Nothing rare to report, but Farren Road offers a good morning's birding for those seeking a respite from daily cares. A two hour session Sunday morning...
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Florence Sanchez
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May 1, 2000 5:35 pm
Before half of Santa Barbara runs up Farren Road, I did mean RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROWS, not Rufous-winged! Florence Sanchez...
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kbridgers
kbridgers@...
May 1, 2000 7:50 pm
Hi all I was out this morning in Goleta (San Pedro Creek, Winchester Canyon, and Stow House). I would say there has definitely been an influx of Yellow ...
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Joan E. Lentz
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May 2, 2000 9:36 pm
Folks: Nancy States called w/ a report from a visit to the spot where a "Varied Bunting" was reported last Sunday. She & several birders w/ her saw no...
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Mark Holmgren
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May 2, 2000 10:09 pm
Can Don Ryan please provide exact directions to the site. I recall there are 2 or 3 spots where people pull off and shoot guns around there. I'm wondering at...
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Florence Sanchez
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May 3, 2000 7:45 pm
Well, I don't want to send anyone out on a wild goose chase for another VARIED BUNTING, but there is a distinct possibility that I had one on East Camino Cield...
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Florence Sanchez
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May 4, 2000 5:56 pm
The Bunting on East Camino Cielo Road that I found yesterday is definitely an INDIGO BUNTING, not a Varied Bunting. Tom & I went back early this morning. The...
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kbridgers
kbridgers@...
May 4, 2000 6:14 pm
Hi all, Joan Lentz and I chased Florence's bunting this morning, met Joan Hardie at the same spot, and found an adult male Indigo. We got good looks through ...
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Paul Keller
wrentit@...
May 5, 2000 6:11 am
Hi all -- We now have more vehicle space than people so we can take more people to the Hollister Ranch trip this Sat. We meet at 7:30 AM at the Hollister &...
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Paloma Nieto
palomanieto@...
May 5, 2000 3:44 pm
I just wanted to let everyone on the list to know that the 2000 MAPS Season at Oso Flaco and Chorro Flats will be starting in a couple of weeks. I've included...
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JHcynwren@...
May 5, 2000 8:02 pm
Hello, The 9th annual migration count is on Saturday, May 13th. There are several good areas that, as of now, have no coverage. Are any of you interested in...
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aquabirdy@...
May 6, 2000 4:23 pm
I am sorry for the late announcement. On last Saturday, April 29th. I scared up an American Bittern on the North shore of Lake Los Carneros ~100yds. SW of the...
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aquabirdy@...
May 6, 2000 4:27 pm
Sorry, I lost the file with the Wandering Tattler pict. Here is a pretty whimbrel instead....
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kbridgers
kbridgers@...
May 6, 2000 8:51 pm
Hi all I got a report this morning from a guy named Oddur (from Iceland, but now living here and in the UCSB Chemistry Dept.) that there was an adult ...
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hugh ranson
urrf@...
May 7, 2000 6:21 pm
Hey Folks, Yesterday afrernoon at 5pm there was a white-winged dove at the dune pond at Devereux. It landed briefly atop a eucalyptus before flying away (far...
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Gene Lynch
grlynch@...
May 7, 2000 8:22 pm
I took the opportunity to re-visit an old haunt this morning in the sunshine. Originally included in the Birder's Guide to the Lompoc Valley it was later...
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Guy Tingos
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May 8, 2000 2:10 pm
Dave Compton and I had a singing Chat at the first dry creek crossing on Refugio Road, and the singing Indigo Bunting on East Camino Cielo. There were at...
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Florence Sanchez
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May 8, 2000 3:31 pm
Rincon Creek runs along the Santa Barbara-Ventura county line on Bates Road, which is the last exit on US 101 before you reach the beach. A small bridge over...
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Mark Holmgren
holmgren@...
May 8, 2000 4:38 pm
Hi Florence and Others, I'm glad you discovered Rincon Creek. I did not really know that anyone birded there regularly. As you note it really is a lovely and...
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JHcynwren@...
May 8, 2000 9:42 pm
Bates Rd. has as yet, no coverage during the migration count, nor do many other fine areas. Joan Hardie...
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John Ayres
jayres37@...
May 8, 2000 10:03 pm
Apparently my message was not sent as I suffered an OE when I hit the send button. If you receive this message twice, my apologies. John This morning Nora...
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John Ayres
jayres37@...
May 8, 2000 10:10 pm
This morning Nora and I were birding in Nira Campground when we found a Least Bell's Vireo foraging low in an oak tree some twenty feet in front of us. My...
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JHcynwren@...
May 9, 2000 5:20 pm
There is still at least one Red-necked Phalarope at the Overlook at UCSB. There are also a number of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in the area. Joan Hardie...
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kbridgers
kbridgers@...
May 9, 2000 9:35 pm
Nancy States called me this morning to say there were 6 Wilson's Warblers in her yard, so I thought I'd go out and see what I could find. Well - she was right!...
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kbridgers
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May 11, 2000 12:53 am
Hi all Rebecca Coulter just called me (5:50 on Wed.) and she is looking at two Black Terns at the UCSB overlook. They are in the back ponds (you need a scope),...
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Dave Compton
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May 11, 2000 3:55 am
Well, since none of the other half dozen or so people who were there has posted this. . . . In addition to the two Black Terns spotted by Guy Tingos this...
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Dave Compton
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May 11, 2000 6:18 pm
At about 9am, I saw one Swainson's Hawk circle north over Hollister Ave between Robin Hill and La Patera in Goleta. Also this morning, Mary Wenzel and I...
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JHcynwren@...
May 11, 2000 7:00 pm
As was to be expected after the strong north winds and fog up here the last few days, there was a push through the pass this morning. Western Warbler's and...
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William Murdoch
murdoch@...
May 11, 2000 8:30 pm
The 2 black terns and the yellow-headed blackbirds were still there at about 12:40 today....
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Brad Schram
gonebrdn@...
May 12, 2000 6:29 am
For those of you receiving both the SLOCo and SBCo birding lists, I apologize for the double posting. Many in these adjacent counties do not subscribe to both...
