Hello Birders, While birding the willows west of the viewing tower this morning, Tom Rohrer and I located a Lucy's Warbler among a large mixed flock. Also observed during the morning were: 2 Hermit Wa

A few problems with a new subscription prevented this from going to the group. I just discovered this- sorry for the delay. Paul and Rita Rosso from Lompoc posted this message on Friday with the follo

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Hi Folks, Sightings yesterday (Sat. Nov 6) at Cachuma Lake include: Golden eagles: 2 (one adult, other too far away) Hooded Mergansers have arrived: 2 pair (frequent Martini Cove) White-fronted geese:

Hi Folks, Here is a list of some areas we (Lentz, Compton, Weyburne, Holmgren) covered over the weekend, and on Monday at lunchtime, and the highlights we found. Saturday, 6 Nov (Holmgren, Kelly, Zapp

This was posted by Tom Edell, SLO birds. Interesting. Gene Lynch USFWS Press Release November 8, 1999 Chris Tollefson 202-208-5634 SERVICE WILL PREPARE NATIONWIDE CORMORANT MANAGEMENT PLAN Responding

This morning there was a White-winged Dove at the VAFB "ponds" perched on the viewing platform. A little later I refound it at the entrance from Terra Road to the farm field. John Ayres

On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at about 9AM, near the Berkeley Bridge the following two birds were sighted in the sycamore trees: Western Tanager Black Throated Gray Warbler Observed by Daryl Rutherford (a

Hello All, Today I had an interesting view of a GB Heron stalking, killing and eating a gopher next to Atascadero Creek. We noticed the heron staring at the ground and waited ten minutes for it to pac

This morning there was a rose-breasted grosbeak on Maria Ygnacio Creek just North of Hollister road. Grant Weyburne

I too have watched for several years the GBHs on the VAFB contonement area feeding on ground squirrels and gophers. In fact, for about three years 2, possibly 3, pairs of GBHs bred in the tallest pine

Hi All, John Ayres reports a Burrowing Owl off of Terra Road on VAFB near the Ponds. He says the owl was located on the south side of Terra Road, about 100 yards west of 13th Street, and about 50-75 f

Early this morning I took a walk from my house up Figueroa Mountain Road from 154 to mile marker 1.38. This stretch of road is loaded with birds. In the first 3/4 mile, the residential horse propertie

Hi all, This afternoon I had a brief look at a Longspur sp. feeding with a large flock of Horned Larks. The flock was in the dirt field north of Terra Rd. about mid field. This is west of 13th st. on

Early this morning there was a chestnut-sided warbler at the Lake Los Carneros parking lot. The baltimore oriole is still there and there was a small flock of pine siskins flying around. Grant Weyburn

A morning's drive to the Santa Ynez valley motivated me to stop at Zaca Station Rd on the way down. A Lewis' Woodpecker was flying about the area, dropping into the stream, then sitting atop an oak pr

There was a black-throated green warbler in the garden area east of Stow House late this afternoon. (It was also there early yesterday, but I didn't get good enough looks at it to report it). Grant We

Hi All: Just got a message that John Storrer had a Short-eared Owl on More Mesa on Nov. 11. Also, Bob Hansen reports only 20 Black Skimmers at East Beach on Nov. 1 and NONE there on Nov. 11. What is g

Good Morning All, Birding with Becky and her group this morning, we located two White-throated Sparrows feeding under the Catalina Cherry bushes in the north end of the garden. The cherries are attrac

Today, on both sides or Terra Rd., east of the ponds at Vandenberg, Grant Weyburne, Brad Hines, and I had a longspur that was either a Chesnut-collared or a McCown's. We all on several occasions heard