry Shared via the Google app

To add to Florence’s post, I saw 6 Long-billed Curlews mid afternoon at Mission Creek. When we returned on our way home an hour later, they were gone. Ria Marsh, East Beach

This afternoon about 3 pm there was a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers hanging out very near the shoreline at Sea Landing. Then on the way home just outside the restrooms (across the street from the Hi

Yesterday about 4 pm the goose was still at the west end edge of the ACBR pond hanging out with a large flock of coots. Ria Marsh East Beach

That goose has been at ACBR for at least a month, maybe longer. Ria Marsh East Beach

I heard the bouncing ball call of an owl as I returned home at El Escorial tonight at 6:05 pm. Can someone help with this? I heard this call once before quite a while ago. Can’t remember when it was.

There are about 100 phalaropes (sp.) in the Bird Refuge pond this evening as seen from the bike path. Ria Marsh East Beach