The Carpinteria CBC was held yesterday, December 14, 2024. It was a great day of birding, only slightly dampened by a light afternoon rain. Numbers could change, but as of now we’re on track to report a record 170 species, surpassing the previous high of 168 set last year. Our team of 60 birders submitted…

The 2024 Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is almost here! If you are participating in our count you should know where you’re birding on count day and how to share your results. Latest Scouting Results Some great birds have been showing up in our count circle, and we’ve now successfully scouted all the species that…

Greetings, birders! There’s less than two weeks until the Christmas count on December 14. If you’ve been holding off on signing up, now is the time. We have a great group of leaders and participants, but we can always use more help. If you want to sign up you can visit our sign up form….

Thank you for participating in the Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year the Carpinteria CBC will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Instructions for everyone Know your assignment — You should have been assigned an area to cover by the count’s organizers. If you’re unclear on where you’ll be birding on count day, or…

For our November outing we’ll return to Santa Monica Creek off the west end of El Carro Lane in Carpinteria. The outing will take place Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8 a.m. Hope to see you there! Location: Santa Monica CreekDate/time: Saturday, November 23, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Details: Take Santa Ynez Avenue north to El Carro…

This month’s meeting of Carpinteria Birdwatchers will be a special workshop for participants in the upcoming Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The meeting will be held the evening of Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 p.m. online via Zoom only (no in-person meeting at the Carpinteria Library). We’ll go over procedures for the CBC (which is…

This year’s Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place Saturday, December 14, 2024. As always, participation in the Carpinteria CBC is free and is open to all ages and ability levels. If you’d like to participate in this year’s count, please fill out the signup form below: 2024 Carpinteria CBC Sign-up Form We’ll be…

Our next group outing will be a return to Toro Canyon Park. Fall migration is well under way, so it will be a fun time to see what we can find. As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers outings are free and open to all ages and ability levels. Hope to see you there!

Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. for the next Carpinteria Birdwatchers meeting. This month’s meeting will feature me (John Callender) talking about the birds I saw during my recent trip to Tuscany, Italy. I’ve never birded beyond the U.S. before, so this was an eye-opening experience for me in many ways….

Fall migration is under way, so for our next group outing I thought we’d visit a famous local “migrant trap”: Carpinteria Creek between 6th Street and the State Beach Campground. Join us on Saturday, September 21 at 8 a.m. to see what interesting birds we can find. — John Callender As always, Carpinteria Birdwatchers outings…