Sat AM, I checked out the Onstott pines but only saw the Hermit Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, and about 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadees. No sign of the Pine...
3963
Corrine Ardoin
corrineardoin
Dec 23, 2002 7:59 pm
This morning I saw a Western Tanager in my apple tree eating an apple. This was the first year I left the fruit unpicked and the birds have been enjoying...
3964
Rebecca Coulter <c...
rebeccacoulter
Dec 23, 2002 8:24 pm
There was a White-throated Sparrow in the meadow this morning among the Golden-crowneds, opposite the turtle pond. Also a singing Fox Sparrow (Sooty-type)...
3965
Mark Holmgren
maholmgren@...
Dec 23, 2002 10:17 pm
On 23 December (today), Morgan Ball, Gina Butala, and I scouted a bit in Goleta. At the Goleta Transfer Station, we found about 275 gulls. Most were Western...
3966
Mark Holmgren
maholmgren
Dec 23, 2002 10:25 pm
Morgan, Gina, and I too saw a display of Pacific Loons on Goleta Bay this morning (23 Dec) at noon, but not nearly as many as Simon saw yesterday. Our vantage...
3967
Dave Compton
davcompton
Dec 24, 2002 1:26 am
Between 4:00 and 4;30 this evening, one SHORT-EARED OWL was very visible on More Mesa, foraging widely in the western half of the property. A WHITE-THROATED...
3968
Joe Seals
gardenguru
Dec 24, 2002 8:21 pm
Jim: The news report (from my associates at WTN) was that NO ONE saw the mystery warbler. In fact, most people saw almost no birds. My associates told me that...
3969
Guy Tingos
gtingos
Dec 25, 2002 1:19 am
Another pleasant evening: 2 Northern Harriers (female) 1 Merlin (male, flyby) 1 Burrowing Owl 1 Short-eared Owl (including great looks at the bird perched) ...
3970
Guy Tingos
gtingos
Dec 25, 2002 8:51 pm
There was an immature swan in the ocean between Goleta Pier and Campus Point around noon today. The bird then flew up the coast and out of sight. It may have...
3971
Guy Tingos
gtingos
Dec 25, 2002 9:03 pm
Dave Compton refound the swan off of the Goleta Pier. He confirmed my first impression that it's a Tundra. Guy...
3972
Guy Tingos
gtingos
Dec 25, 2002 9:25 pm
Too bad this isn't count day! The Zone-tailed Hawk just flew over our house and was circling over San Marcos Road between Yaple and Calle Real. Guy...
3973
sbtech@...
sbtechmy
Dec 25, 2002 9:36 pm
Long looks at a Chipping Sparrow with lots of Savannah Sparrows in the ag field near the entrance to Seymour Duncan building off Patterson, and 4 Ground Doves...
3974
Mark Holmgren
maholmgren@...
Dec 26, 2002 3:36 am
A female Blue-winged Teal is in the pond on the NE corner of Mesa Raod x Los Carneros. Mark Holmgren ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful....
3975
Rebecca Coulter <c...
rebeccacoulter
Dec 26, 2002 6:13 am
We awoke this morning to watch an adult Sharp-Shinned Hawk as it sat on our bird bath surveying the Christmas buffet items (fresh goldfinch and sparrow). An...
3976
Patrick McNulty
mcnulty-p@...
Dec 26, 2002 6:17 pm
Between 9 and 10 this morning, I was unable to find a swan in a check of Goleta Beach Bay, Campus Point, and the east half of the UCSB lagoon. ... Dave Compton...
3977
Lethaby, Nick
nlethaby@...
Dec 27, 2002 7:33 pm
All: I went up to the Santa Inez Mission today and finally connected with the Red-naped Sapsucker in a pepper tree near the lone pine. I was concerned that it...
3978
sbtech@...
sbtechmy
Dec 28, 2002 1:33 am
Hi, On my evening walk I found a No. Waterthrush across from the horse corrals near the Patterson Ave. bridge. It's at the swampy pond next to the Diegaard...
3979
Guy Tingos
gtingos
Dec 28, 2002 1:49 am
- RBA * California * Santa Barbara * December 27, 2002 * CASB0212.27 - Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Greater White-fronted Goose Blue-winged Teal Black Scoter ...
3980
Jamie Chavez
jcdendroica
Dec 29, 2002 4:18 pm
Hello all, I received my copy of Western Birds which contains the report of the California Bird Records Committee's 2000 records. I thought I would pass along...
3981
Joe Seals
gardenguru
Dec 29, 2002 7:35 pm
Jim: The WHITE PELICANS showed up at these TWO ponds early last summer. On any given day, we could count between 5 and 18 birds, most often on the larger of...
3982
Jamie Chavez
jcdendroica
Dec 30, 2002 3:52 am
Dave reminded me that there were two additional birds found in August of this year that are would be county firsts. Eurasian Dotterel at Coal Oil Pt. Goleta,...
3983
George Hardie
geohardie
Dec 30, 2002 7:46 pm
Joan and I had an adult plumaged, male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker this morning at about 10 a.m. in the pepper trees on the south side of Cathedral Oaks Boulevard...
3984
hrslvr77@...
Dec 31, 2002 1:38 am
I had a good view of a Ferruginous Hawk this evening around 4:45 pm in Santa Maria on Telephone Road between the Santa Maria gun club and the Sod Farm. It was...
3985
Elsy-Britt Schildt
elsabritta
Dec 31, 2002 4:12 am
This Monday afternoon 4.15 pm a Wild(?) Turkey was walking on the road(!) in the intersection Mission Canyon Rd and Foothill Rd. It caused some traffic problem...
3986
Lethaby, Nick
nlethaby@...
Dec 31, 2002 9:27 pm
All: I saw the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker found by the Hardies at lunch today. The bird was further west in a pepper tree about half along from where the playing...
3987
JHcynwren@...
jhcynwren
Dec 31, 2002 11:16 pm
There were 24 Siskins at our feeders this morning--guess the Sharp-shinned Hawk hasn't eaten all of them after all. Other than that it is looking pretty grim...
3988
Mark Holmgren
maholmgren
Dec 31, 2002 11:27 pm
The Goleta Sanitary District property on Fowler Road in Goleta had the following birds on Tuesday: Yellow Warbler in Myoporum just W of the S'most pond ...
3989
Dave Compton
davcompton
Jan 1, 2003 12:39 am
The spot in Goleta that supported so many kingbirds last winter, the house one door west of the corner of Hollister and Coronado, again has a large aggregation...
3990
Corrine Ardoin
corrineardoin
Jan 1, 2003 12:57 am
Reading the latest postings about White Pelicans at the freeway ponds in Santa Maria reminded me that we visited them Sunday evening just before sunset. There...
3991
Paul G. Rosso
prrosso@...
Jan 1, 2003 2:31 am
The Male Hooded Oriole was last seen Dec 25th. The White-throated Sparrow - Tan Morph was last seen on Dec 29th Both were in our yard and in the Old Mission...
