I went to LLC again today in hopes to find the scaups and get more details about the male (Greater or Lesser)... they were not around... what was around was a Tropical Kingbird (got a picture of it pe

Once the morning rain ended it was a beautiful sunny morning to conduct the weekly Sedgwick bird survey. A group of two hit the pond, Ranch House and Tipton House area and turned up an decent 47 speci

All: Caught two White Throated Sparrows on my GameCam last Saturday. First time I've had evidence of two. John Deacon Orcutt -- John Deacon Orcutt

I heard one calling this morning from the eucalyptus trees to the west of the parking lot. Perhaps the same bird from last winter...though the persimmon tree it favored is almost picked clean, as othe

Our party of 4 had excellent looks at a juvenile Northern Harrier at Lake Los Carneros yesterday around 10am.

All, The CBRC has officially accepted the Alder Flycatcher record from LLC. Thanks to Kristie Nelson for making this very difficult identification and getting the word out. Nick

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Highlights at Hidden Valley Park this morning were an adult male Bullock's Oriole and female Western Tanager in a cotoneaster bush. Gage Ricard Santa Barbara

Hi all, At about 11:30 this morning one of the Short-earred Owls was scared up by a fire crew that was walking the property. It circled for a while and was last seen headed towards the north end of th

By popular demand, here is this season's Christmas Bird Count map for Santa Barbara County: https://bit.ly/2OToquo This map shows, to the best of my knowledge, the circles and dates of the CBCs of Cac

All: To add to my huge numbers of Greater Yellowlegs at the soccer field on College in Santa Maria, I had 126 Ring Necked Ducks at the Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds this morning. There were 96 on the so

Two Short-eared Owls continue on San Marcos Foothills Preserve this morning, along with Northern Harrier and White-tailed Kite. The burned grasses have revealed a landscape completely riddled with rod

All If you are in Santa Maria, it may be worth a stop at the soccer field at Southside Parkway and College. I just counted 70 Greater Yellowlegs, 8 dowitchers and over 60 Mallards. A few other species

Been waiting for my Fox Spartow to return, almost gave up on him… got home from 3 days in LA and there he was, he seemed pretty aggressive and hungry. David -- David Levasheff Santa Barbara

Today, Friday, November 29, I birded from Campus Point, at the UCSB Lagoon, Devereux, and a bit at Lake Los Carneros. Campus Pt: Seeing the winds were from the southwest when I left the house, I thoug

Two on the burned area of San Marcos Foothills Reserve along with a Norther Harrier. Ash on the ground, snow on the mountains.

I saw a Prairie Falcon at NCOS this morning. Water levels are still rising as Devereux Creek is still flowing. Very wet along the Ellwood Trails. -- Nick Lethaby Goleta, CA

In between heavy rains that left nearly an inch of slush on San Marcos Pass summit, I scoped the bay at the mouth of DeVaul Canyon. I saw a Horned Grebe, the first I've seen on the lake in nearly 2 de

All: Remember when you were excited to see a Scaly Breasted Munia? I've got a flock of 20-30 on my feeders almost continuously over the last few weeks. Of more interest is a White Throated Sparrow who

Was already out and about so ran out Santa Rosa Road outside of Buellton to check some vineyard ponds. Birds were not there earlier in the week but had a pair of Hooded Merganser, pair of Ring-necked