Decided to go up Miguelito Canyon last night 7/31 around 8:30 pm. There was a Common Poorwill in the road at about the 6.2 mile point. At the 5.2 point there...
Not a lot going on-- Greater Yellowlegs, Kildeer, and Willets continue in the Lagoon. Last week, we had a one-day appearance by a family of Black-necked...
Adult Cooper's Hawk was in the Old Gym Wetlands again this noon, with the Mockingbirds letting everyone know about it. In spite of his presence, a flock of...
A report of possible red knots in breeding colors got me out to Devereaux yesterday. The birds were on the side opposite the road so had to hike around the...
A single Red Knot was at Devereux today but the whole BB Plover flock (100+) was present. The bird in your photo looks like a dowitcher to me. Interesting I...
Thursday pm (3 or so) - only 1 Black-bellied plover, 44 Wilson's phalaropes (Nick had 45, so not a significant change there), 5 Dowitchers, a couple of...
This morning, I watched an adult golden-plover flying high above Goleta Slough. From airport property, I initially saw and heard the bird as it flew southeast...
I was in the western part of Goleta today, Friday Aug 3rd, and found a spotting scope. If you can ID the scope/tripod and where you left it, I would be happy...
Hello all- Where are all the hawks? I am over by Elings park and have always enjoyed the hawks, but for the last 2 months or so, I have not seen nor heard the...
All: I birded Devereux and COPR beach today. Here is a summary of what is around: Ruddy Turnstone: 1 on the beach in the AM was joined by a second later on the...
I usually see 4-6 least terns at Coal Oil Pt but today there were 20. They were spread out and perhaps there were a few more I missed. This was the first time...
Lark spotted a vireo after we crossed to east side of road and as we approached "the" humbird trees at north pullout of Devereux Slough. My preliminary...
I've posted four shots of the Devereux Slough Bell's Vireo found this afternoon (04 August 2007) by Lark. Note the stout appearance of the bluer shaded shot...
Just to add to the variety of the bird reports from Devereux of late, Friday the 3rd at dusk the Pollocks, the Barrymores, and Kathleen and I saw an...
Howdy Folks, Highlights for the week at Cachuma Lake: -adult Bald Eagles continue to be sighted far more often than normal for this time of year. -2 CANADA...
All: The SMRE just broke out this morning so should attracting shorebirds. I hiked down the beach to Mussel Rock looking for alcids from the top. I was...
Hi birders, Sharyn and I just returned from SE Arizona. On Tuesday the 31st while leaving Casa de San Pedro, a very birder friendly B & B located on the San...
At 5 pm a BELL'S VIREO (likely same as yesterday's) was in the thicket of Acacia and willow-like shrubs just south of the house that is east of the north...
Strolled IV beach from the stairs at the east end to the plover preserve 5 - 6:30 pm Sunday. Found 2 black turnstones on the beach - probably the same pair...
All: The juv Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still present at lunch time today feeding on the backside of the NW mud spit. Also 4 Red-necked Phalaropes including...
All: This afternoon I saw a Baird's Sandpiper at the Santa Maria Sewage plant. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33835670@N00 . Also on the Flickr deal is two...
All: Of note this morning (Wednesday) about 8 am at the Andree Clark Bird Refuge in Santa Barbara: 3 Ash-throated Flycatchers, 2 male Wilson's Warblers, a...
Yesterday, I walked down to Goleta Beach at noon and found 9 long-billed Curlews on the mudbank at the ocean end of the stream channel. With them were 3-4...
Hi everyone, Attached is the long-awaited report on the 21 July LA Audubon pelagic trip out of Santa Barbara. The big news in this report is in the second...
All: At 7.45 this morning there was a Solitary Sandpiper at the N. end of Devereux. It was skittish and took flight. As I was watching it in the scope I...
All: There was a Baird's Sandpiper at the N. end of the slough about 50 yards W of the inflow at lunch time. The Solitary Sandpiper appears to have gone. Nick...
