Month: September 2022

Those who have been following the saga of the Carpinteria snowy plovers know that they had a big year in 2022, with nine separate nesting attempts at the site just east of the mouth of Carpinteria Creek. State Park employees, lifeguards, campers, and volunteer snowy plover docents all helped out, keeping an eye on the…

Update: We had a fun outing at the marsh. Details of our visit are in the eBird trip report. For this month’s outing we have a special treat: A visit to the normally-restricted western portion of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Natural Reserve. Important: All participants in this month’s outing must fill out the following two…

For this month’s Carpinteria Birdwatchers online meeting we’ll talk about a group we’ve never covered before: terns! Learn about these graceful birds that go from resting peacefully on the beach to diving headfirst into the ocean. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2022. See you there via Zoom or YouTube…