Fall migration is under way, so for our next group outing I thought we’d visit a famous local “migrant trap”: Carpinteria Creek between 6th Street and the State Beach Campground. Join us on Saturday, September 21 at 8 a.m. to see what interesting birds we can find. — John Callender As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers outings…

Join us on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. This month’s meeting will feature special guest Courtney Purcell talking about the 14 months he and Deann recently spent traveling through 15 Asian countries seeing amazing sights and amazing birds! The meeting will take place in-person at the Carpinteria…

Note: The August Carpinteria Birdwatchers outing will be one week later than normal due to my (John Callender’s) travel schedule. For our next group outing we’ll head back to one or our favorite spots: the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park. Join us on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 8 a.m. to see what’s happening at…

Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., for the next meeting of Carpinteria Birdwatchers. This month’s meeting will focus on bird status and distribution, exploring how understanding bird occurrence patterns can make our identifications more accurate. Our special guest for this meeting will be Paul Lehman. Paul is the author of the…

For this month’s group outing we’ll see if we can find some flycatchers (and other birds) at a famous local birding spot: the 8th Street footbridge over Carpinteria Creek. Join us for a fun, low-energy outing to see what we can see and hear. As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers outings are free and open to all…

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, for the next meeting of Carpinteria Birdwatchers. The meeting will take place online via Zoom and in person at the Carpinteria Library, and will consist of two parts: For more about our special guest Alex you can download the Winter 2023 edition of Santa Barbara Audubon’s…

Apologies for the late notice, but with summer travel upon us I’ve fallen behind on meeting preparation, and have decided not to try to have a Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting or outing this month. We’ll go back to a regular meeting and outing schedule in July. Thanks everyone! — John Callender

For our May outing Carpinteria Birdwatchers will return to a favorite location: Santa Monica Creek off the west end of El Carro Lane in Carpinteria. The outing will take place Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 8 a.m. I (John Callender) will unfortunately be traveling that day, but Tom Beland has generously agreed to lead the…

Join us on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at the Carpinteria Library meeting room or online via Zoom for an engaging session on the corvids (crows, jays, and magpies) of Santa Barbara County. This charismatic and diverse group are known for their impressive cognitive abilities and complex social behaviors. Our focus will be…

For our next group outing we’ll return to a favorite spot: the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park. Join us on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 8 a.m. to see what’s happening at the marsh. — John Callender As always, Carpinteria Birdwatcher outings are free and open to all ages and ability levels. Hope to see…