Month: December 2021

We had beautiful weather for the Carpinteria CBC. Last Saturday, December 18, 2021, roughly 32 parties and 53 participants fanned out across the Carpinteria count circle and found a preliminary total of 152 species. Among the highlights: Hugh Ranson, Mark Bright, and Penny Owens’ pelagic trip on the Channelkeeper, in which they saw two species…

We’re 5 days away from the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count! A lot of great scouting activity has been happening in our 15-mile-diameter count circle. The Carpinteria CBC 2021 — Scouting trip report in eBird currently shows 133 species. The output of my tool to summarize all sightings within our circle, not just from those who’ve…

We’re less than a week away from the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count, so for December’s Zoom meeting of Carpinteria Birdwatchers this coming Thursday I’ve planned a CBC tune-up. We’ll meet at 6:30 p.m. to go over procedures for this year’s CBC, look at the latest scouting results, and answer any questions people have about their…

Thank you for participating in the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year the Carpinteria CBC will take place on Saturday, December 18, 2021. If you haven’t signed up for the count yet and would like to participate, you can do so by filling out the following form: 2021 Carpinteria CBC Sign-up Form Instructions for…

A lot of exciting scouting has been going on in the Carpinteria CBC circle lately: The Haida Street Baltimore Oriole continues to be seen, most recently by Alex Castelein this morning. Andrea Adams-Morden found three Ring-necked Ducks in the Kim’s Market pond today. I found some Mountain Quail yesterday near Romero Saddle. Yesterday Jenny Slaughter,…

It’s December, which means the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count is just 18 days away. If you’d like to participate there’s still time to sign up using the form below, but don’t wait; we’re hoping to finish the assignments by this Saturday, December 4. 2021 Carpinteria CBC Sign-up Form I’m excited to be joining Jenny Slaughter…