- RBA
* California
* Santa Barbara
* August 12, 2005
* CASB0508.12
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Bald Eagle
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Long-billed Curlew
Tri-colored Blackbird
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, August 12 at 11 a.m. If you have a rare bird sighting to report,
call Karen Bridgers at 964-1316. For those of you who are getting the
transcript on the Internet, the rare bird alert number for Santa Barbara is
(805) 964-8240.
Shorebirds are starting to arrive, and the following were seen this last
week: At Devereux Slough on Tuesday there were seven LESSER YELLOWLEGS; at
the UCSB overlook to Goleta Slough, just east of the fire station on campus,
also on Tuesday, were four WHITE-FACED IBIS (the adult Little Blue Heron has
not been seen here since August 2); at the harbor sandspit on Wednesday were
two WANDERING TATTLERS; at the Goleta Sewage Ponds on Wednesday were two
juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS [and one adult BAIRD'S]; at the Santa Maria
Sewage Ponds on Tuesday, there was also a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on Tuesday, plus
an unconfirmed adult Pectoral Sandpiper and four LESSER YELLOWLEGS; at Ocean
Park in Lompoc, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was reported on Tuesday.
In Cuyama, ponds at the Cuyama Dairy yielded one juvenile SEMI-PALMATED
SANDPIPER and several TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS last weekend. You need
permission to bird here. Call Dan Hockstra, the manager, at (805) 839-8292.
Highlights from the Cachuma Lake boat trips this week included two adult and
one immature BALD EAGLE,
That is all the bird news for now, but, again, if you have a rare sighting
to report, call Karen Bridgers at 964-1316. Good birding in Santa Barbara
County.
- End transcript
* California
* Santa Barbara
* August 12, 2005
* CASB0508.12
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Bald Eagle
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Long-billed Curlew
Tri-colored Blackbird
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, August 12 at 11 a.m. If you have a rare bird sighting to report,
call Karen Bridgers at 964-1316. For those of you who are getting the
transcript on the Internet, the rare bird alert number for Santa Barbara is
(805) 964-8240.
Shorebirds are starting to arrive, and the following were seen this last
week: At Devereux Slough on Tuesday there were seven LESSER YELLOWLEGS; at
the UCSB overlook to Goleta Slough, just east of the fire station on campus,
also on Tuesday, were four WHITE-FACED IBIS (the adult Little Blue Heron has
not been seen here since August 2); at the harbor sandspit on Wednesday were
two WANDERING TATTLERS; at the Goleta Sewage Ponds on Wednesday were two
juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS [and one adult BAIRD'S]; at the Santa Maria
Sewage Ponds on Tuesday, there was also a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on Tuesday, plus
an unconfirmed adult Pectoral Sandpiper and four LESSER YELLOWLEGS; at Ocean
Park in Lompoc, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was reported on Tuesday.
In Cuyama, ponds at the Cuyama Dairy yielded one juvenile SEMI-PALMATED
SANDPIPER and several TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS last weekend. You need
permission to bird here. Call Dan Hockstra, the manager, at (805) 839-8292.
Highlights from the Cachuma Lake boat trips this week included two adult and
one immature BALD EAGLE,
That is all the bird news for now, but, again, if you have a rare sighting
to report, call Karen Bridgers at 964-1316. Good birding in Santa Barbara
County.
- End transcript