This morning at area K 11:15 I had a male Blue-winged Teal and probably it’s mate. Also what I believe was a Eurasian Wigeon in non breeding plumage. It didn’t have the thick off white crown stripe bu

We had good looks at a Loggerhead Shrike at NCOS around 11am at the NCOS on the path to the main bridge from the parking area. Still hanging out in the area around 1pm. Mary Thompson Santa Barbara

Perhaps because of the filling of other basins, NCOS had few waterbirds when I visited around mid-day today. Highlights were a Loggerhead Shrike near Whittier Pond, and a flyover Peregrine. Steven Gau

All: I birded several locations today hoping to find some "blown in" birds. Pretty much standard fare though. I birded Fairway and A, A Street Ponds, Black Road Flooded Pasture, Mud Lake and Santa Mar

Currently viewing it from the bluff at 34.4054311, -119.8467308 ________________ Linus Blomqvist linusblomqvist.com

Dry this morning, Goleta Slough Area K is now full of water and already has a nice assortment of ducks, including Blue-winged Teals. Linus ______________ Linus Blomqvist

SB Birders, I birded a few locations in Lompoc today 1-28-21 during middle of the day mainly focusing on gulls. As you all know we received a lot of rain up in north/west county. I first checked out t

Birders, The compiling of the Santa Barbara CBC held on 2 January is nearly complete. It was a beautiful day for the count, and the evening’s Zoom compilation session brought a few surprises. And in t

A Ring-necked Duck showed up at Lake Los Carneros yesterday. https://ebird.org/checklist/S79947717 Betsy Mooney Santa Barbara/Goleta

I just had a White-throated Sparrow at my mother's feeders in her back yard in Lompoc. Also present was what appears to be a pink-sided form of Dark-eyed Junco. Lots of birds out there right now.... H

Fourth visit, found after 2 hours of searching. 2 at entry to Ortega Ranch Rd. Photo ebird.org/checklist/S79946334 - Ortega Ridge pines - 36 species (+1 other taxa) Ron Hirst, SB

This morning, several birders were out looking for them along Ortega Ranch Road, Ortega Ranch Lane, and the foot trails below the roads. I was the first to arrive, starting about 8:00 a.m. As of when

The flock of 10 Red Crossbills were quite visible today, despite the windy weather. But they were well SE of the intersection of Ortega Ridge Rd and Ortega Ranch Rd. Here's a map showing two areas whe

All: While running some errands today, I noticed several Greater Yellowlegs were congregating at the edge of some pooled water in this soccer field. It serves as a containment basin in the winter. In

Hi all, Yesterday Conor McMahon and I did an informal Big Sit, with Conor at the Campus Lagoon and me at Lake Los Carneros. The idea with a Big Sit is to see as many bird species as possible from with

Hello: Last week my birding friends in Berkeley told me about this. Now in the last three days I have found two of our local pine siskins very ill. The usual instructions are to take down your feeders

This morning, the Tennessee Warbler was easy to find along Arroyo St just south of Nueces in Noleta. It was chipping from one of the bottlebrush trees on the east side of the road as I got out of my c

On Wednesday during weekly survey at Sedgwick Reserve Guy Tingos and I had a tagged Bald Eagle. Best guess at the number on the tag is 59, research on line indicates the bird was fledged June 29, 2006

This afternoon (4:38pm) the Short-eared Owl was on the west side of More Mesa. A photographer pushed it off its spot, and it flew farther toward the ocean. Same time a Barn Swallow flew west to east.

With the weather due to change significantly for the next week or so, I headed up to La Cumbre Peak this morning. It was very quiet, almost no birds. No Pygmy Nuthatches, no Steller's Jay, no Townsend