While mucking around the Santa Ynez River x Alisal Rd bridge with kids we noticed a "pair in suitable habitat" of CINNAMON TEAL. Several NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were using the holes under the b

4.19.20 The skies were clear when I walked along the Riviera this morning and there were less migrants than yesterday although plenty of birds in the blooming eucs throughout my route. Lots of orioles

At Lake Los Carneros right now, there is a gregarious Yellow-headed blackbird. It was picking at the grass between the two walking paths on the south end of the lake. Then, it flew into the reeds on t

Still good migrant warbler activity on upper Refugio Canyon slopes below the pass. Best spots were 1.5-2 km below the summit (525-575m elevation; addresses 2121-2377) where the oak trees first start i

Yesterday, April 18th, for the third year in a row, I spent the day birding by foot and bike to see how many species it's possible to see in a day. A bigger reason is that it's a lot of fun and relati

4.18.20 Thanks to all those who posted yesterday! I enjoyed a very memorable morning walking through the riviera looking up! I checked a lot of spots, but the best location for watching migrants was O

I walked the beach from Jalama to Point Conception Saturday because of the 0.1 ft low tide (necessary for the final approach). There was a lot of northward movement, but not 50 yards off the point as

Hi Birders: Wow! I’ve been birding since 1980 (gulp!) and I’ve never seen this long a diurnal migration of passerines. I mean it just won’t quit, and there doesn’t seem to be wind involved to stop the

Saturday morning, April 18, 2020, Toro Ridge Trail, Carpinteria After seeing John Callender’s exciting list from this location, Mario, Andrea, Nancy Beebe, and I decided to see what we could find toda

Farren Road was the place to be this morning, at least as far as the SB Birding Community was concerned. Lots of birders were there checking things out and it was a good day in general. I got a much l

That's the term the late author and fellow birder Margaret Millar used to describe a blitz of Western Tanagers she had at her Canyon home one fall. That term certainly came to my mind this morning whe

I spent the first part of the morning low on the west slope of Figueroa Mountain where I had a very nice mix of migrants and resident birds. Warblers included Nashville, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Blac

I birded the upper reach of Refugio Creek Canyon this morning, and there was a good amount of migrant activity. Seven Nashville, two Yellow, three Black-throated gray, five Orange-crowned, two Townsen

I have been walking at Barron Ranch for quite a while now, but never had a good migration day there. Today, finally, was pretty good. I had about 20 each of Wilson’s and Nashville warblers, along with

4.18.20. I spent from 7:30 till 9:30 walking around the riviera and birding. Great day for migration with. Common Loon Vaux’s swift Western Tanager BH Grosbeak YRWA Hooded Oriole Bullocks Oriole Cedar

As others have noted it was busy out there today! Here’s most of what I could identify passing during 7 hours spent along Ortega Ridge Road behind Summerland: 372 western kingbird 32 swainson’s hawks

All The TUDU at the small A Street in Santa Maria was present at 0730 Saturday. John Deacon Orcutt -- John Deacon Orcutt

Hi Birders: I finally went out to make a list about 5:30 pm, and by then the activity in my yard had begun to die way down. Many fewer birds. In any case, my best guess about yesterday and today (opin

Great find. I assume it is a male. Perhaps the bird from the south coast heading N.