A very brown, heavily streaked, juv sapsucker gave inadequate views. Posting in case others have time to look I when the gardener is gone. Peter schneekloth Buellton

Both Sooty and Thick-billed Fox Sparrows probably winter out there, with Thick-billed easy to see up towards Montagnon Ridge.

Hi All: Got out birding some Carpinteria areas on a very warm morning yesterday. Joined by Marilyn Harding, and eventually by Libby Patten, we first hit the police station tamarisk row in Carp. Still

Last night I came back from an overnight trip to Santa Cruz Island (Scorpion). The highlight of the trip birding-wise was an OVENBIRD foraging on the ground near campsite 7 (lower camping) last mornin

Fyi: Signs are up at Lake Los Carneros stating work is being done on the dam this week (M-F). I'm don't know exactly what this work entails, but it will probably affect birding. Betsy Mooney Santa Bar

There was a Burrowing Owl at North Campus Open Space this am (Wed). It was flushed from one of the hibernacula on the north-facing slope on south side (restricted access area) of the slough by Hayden,

Took a quick visit to Ocean Park where a small flock of 6 Cackling Geese and a Clay-colored Sparrow were the best birds. I first saw the sparrow near the rest room building and noted the smaller size,

Hi All Todd McGrath and I just drove through Santa Barbara and we had a Broad-winged Hawk circling low over the 101 about a half-mile east of the Winchester Canyon Road exit. Dave Pereksta Ventura

We’ve got 2 Pine Siskin at our feeders this morning. Great to see them back after being absent last year. Guy Tingos Santa Barbara -- Guy Tingos Santa Barbara

Today I birded the northern boundary of NCOS with Michelle Brown and Dan Conroy-Beam, our primary quarry being Burrowing Owl. Despite locating the described BUOW locality, we failed, though there was

Early this evening, Betsy spotted a Green-tailed Towhee in our back yard! That’s yard bird #136 for us and a bird high on my wish list for here (between Turnpike and Patterson Roads, just below Cathed

Mid-day birding on Kinevan Rd produced a Pacific Wren. Between West Camino Cielo and Kinevan Ranch there is only one remaining puddle in the creek channel. The wren was near there at 34.50540 -119.817

SB Birders, I birded around Gaviota State Beach for about one hour. It was 76 degrees and the wind was not too bad. The best bird was a female type Lazuli Bunting in the mixed flock of sparrows. The n

Cruising around the valley on the way home from a lecture at Sedgwick I had Golden Eagle, two Bald Eagles one of which is tagged, Prairie Falcon, Ferruginous Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk and 10-15 Red-tai

At Golden Gate Raptor Observatory they're still seeing Broad-winged Hawks and last Monday they had two Rough-legged Hawks, so this afternoon I decided to check out Foxen Canyon Rd to see if there was

SB Birders, I made a quick stop by Gaviota and a Tropical Kingbird was hanging out near the bridge that crosses the creek by the kiosk. It was still present when I left. Other than that, just the expe

There was a White-crowned Sparrow (adult) in the Carp Salt Marsh Nature Park this morning. First one I’ve seen this Fall. Also, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Franklin Creek, near the footbridge. The

A relatively cool morning gave way by mid morning to warm still air which seemed to subdue bird activity over much or the area we surveyed. Nonetheless we managed 47 species including both Canyon Wren

We had two Lewis Woodpeckers yesterday on the dirt road 1/2 mile west of the entrance to the ranch and one Lewis Woodpecker today in the "equipment" field. Just had my knee replacement re-replaced a c

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