After reading Hugh Ranson's report, I felt I had to see all those Mountain Bluebirds while they were still around, so I headed for Armour Ranch Road this morning. On the way, I spotted 2 while Pelican

Still around! I located it on Arroyo Burro Creek late this morning, near the downed pine tree limb. Some enterprising person with a chain saw has removed a lot of the smaller branches from the limb, m

Those of you who read John Deacon's report on the possible permanent closure of Colson Canyon Road and all of us who explore the mountains and riparian areas of our front and back countries should rea

I had time for a brief trip to the Park before an appointment and was able to locate the Nashville Warbler reported earlier. It was foraging in the Silk-floss Tree (the tree with the big thorns on its

This morning I checked on a few places to see if I could pick up some of our winter visitors before they depart. I did not turn up a Lucy's Warbler in the tipu trees in the Cacique Street post office

This morning, I spent some time chasing down recent reports and checking out a couple of my favorite birding locations. I started by looking for the Pine Warbler in Maramonte Park, but struck out ther

This morning I made an early start and got to Ocean Beach a little after 8:15. I spotted a birder (Eunice Schroeder) observing the usual spot for the NELSON'S SPARROW, so I quietly joined her. After l

I hiked Farren Road this morning and though it was not particularly birdy, it was a gorgeous morning and place for a hike. I did not turn up either Common ground -Doves or Scott's Orioles, but Roadrun

I took a few minutes this morning to see if the Hybrid Yellow-bellied X Red-naped sapsucker was still in its usual location on San roque Creek, and it certainly was, though it was moving around quite

Folks, if you didn't see it, check out this week's SB Independent for Hugh's excellent write up of the SB and Carpinteria Christmas Counts. Florence Sanchez

I checked out a couple of spots this morning after running errands. I walked through NCOS and while I found nothing special to report, it was a very pleasant morning, with Song Sparrows singing like i

Yesterday (Jan 18), I was finally able to turn up the Vermillion Flycatcher at Carpinteria State Park. I found it just west of the Creek mouth, foraging from dead branches at the top of the dune neare

Yesterday, I checked out East Beach and the Harbor area. What a mess! As Dave Compton already reported, there are no outfalls or lagoons any more, just water rushing to the sea. The beach has been hea

I took advantage of the beautiful morning to drive to Ocean Beach. The water in the SY River Estuary is still pretty high but the marsh and road are not flooded. Waves at the estuary entrance were tur

I checked out the conditions at East Beach this morning and ran into Mark Holmgren there as well. That stretch of beach has been incredibly remodeled from the recent storms and high tides and I expect

Thanks Steve. I stayed out of the normally roped-off area as I always do, except at the Slough mouth where there were no plovers and the stream was pouring out.. I should have made that clear in my po

With rainy weather forecast for the next several days, I took advantage of a low tide at mid-afternoon and walked the beach at Coal Oil Point this afternoon. There weren't a lot of shorebirds but the

Still concentrating on Waterfowl. I went to the Goleta Sanitary District for the first time since it reopened to birders. My thanks to Mark Holmgren and Santa Barbara Audubon who negotiated to get bir

Wow! You guys did much better than I did. However, my survey was very cursory. I drove around the lake perimeter, stopping where I could to briefly scan what ducks I could see through the rolled down

I started at Devereux hoping the Red Phalarope the David Blue found yesterday afternoon would still be around. I was joined by 5 other birders with the same quest. Unfortunately, it was nowhere in sig