At North Campus Open Space I did see at least one of the Virginia Rails from one end of the tules for a brief viewing from south of the Phelps Creek Bridge, and then a minute later the same or another

I checked the Elegant Tern gathering at the Mission Creek outfall this morning and it continues to be impressive. I'd say there were at least 400 Terns there this morning. The flocks were very nervous

This afternoon there was a Semi-palmated Sandpiper, along with 4 Wilson's Phalaropes at NCOS. The sandpiper was feeding by itself just east of the western (Phelps) bridge, in a narrow finger of the sl

Hi All: Marilyn Harding and I got out for some birding in the fog—initially—then ran into warm sunshine later in the noon hour at “the seep” at the end of Coronado. Goleta Beach continues to have grea

I walked the beach this morning starting a little after 9:30 a.m. I first spotted the Ruddy Turnstone at the ocean's edge with a small group of Sanderlings, but almost immediately the flock took fligh

Much to my surprise about 7 p.m. tonight, as I was driving away from my house, a Greater Roadrunner sauntered from the horse corral across our driveway. It wandered through the bushes and up our neigh

I’ve seen no Semipalmated Sandpiper on either side of coal oil point. But shorebirds are actively coming through. Seeing multiple juveniles of least and western sandpipers. Between zero in 100 markers

I observed two Blue Grosbeak juveniles at LLC on Monday, July 27 (4 photos). They were foraging in the eastern field. https://ebird.org/checklist/S71878267 Betsy Mooney Santa Barbara/Goleta

All, This evening I found a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper along the beach east of COPR. It was associated with a small flock of peeps and SP Plovers. There is a lot of kelp piled up on the beach her

I went to the estuary this morning, arriving shortly before low tide. Soon after, I was joined by John Deacon and Peter Schneekloth. There were not a lot of shorebirds around, but the diversity of wha

I got down to the SB Harbor early this morning because I wanted to see if I could pick up and clearly identify at least one of the birds I thought might have been a Wandering Tattler last Saturday. I

This note is a little late in getting out, but it may still be of some interest. Our backyard feeders have been busy with Hooded Orioles, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Lesser Goldfinches and House Finches.

I was surprised to see a Western Tanager calling from the top of a sycamore along Mission Creek on the Museum's main campus this morning. Without binoculars, I couldn't make out the plumage, just a si

I birded Gaviota Hot Springs area from the parking area up to the hots springs. Nothing unusual but a decent list of expected birds. List here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S71808027 On the way back to

I went down to the Harbor area early this morning to see what might be hanging around and found that the tern flock (at least 200-300 of it) had moved to the sandspit. They kept coming back to that sp

Joan Lentz and I went down to East Beach this morning to check the Mission Creek outfall for shorebirds. What we found was an Elegant Tern fest the likes of which I have not seen before in Santa Barba

A male Lawrence's Goldfinch appeared at my feeder today, his worn summer plumage showing fairly extensive yellow. Always a treat when they show up! https://www.flickr.com/photos/55934026@N05/501484325

Carpinteria Bluffs, Friday morning, July 24, 2020 This morning there was a Common Raven perched in a euc at the southern edge of the Bluffs. As I watched it, it flew to another tree and joined a secon

I birded the SMRE this morning. The most noteworthy event was what I did not see--none of the tens of 1000s of Sooty Shearwaters that we formerly saw off the western coast of SB Co. A child gleefully

I walked the UCSB Beaches this morning, when we again had a very early minus tide. Consequently, conditions were good and I found a nice assortment of birds in spite of a loose dog on the east-facing