The Dune Pond at COPR had a Yellow-headed Blackbird among lots of Red-winged Blackbirds. I think the blackbirds commute between the free food at the Nature Center and the tules in the Dune Pond. https

All: I birded SMCC this a.m. Forty two species observed included a Vermilion Flycatcher, 6 Vaux's Swifts, Red Breasted Nuthatches, Hermit Thrush (FOS), numerous Yellow Rumped Warblers and a few Townse

At SMCC in same general area as last year. John Deacon Orcutt -- John Deacon Orcutt

This is potentially a good time to look for migrating Broad-winged Hawks in Santa Barbara county. If you check the sightings reports from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (for example, at https://tw

Mark Holmgren SB

Looked for the bird starting at 7:30 a.m. this morning (Sunday)--Ron Hirst also looking. No luck as of 9:00 a.m. Other birders now looking. Large flock of Lesser Goldfinches has invaded overnight (tol

Hi All: On behalf of Brad Schram: the vireo was refound by Curtis Marantz at 4:36 pm. Park at Calle Montilla, go straight up the main path to the top of the hill where a lone Yucca bush marks the gene

This morning (9/28) around 10:00 am I found a TROPICAL KINGBIRD on the south side of the UCSB lagoon near the following coordinates: (34.408107, -119.847305). It was sitting and flycatching from the t

Hi, Could someone off-line give me some information about seeing the Neotropic Cormorant. I've looked at the GPS coordinate area posted on the RBA.. The link is in water at Devereux Slough. Is that an

Saturday 12:50 PM while walking sans bins on Hancock College Bike Path along edge of river plain, I heard an unfamiliar vociferation, much repeated. Consistent with Xeno-Canto examples of Sage Thrashe

On review of photos of the Kingbirds sitting together one has more yellow on upper breast especially near wing top bend, and bigger bill, and more white on chin, and had greenish back making me consid

Birders, This morning while leading a group for the SYV Natural History Society, I found a Chestnut-sided Warbler in the sycamores along the northeastern boundary of the park., near the restroom. Yell

In a Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/levaweb/albums/72157711106220548 -- David -- David Levasheff Santa Barbara

A few here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/159344319@N03/with/48804419021/ Hugh Ranson SB

There's a Gray Vireo at Elings Park (south side--paraglider side). It's been in fennel, coyote brush and weeds on both sides of the main trail. When I just left it it was near the bike jump. Access fr

Medium abundance and nothing rare. A WF Ibis on the populated mudbar at 3rd viewing platform. 2 Cassin's Kingbirds, hundreds of Shovelers, 25 Snowy Egrets, 40 BN Stilts. 5 Great Egrets 12 BC Night Her

The Island Scrub Jays have probably been reliable at Scorpion for about 3 years now. There are also a zillion more if one hikes up Scorpion Canyon and up towards Montanon Ridge, which is easily done i

I spent yesterday (9/26) at Scorpion Valley on Santa Cruz Island (I would love to have been out there today with this high overcast). I had a good time despite low numbers of migrants. Best birds were

I birded the area at lunch the last few days and best bird was a crisply marked Hammond's Flycatcher on Tues. in the willow/euc area at the end of Ellwood. Thurs 12:30 was very quiet and birdless. Bir

Early this morning I watched for raptors from three different positions on San Miguelito Canyon Road, between Lompoc and South Vandenberg AFB. A burst of 70 vultures were up and moving shortly after d