http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BIRDING Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:04 GMT Lethaby, Nick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13754 All: The female WW Scoter found by Kyle continued off the N. end of the parking lot on the E. bluffs at UCSB this morning. There were 13 Surfs, but no Black. I Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:45:52 GMT Lethaby, Nick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13753 All: An hour or less before work (ended up birding with Kyle) at LLC revealed the following: American Bittern: Single seen along E. shore opposite the E end of Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:58:04 GMT Lethaby, Nick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13752 All: I didn't have much time to look this weekend: Sat: Lewis's Woodpecker and Merlin at LLC Sun: 23 White Pelican, 3 Common Mergansers, GW Teal, and Gadwall Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:38:52 GMT Kelly, Melissa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13751 Howdy Folks, Large flocks of DARK-EYED JUNCOS and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS have arrived. There have been quite a few HERMIT THRUSHES around too. We had our first Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:19:32 GMT matt v http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13750 IE I screwed up... Yesterday while birding in Cuyama a distant Raptor perched on the very tip of a small tree top had me totally convinced it was a Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:42:19 GMT kylebraunger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13749 Visible from Goleta Pt. this morning was a six-some of Scoters that contained a female-type WW Scoter,the continuing male Black Scoter,and 2 male & 2 female S. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:17:32 GMT Liz M http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13748 Matt Victoria just called. He and Alex Abela are birding in New Cuyama and have a Rough-legged Hawk, light morph, flying around a small orchard, at this Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:24:29 GMT Guy Tingos http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13747 - RBA * California * Santa Barbara * November 6, 2009 * CASB0911.06 - Birds mentioned Cackling Goose Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Greater Scaup Black Scoter Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:22:29 GMT nancy states http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13746 Nina Bliss and I spent some time this morning around Stow House and the lake. We saw the Lewis' Woodpecker and the Tropical Kingbird IIn the usual spot in the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:45 GMT rebeccacoulter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13745 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13745 This morning, Joan Lentz and I toured the bottle brush trees along the park at the Berkeley Bike Bridge; they are full of birds, but we found only the usual Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:27:25 GMT Hugh Ranson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13744 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13744 Yesterday I went to Chinese Harbor on Santa Cruz Island via Island Packers with a group of 70 5th graders. We had some almost Fritzian ocean adventures, but Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:27:14 GMT Liz M http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13743 The Cackling Goose was seen today, Thursday, 11/05, at 3 p.m. I spoke with our manager at Rancho Goleta and he said he has seen the Cackling Goose every day Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:21 GMT kylebraunger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13742 The adult male Black Scoter found by Jared Dawson last week in Goleta Bay is still around. This morning it was associating with a small flock of Surf Scoters Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:21 GMT Lethaby, Nick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13741 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13741 That's not that many either. Maybe it's just too early. There are usually 12-15 at Devereux and often 30-50 at Goleta Beach. What are you numbers of scaup like Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:02 GMT Kelly, Melissa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/message/13740 Nick, That's because they're all at the Cachuma Water Treatment Plant; I counted 14 there on Monday. Melissa Assistant Naturalist Cachuma Lake County Park