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, June 21, 2025 at 8 a.m. In addition to the usual marsh species, we might be lucky enough to hear or even see the elusive Yellow-breasted Chat that is the subject…

Please note: This meeting will be online only via Zoom as I’ll be out of town. There will be no in-person meeting at the library this month. Join us on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. This month, we’ll explore the fascinating world of the Yellow-breasted Chat, one…

For our May outing we’ll return to one of my favorite places: Santa Monica Creek off the west end of El Carro Lane in Carpinteria. The outing will take place Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8 a.m. Hope to see you there! Update: I (John) won’t be able to attend this outing because I’ll be…

Join us on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. This month we’re launching what I hope will become a fun, new series of meetings called “How I Bird,” with the first installment featuring guest speaker Linus Blomqvist. Everyone approaches birding differently, with unique styles, interests, and philosophies. In…

For our next group outing I thought we’d head back to Toro Canyon Park. It’s spring, so the nesting birds are singing and migrants are coming through. It should be a lot of fun. Special note: Due to a schedule conflict this month’s outing will be one week later than usual, on the fourth Saturday…

Join us on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. This month, we’ll explore the social dimension of birding. Birding has always been a community activity, but today’s digital tools create new opportunities and challenges, from properly documenting a rarity in eBird to giving clear directions when sharing bird…

Update: You can see the birds we saw (including some lovely photos by Sue Cook) in our eBird checklist. For this month’s outing we have a special treat: Carpinteria Birdwatchers members Sally and Chris Van Der Kar have invited us to join them at their Carpinteria ranch! We’ll have a chance to see their feeders,…

Our next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting will be a two-part meeting. In part one we’ll talk about BirdTalk, Steve Colwell’s amazing iPhone app that lets you talk to eBird, recording sightings without taking your hands off your binoculars or your eyes off the bird. In part two we’ll talk about spring migration: What birds are showing…

For this month’s meeting we’ll visit a spot in Carpinteria that’s become very popular with visiting birders in the last few months: The Carpinteria Sanitary District offices on 6th Street, where an adult male Painted Bunting has been seen for the second winter in a row. Join us there on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at…

Because of a schedule crunch at my end there will be no Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting this month. I apologize for dropping the ball; we’ll resume next month with a meeting on Thursday, March 20. I look forward to seeing you then. — John Callender