For this month’s Carpinteria Birdwatchers online meeting I thought we’d take a fresh look at a subject where there’s always more to learn: gulls. We’ll focus on the big picture, brushing up on local species and talking about some aspects of gull ID we haven’t talked about before. Join us Thursday, February 17, 2022 at…

For our next group outing we’ll head back to the Carpinteria Bluffs. On Saturday, January 29, 2022, we’ll go birdwatching from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. We’ll see what’s in the grassland, at the flower fields, and take a look at the beach and ocean from the harbor seal pupping site. Hope to see you…

For January’s Zoom meeting I thought we’d kick off a new series of meetings for 2022 by focusing on a new topic: how to become a better birder. Our special guest will be longtime Santa Barbara birding teacher Rebecca Coulter. I’m looking forward to a wide-ranging discussion with Rebecca of what it even means to…

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…

I always get a thrill when I see a Lewis’s Woodpecker. I get especially excited when I see one inside the Carpinteria CBC circle. The bird pictured above, found by Jason Siemens in 2018, is the only one (so far) we’ve ever had on our count. But this might be the year we get another….