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Difficult IDs and Flycatchers: Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting for July 18, 2024

July 8, 2024July 18, 2024 by John Callender
Empidonax sp. (likely Western Flycatcher), Hollister Tech Park, September 2021 (eBird)
Juvenile Say’s Phoebe, North Campus Open Space, June 2024 (eBird)

Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, for the next meeting of Carpinteria Birdwatchers. The meeting will take place online via Zoom and in person at the Carpinteria Library, and will consist of two parts:

  • Difficult IDs: A discussion with special guest Alex Castelein about how to approach identifications that are especially difficult. What motivates a birder to try to get the tricky IDs right? What are some tips to make the ID process easier?
  • Flycatchers: A review of the dozen most-commonly seen flycatcher species in Santa Barbara County. Learn more about these fascinating little tyrants!

For more about our special guest Alex you can download the Winter 2023 edition of Santa Barbara Audubon’s El Tecolote newsletter (pdf), in which he was profiled.

As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers meetings are free and open to all ages and ability levels. Hope to see you there!

— John Callender

Details:

  • Location: Carpinteria Community Library meeting room, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, or online via Zoom
  • Date/Time: Thursday, July 18, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Topic: Difficult IDs, Flycatchers

Zoom information:

Topic: Difficult IDs and Flycatchers
Time: Jul 18, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86762904439?pwd=J9BQeN7XwfqI5EnhBcVHrcJlbVAx2Q.1

Meeting ID: 867 6290 4439
Passcode: 225564

YouTube livestream:

Links:

  • El Tecolote newsletter profile of Alex Castelein (pdf)
  • Alex’s eBird checklist with Louisiana Waterthrush photos
  • Alex’s eBird checklist with Glossy Ibis photos
  • Alex’s eBird checklist with Myiarchus sp. flycatcher photos
  • Slides from the meeting

2 thoughts on “Difficult IDs and Flycatchers: Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting for July 18, 2024”

  1. Maria Gritsch TenHouten says:
    July 19, 2024 at 10:26 pm

    Hello,
    I’m trying to purchase this photo of a PSF that was taken by Steve Colwell. The BirdView app that he is associated with led me to this site. If anyone has information as to how I could contact him or otherwise purchase the photo, it would be much appreciated. The photo is
    at this link: https://animalia.bio/pacific-slope-flycatcher

    Thanks very much in advance.

    Maria Gritsch TenHouten

    1. John Callender says:
      July 20, 2024 at 6:07 am

      I’ve passed your comment on to Steve, Maria.

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