Carpinteria Birdwatchers Meeting Archive
Six years of monthly meetings covering local birding topics, species deep dives, identification skills, and more. All meetings are available as recorded video on the linked pages.
Gulls and Terns
- Gulls, Part 1 (August 2020)
- Gulls, Part 2 (September 2020)
- Gull Refresher (February 2022)
- Short-billed Gull (February 2023)
- California Gull (October 2023)
- Swallow-tailed Gull After-action Review (Summer 2023)
- Gulls: A Visual Language (January 2025)
- Terns (September 2022)
Shorebirds, Waterbirds, and Seabirds
- Ocean Birds (April 2020)
- Ducks (October 2020)
- Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (March 2021)
- Cormorants (September 2021)
- Pelicans and Big Pine Mountain (July 2022)
- Carp Snowy Plovers and the CLSF (June 2021)
- Snowy Plover Update and Wrens (June 2022)
- Peeps (July 2020)
- Larger Shorebirds (July 2020)
- Shorebird Refresher (April 2023)
- Conversational Shorebirds (September 2025)
- Local Oystercatchers (February 2026)
Sparrows and Songbirds
- Swallows and Swifts (May 2020)
- Snowy Plover Update and Wrens (June 2022)
- Thrashers and Blackbirds (August 2020)
- Finches at Our Feeders (June 2020)
- Sparrows (October 2020)
- Sparrows and Friends (November 2025)
- Less-common Sparrows of Santa Barbara County (January 2026)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (June 2025)
- Tanagers and Orioles (April 2020)
- Winter Orioles (January 2021)
- Yellow-rumped Warblers (February 2021)
- Warblers, Part 1 (May 2022)
- Warblers, Part 2: Rarities (August 2022)
Species Deep Dives
- Hummingbirds (April 2020)
- Birds of Prey (September 2020)
- Red-tailed Hawk (September 2023)
- Owls (June 2020)
- Kingfishers and Flycatchers (April 2020)
- Woodpeckers (May 2020)
- Difficult IDs and Flycatchers (July 2024)
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies (June 2020)
- Corvids: Crows, Jays, and Magpies of Santa Barbara County (May 2024)
- Birding Gear in 2025 + Bushtit (August 2025)
- Grassland Birds (June 2020)
ID Skills and Techniques
- Birding by Ear and Attracting Birds with Sound (August 2021)
- Becoming a Better Birder (January 2022)
- Better Identifications, Part 1 (March 2022)
- Better Identifications, Part 2 (April 2022)
- Birds in Flight (February 2024)
- Difficult IDs and Flycatchers (July 2024)
- Status and Distribution for Bird Identification (August 2024)
Tools and Technology
- eBird Tips and Tricks (May 2020)
- SB Birding Resources; Awareness (March 2024)
- BirdView: A Tool for Viewing eBird Data (April 2024)
- Spring Migration and BirdTalk (March 2025)
- Birding Gear in 2025 + Bushtit (August 2025)
- Photo-assisted Birding (October 2025)
Birding Adventures
- Point Sal Trail (July 2020)
- Surprises along the Coast (May 2021)
- Pelicans and Big Pine Mountain (July 2022)
- Point Conception and Scorpion Harbor (October 2022)
- Birds of New Zealand (May 2023)
- Birding in Asia with Courtney Purcell (September 2024)
- Birding in Italy (October 2024)
The Birding Life
- #FeederHour 1 (April 2020)
- Teaching Birdwatching (April 2020)
- Our Favorite Bird Books (May 2020)
- Keeping Score with Nicole Koeltzow (October 2021)
- Carpinteria Little Big Day: Awards Ceremony (April 2022)
- Backyard Birdwatching (June 2023)
- Linus Blomqvist’s ABA Big Year (November 2023)
- Sociable Birding: Tools and Tips for an Interconnected Age (April 2025)
- How I Bird: Linus Blomqvist (May 2025)
- Less-common Sparrows / How I Bird: Rob Hofberg (January 2026)
Migration and Seasons
- Spring Migration (April 2021)
- The Year Behind and the Year Ahead (January 2023)
- Spring Migration and BirdTalk (March 2025)
Special Guests
- Ocean Birds (April 2020) — Linus Blomqvist, Dave Pereksta
- Teaching Birdwatching (April 2020) — panel: Rebecca Coulter, Libby Patten, Guy Tingos, Kay Regester
- Peeps (July 2020) — Nick Lethaby
- Gulls, Part 2 (September 2020) — Mark Holmgren
- The Carpinteria CBC (November 2020) — Linus Blomqvist
- Winter Orioles (January 2021) — Paul Lehman
- Yellow-rumped Warblers (February 2021) — Rebecca Coulter
- Yellow-crowned Night-Herons (March 2021) — Bradley Hacker
- Birding by Ear and Attracting Birds with Sound (August 2021) — Hugh Ranson
- Keeping Score with Nicole Koeltzow (October 2021) — Nicole Koeltzow
- Becoming a Better Birder (January 2022) — Rebecca Coulter
- Point Conception and Scorpion Harbor (October 2022) — Linus Blomqvist, Hugh Ranson
- The Year Behind and the Year Ahead (January 2023) — Steve Colwell, David Blue, Linda Blue
- Birds of New Zealand (May 2023) — Glenn Kincaid, Steve Colwell
- Linus Blomqvist’s ABA Big Year (November 2023) — Linus Blomqvist
- SB Birding Resources; Awareness (March 2024) — Jamie Chavez
- BirdView: A Tool for Viewing eBird Data (April 2024) — Steve Colwell, Mark Holmgren
- Difficult IDs and Flycatchers (July 2024) — Alex Castelein
- Status and Distribution for Bird Identification (August 2024) — Paul Lehman
- Birding in Asia with Courtney Purcell (September 2024) — Courtney Purcell
- How I Bird: Linus Blomqvist (May 2025) — Linus Blomqvist
- Less-common Sparrows / How I Bird: Rob Hofberg (January 2026) — Rob Hofberg
Christmas Bird Count
- The Carpinteria CBC (November 2020)
- The Carpinteria CBC, continued (November 2020)
- CBC Data Entry (December 2020)
- CBC Cancellation and a Fun Photo Quiz (December 2020)
- Christmas Bird Count Tune-up (December 2021)
- Carpinteria CBC Review (January 2024)
- CBC Workshop (November 2024)