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Month: May 2021

Snowy Plover nest on Carpinteria State Beach

May 24, 2021June 10, 2021 by John Callender

Although Snowy Plovers previously bred along Carpinteria beaches, they had ceased to do so by 1960. In 2013 Adrian O’Loghlen found an adult with two fledglings on the beach just west of Carpinteria, but that had been the only documented breeding record in the last 60 years.* Until now! Two weeks ago, on May 10,…

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Black Oystercatcher breeding attempt at the Carpinteria Bluffs

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by John Callender

Dave Ledig is a Carpinterian who is also project leader for the California Condor recovery program with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. During a conversation last Friday he told me that he and his wife Julie had recently observed a pair of Black Oystercatchers nesting on the beach near the harbor seal pupping site…

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Surprises along the Coast: Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting for Thursday, May 27

May 18, 2021May 27, 2021 by John Callender

Update: There have been so many cool bird surprises along the Carpinteria coast in the last few weeks that I’ve decided to make our next meeting all about them. We’ll cover banded bird reporting and not one but two species that have recently made historic nesting attempts along Carpinteria beaches: Black Oystercatchers and Snowy Plovers….

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Female* Purple Finch singing?

May 5, 2021May 23, 2021 by John Callender

I’m not sure why, but this year there have been more Purple Finches in our yard. One thing I’ve noticed is how much the female* Purple Finches vocalize. I learned growing up that male birds sing and females don’t, but it turns out that’s wrong. It is often that way for temperate-zone species, apparently, but…

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House Wren at Toro Canyon Park Road

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by John Callender

I’ve been experimenting with using my camera to take bird videos, and this House Wren singing near the entrance to Toro Canyon Park this morning is my latest attempt. I love listening to them sing.

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New website

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by John Callender

Still working on making it fully functional, but Carpinteria Birdwatchers now has its own website.

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