I drove up early yesterday morning and hiked the loop trail. It was very pleasant weather but bird numbers remain way down at this location. The only "Mountain" species I had with any abundance were M

The area around the Kiwanis Meadows parking lot was especially active today as multiple Yellow-rumps were singing and foraging in the sycamore trees between the lot and the Creek. Most of the birds we

Dramatic downward helicopter spiral of 2 RTH over my house 2 days ago. They had clasped talons and fell for 20 seconds (that I saw) with wings out and bodies apart, like a perfectly balanced, and circ

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Eight beautiful avocets still there this morning, coolest place to watch birds on a hot day. See checklist below. Good birding! Joan Lentz https://ebird.org/bcn/checklist/email?subID=S105378521

Hi folks, I just wanted to point out that a photo by one of our local birders is being featured on eBird today. You can also see Sophie's fantastic photo of a Tropical Kingbird and House Finch in her

All - I am writing to let you know the Statewide Tricolored Blackbird Survey will occur again this year April 15 - 17. At this point I would ask your help in letting me know about any Tricolored Black

Dear all, Please join us for SB Audubon's next monthly program, which will be "Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul" Our speaker, Holly Mercer, will delve into our connections to birds, how to p

I hit various sites in Carpinteria this morning, but nothing remarkable to report. I walked the path along Santa Monica Creek but didn't turn up the elusive Orchard Oriole; however, I did hear Oriole

The group of three American Avocets yesterday at Devereux expanded to 8 this morning. Great Blue Herons are building nests over Slough Road on the east side of the slough (in Monterey Cypress) and two

This FRiday afternoon while bugging at the subject location I had a pair of CINNAMON TEAL, which is intriguing at this time of year. I also flushed a pair of BUFFLEHEAD and there were dozens of WHITE-

Highlight: 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS that picked up and flew from Devereux over to NCOS, ten minutes after we got there to view them at Devereux. Thanks, Nick. Good birding, Joan Lentz https://ebird.org/bcn/

All, Today there were now 3 avocets commuting between Devereux and NCOS. I head Caspian Terns at both places. I had a Lesser Yellowlegs with the Greaters at Laguna Blanca. Regards, -- Nick Lethaby Gol

I went to Cachuma Camp this morning in search of migrants and eventually teased out a few spring arrivals. A fairly early Cassin's Vireo was heard and eventually seen, a few Wilson's Warblers, Pacific

Field guides are a really handy thing! Had I checked mine yesterday before posting about the Broad-winged Hawk at Cachuma, I would have been reminded that the translucent white crescent at the base of

Paul Collins, John Lewis, and I rented a boat and motored the perimeter of the lake. North of Arrowhead Island soaring with a Red-tail and numerous Turkey Vultures was a bird whose tail was shorter an

Hi again all, I feel pretty badly about revealing a raptor nest location. Rest assured, it won't happen again. It was brought to my attention that there are unscrupulous falconers out there watching l

I walked Kinevan Road this morning and found that both Warbling Vireos and Pacific-Slope Flycatchers have returned to this spot in good number. The Flycatchers were even singing their breeding song, n

I tried to go birding at Ocean Park in Lompoc/VSFB this morning, but the gate was locked with a sign reading that it was closed due to flooding. Does anyone know when it might open back up again? I ha

Stopped at several spots in Carpinteria this morning, most with little of interest to report. Lake Jocelyn still has some water, though it's gone down since I was last there. Still hanging around were