This morning I walked the trail by Santa Monica Creek from Calle Real to Foothill and back. I did not see or hear an Oriole on the way up, but on the way back I heard a blackbird like "check" from the

I went to the area where Sandhill Cranes have been found (Happy Canyon X Alisos Road) but none were present this morning. However, I had a very pleasant morning birding, especially along the north por

I did my frequent loop walk through the backyard of the SBMuseum of natural History and Rocky Nook Park this morning. What was new this morning was a large number of Robins on the Museum Property--the

I met up in Ventura with friends from Florida yesterday and we took the Island Packers boat out to Santa Cruz Island. There was not a lot of seabird activity on the way out, butwe did encounter a huge

After reading Dave Compton's report about some montane species he found in the area, I decided to hike East Pinery Road this morning. I did not find Townsend's Solitaire, Pine Siskins, or Golden-crown

I checked out these spots this morning. It was a lovely day to bird and there was abundant bird activity throughout the Park at LLC, though I found nothing rare. Habitat is excellent for wintering bir

I hiked the area around La Cumbre Peak this morning and it was pretty dead. There was nothing going on at the communication Station--I was hard-pressed to even turn up a couple of Scrub Jays. Nothing

I walked Kinevan Road this morning. hoping to avoid some of the forecast heat and also hoping that I would see the Pacific Wren Mark Holmgren found earlier this week. It was definitely nice and cool i

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I walked along Atascadero Creek between Ward Drive and Patterson this morning, but it was failry quiet and I had little of interest there. I then parked at the end of Ellwood Beach Road and walked the

I hiked East Pinery Road today for the first time this fall. Nothing remarkable to report except that the Red-breasted Nuthatch invasion is very evident here. I counted 26 of them from the road head t

I made a short trip to the Botanic Garden this morning. Nothing rare, but fall activity is definitely evident. The Garden has been invaded by a large flock of Yellow-rumps, mostly hanging around the o

I visited the Peak this morning for the first time since late spring. Though there were not a lot of birds, it was an interesting mix. In the pines at the Peak, In addition to the usual chaparral bird

As Nick has reported, this morning he, John Callender, and I failed to turn up the possible Yellow-throated Vireo I saw yesterday in the tams between City Hall and the driving range. Adrian was still

First of all, I'm going to say I blew it. I'm pretty sure I had a Yellow-throated Vireo in the tams near City Hall this morning, but I didn't realize it in time to confirm my suspicion. I first saw th

Looked for the bird starting at 7:30 a.m. this morning (Sunday)--Ron Hirst also looking. No luck as of 9:00 a.m. Other birders now looking. Large flock of Lesser Goldfinches has invaded overnight (tol

Very quiet. I checked the Tams between City Hall and the driving range--a lot of common residents species (House Finches, Western Bluebirds, Bushtits) but pretty much no migrants. I found 1 young male

The elusive Worm-eating Warbler showed itself this morning off the path where it has been seen previously in the Ellwood area. It was actively feeding at mid-level among the dried leaves in a eucalypt

I took a trip to the Santa Maria area this morning hoping to beat the heat of Santa Barbara's microclimate. My first stop was Jim May Park, a place I've never stopped at. Where there was nothing remar

I also had the Baird's Sandpiper VERY briefly at Area K this morning around 8:45. It flew in with a small group of Western Sandpipers. I got it in my scope long enough to identify it. I bent down to a