Hi All: Seeing Mark Holmgren’s list from this location, I was inspired to have a look. Marilyn Harding was with me. The large shorebirds are there! We had 40 Long-billed Curlews, a smattering of Wille

As there has been at least 1 White-eyed Vireo in our area this year, I forward this message from the California Bird Records Committee. If you have documentation and have not already done so, please c

I walked the upper end of NCOS today and continued on into the Ellwood area as far as Santa Barbara Shores Road. Not much was happening. NCOS has some areas that might be good for shorebirds, but so f

Hi folks, A Nazca Booby reported to a Santa Cruz Island eBird hotspot two days ago turned out to have been photographed at East Anacapa Island, "between the rock outcrop and the lighthouse." If it hel

Fyi: The bridge at Lake Los Carneros is closed for repair. Time estimate is 1-2 years. Betsy Mooney Santa Barbara/Goleta

I'm not sure how interesting this is to others, but I observed three Belted Kingfishers at Goleta Slough on July 14. Looks like a family. Betsy Mooney Santa Barbara/Goleta

Joan Lentz and I checked out Devereux this morning. It remains pretty low on bird activity. The only shorebirds we could turn up there were a very few Black-necked Stilts. However, members of the Hero

Franklin Creek, Thursday morning, July 16, 2020 There was a cormorant here this morning that gave me pause. I’ve posted an image at https://www.flickr.com/photos/59729301@N05/50119532156/in/dateposted

LB Curlew. Carp salt marsh. Rob Denholtz Carpinteria -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

New arrival. Gr. Yellowlegs carp salt marsh. Rob denholtz Carp -- Rob Denholtz Carpinteria

I birded the estuary at mid-morning today and found it worth the drive from Santa Barbara. It took some looking to run down the shorebirds, but they were around. Most were on the mudflats on the ocean

I picked up this tidbit in the Field Guides Newsletter today. Though it does not pertain to Santa Barbara County directly, I believe listers in general might like to know. (And I seem to recall a post

A chestnut-sided warbler was a real surprise foraging high in a neighbors black locust this evening. I had been watching several species feed begging young in the yard (including a cowbird being tende

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted), Monday morning, July 13, 2020 FOS Willets and Black-bellied sandpipers in the lagoon at the outflow of the Santa Monica Creek. Rob Denholtz Carp -- Rob Den

I have a white crowned sparrow at my feeder this evening. My first July record. I am not sure if I am right, but I use a few field marks to guess on WC sparrows. First, this one has light lores. I hav

Hi All: Like everybody else, I’m waiting for returning shorebirds and not having much luck. Marilyn Harding and I had a pleasant hour at Goleta Beach. Only shorebird was a Long-billed Curlew, but we s

I made a quick stop to see if the Northern Parula was still hanging out west of Nojoqui Park and sure enough he's still there. I watched him forage for about 10 minutes near the now dry creek which pa

Sorry for the late post but still may be of interest to some, especially those keeping track of returning shorebirds. Devereux Sough was not quite devoid of avian life forms. There were a few of the e

I walked about 100 meters upstream and downstream of the Bates Rd bridge in Rincon Creek this morning. Lovely walk, and you can more or less keep your feet dry without rubber boots, at least where I w

Yesterday somebody somewhere flipped a switch and made the eBird alerts go from daily to hourly. We are aware of this and are working on fixing this. Thanks for understanding (I hope). Wim -- Wim van