There was a few good flocks at Vandenberg Ponds on Sat morning. Brad Hines and I spotted a Black-throated Gray, a Black and White, and a Hermit Warbler. In addition, a unidentified warbler, we termed

Regarding below request (#175 from Kathleen Whitney, subject Burrowing Owls and recording bird leg band combinations): normal protocol for reading bands is top-left/lower-left -- top-right/lower-right

Hi all Grant is back is town! He found what he is pretty sure is a young Black-throated Sparrow at Lake Los Carneros this morning (Thurs) at about 9:30. He said to walk south on the paved path east of

This morning (Saturday 10/9) at the Bird Refuge there was a Tennessee Warbler first seen in the Aroyo Willows along the fence line. Active and moving around a great deal. Also - many more W.-c. Sparro

Only one flock of consequence this morning between 8 and 10 AM, but some good birds. Male and female American Redstart, Tennessee Warbler, Hermit Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and a seldom-seen-at-th

Hello birders, This is a forward from Joan. Don reports a Bay-breasted Warbler and Zone-tailed Hawk from Ventura County on Saturday. This might be of interest to you chasers. Good luck. Jamie C jcwing

VAFB Ponds report for Mon A.M., 11 Oct: A good flock about 09:30 in the willows near the river as the fog was breaking up. Birds of note: Hermit warbler, Black-throated gray warbler, and Cassin's Vire

This evening, I great looks at a Tennessee Warbler, presumably the bird seen on Sunday morning by Grant Weyburne, in the eucs surrounding the parking lot at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta. Many other war

There are 2 activities this week end available for birders this weekend. 1. The Central Coast Rally Reception is at the Embassy Suites, Lompoc, from 5-7 PM. Even if you are not birding the Rally you a

A Palm Warbler was observed feeding in the eucs behind the caretaker's house this evening.

Hi everyone I found the (a?) Zone-tailed Hawk sitting in the eucs at La Patera Park in Goleta (La Patera Rd. just south of Cathedral Oaks) this morning. I went there to check the trees for lerps (ther

Dear SBCO Birders, Sorry I can't report a local rarity, but given I am in New Jersey that's a bit tough! But I thought I'd share a few thoughts on the changes over the years in autumn birder coverage

Yesterday evening there was a tropical kingbird at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta in the shrubs on the east side of the lake just over the bridge. I got great looks at it and heard it calling as well. To

the parking lot at Stow Park (with 5 TVs,) then landed in a euc behind the caretaker's house, on the street side. The best view was from across La Patera. Lake Los Carneros was very birdy, though we d

I noticed when I received my previous message myself (and Karen B. also had the same problem) that the first line of text was cut off. For the record, I saw those birds yesterday, Thursday, 10/14--Sto

Hi All: This a.m. (Oct. 15) along Atascadero Crk., there were many, many birds at the lerp-infested patch of eucalyptus on the so. side of the creek just east of where Walnut Av. intersects the bikepa

Hi folks, In the 7? years that this bird has been around we have never gotten a good sense of its nighttime roosting site(s). My impression is the the bird has been seen several times in the early mor

Hi all, Keeping the Lerp theme going, I had a Palm Warbler in the willows west of the creek. It quickly joined the many other birds feeding in the Lerp infested eucs west of the creek.

Hello folks, I received this message from Paul Rosso yesterday, October 15. I thought I should pass it along. Jamie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject

Replying to a few points raised by Paul Lehman, by way of explanation, not excuse: 1. ALL the tamarisk from Gaviota State Park were replaced a couple of years ago (or so) with tiny little "native" shr