For our next group outing we’ll head back to one of our favorite spots: the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park. Join us on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8 a.m. Note that this outing is a week later than our usual schedule. Winter is a great time to visit the marsh, with wintering shorebirds and…

Join us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. Please note that this meeting is one week later than our usual third-Thursday schedule. Building on our November “Sparrows and Friends” session, this month we’ll go deeper into the sparrow family with a look at a dozen less-common species…

The 2025 Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is in the books, and what a count it was! Perfect weather and cooperative birds meant our 60 participants had a great day of birding, with a final (preliminary) total of a very respectable 160 species, a figure we’ve only reached or exceeded a few times in the…

Thank you for participating in the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year the Carpinteria CBC will take place on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Instructions for everyone Know your assignment — You should have been assigned an area to cover by the count’s organizers. If you’re unclear on where you’ll be birding on count day, or…

We will not have the regular Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting or outing this month. Instead, we’ll be focused on the upcoming Christmas Bird Count! Pre-CBC Scouting Most of you should have been assigned to your area for count day by now. A handful of you have not been assigned yet, but we plan to get to…

For our next group outing we’ll explore a new location: El Carro Park in Carpinteria. Join us on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8 a.m. for what should be excellent late fall birding at this neighborhood park we haven’t visited as a group before. — John Callender As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers outings are free and…

Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. Please note that this meeting is on a Wednesday rather than our usual Thursday schedule. This month, we’ll tackle one of birding’s most rewarding challenges: getting to know our local sparrows and their sparrow-like cousins! Continuing our popular “conversational”…

Signups are now open for this year’s Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which will take place on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Last year we had our best count ever, with 170 species reported. How many will we see this year? One thing is certain: we’re going to have a great time. Sign up today! Carpinteria…

For our next group outing we’ll return to the 8th Street footbridge over Carpinteria Creek. This low-energy outing offers excellent opportunities to observe birds in the nearby foliage and along the creek, all while staying comfortably on the bridge. Join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 8 a.m. — John Callender As always, Carpinteria…

Join us on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. Please note that this meeting is one week later than our usual third-Thursday schedule. This month, we’ll dive deep into something I’m calling “photo-assisted birding” — using photography as a tool for identification and documentation. Building on my recent…