Today I hit various spots in Goleta just out of curiosity to see what might be hanging around. My first stop was San Jose Creek near the Berkeley Avenue bike bridge. I did not see or hear the Summer T

Redish Egret, Black Skimmer (1), Glaucous-wing Gull (1st summer) west of restaurant. David Levasheff Goleta -- David Levasheff Santa Barbara

Something roughly like an eclipsed wigeon was at Kiwani's Pond at River Park, Lompoc, early afternoon Monday. Rusty breast, whitish crown tapering on rear of head, whitish bill. Don Tate

I checked out the river mouth this morning and enjoyed watching Wilson's Phalaropes in the channels that wind through the salicornia. The water level has dropped slightly so that one can walk under th

This morning at approx. 9:30 I saw a couple of Common Ground-Doves at the top of Farren Rd. They were at the exact same location where I have seen one or more of them on several recent visits. So this

All, Least Terns have increased further since Lisa's report. I had over 50 with 20 juvenile birds. This location should have good numbers of this species for next 2-3 weeks. Shorebirds were slightly b

Thanks to John Deacon's recent post and kind email guidance I was able to find these birds yesterday evening. Good viewing was again had from the "middle pond" along Santa Maria Mesa Road, just W of t

I arrived near the wooden platform at 1:30 and walked around to the far east of the parking lot. When I returned at 2 Pm the Reddish Egret flew in from the bridge over the creek and was very active (d

Several birders apparently saw it this morning as well as myself. It was actively feeding near the mouth of the slough and occasionally catching something. In fact, it was being tailed by a Snowy Egre

The Reddish Egret at Goleta Slough mouth is so good at displaying the fish it takes. And our local photographers are so good at catching photos of them doing that. The photos of the fish species taken

The Reddish Egret put on a delightful display of the species typical foraging ‘antics’ at the mouth of Goleta Slough this afternoon. It seemed to be completely oblivious of the kids and adults playing

My thanks to Pam Viale for posting the news about the Reddish Egret at the Goleta Slough Mouth since I did not have the means to do so with me. I figured there were still several people looking for it

Nick Lethaby informed us the other day that all he saw were adult Least Terns at Ocean Park (VSFB/Lompoc). This morning I watched adult after adult fishing and carrying their catches north from the es

Reddish egret sitting quietly at mouth of Goleta slough, initially found by Adrian and first noted by Florence Sanchez today. Pamela Viale Goleta

My plan was to check out the entire coast from the Harbor to Gaviota this morning with particular emphasis on scanning the ocean to see what the tropical weather we've had might have produced. I figur

Went out to the west side of Barka Slough this morning. Birds: Pacific-slope Flycatcher Wilson's Warblers Yellow Warblers Common Yellowthroats Ash-throated Flycatchers Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Cli

Nada. I followed Wes’ guidance and started at the cemetery. Then to the end of the SB pier. Then out to Goleta Beach. It felt tropical out so I had surprisingly high hopes but nope. I didn’t make it t

All, Apologies if someone already reported this but I was surprised to find two nests of DC Cormorant at Devereux today with young in them. Nick Lethaby, Goleta, CA -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA

Observers have tried chasing fly-by frigatebirds since the dawn of time with VERY LIMITED success. The few times that it actually worked on flying birds usually involved birds that were clearly linger

All: Yesterday evening was warm and a bit humid in the North County. I thought it might be a good evening for Lesser Nighthawks. I found 9, possibly more, at the middle Santa Maria Mesa Road Pond. The