- RBA
* California
* Santa Barbara
* February 2, 2007
* CASB0702.02
- Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American White Pelican
Zone-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Black Skimmer
Hammond's Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Tennessee Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Summer Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Scot's Oriole
White-throated Sparrow
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, February 2 at 10 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.
The wintering PAINTED REDSTART on the UCSB campus was still there on January
28. Park in the Mesa parking structure and walk south, past Campbell Hall.
Look near the Coral Tree Cafe (in the coral trees), or further on, in the
open area where the eternal flame is. The LUCY'S WARBLER, which has been in
the bottlebrush trees inside the courtyard at the Counseling and Career
Center, was still present on the 25th.
A female SUMMER TANAGER was on the UCSB campus Wednesday, eating ivy berries
near the service parking lot behind Hatlen Theater.
A wintering female BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER is in Stow Grove Park, at
the southernmost end of the park, in the smaller trees on the lawn and in
the large row of eucalyptus. The bird was still there yesterday. Along the
wooden fence line in the same area is a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER - possibly the same bird that wintered last year - is
probably still at Bohnett Park, off San Andreas Street near the intersection
with Victoria, although we have no report this week.
The ZONE-TAILED HAWK has returned for its 14th winter. The bird was first
found at the top of North Fairview Avenue at Cuesta Verde in Goleta, which
is the best place to look for it in the early morning or late afternoon. It
was seen here twice last week, both times late in the day, but was not
reported this week.
At the overflow pond at Lake Los Carneros, which is south and down the hill
from the main lake, four WOOD DUCKS were present last Friday.
At Devereux Slough, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was still present on the 28th, near
the second observation pullout.
Two ROSS'S GEESE remain in the pond at the Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park at
the end of Ward Drive in Goleta.
On the 28th, a EURASIAN WIGEON was on Atascadero Creek, where it flows into
Goleta Beach Park. This bird seems to go back and forth between there and
the Goleta Sewage Plant.
BLACK SKIMMERS are still wintering on East Beach.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was in the new Chase Palm Park on the 26th, near the
small pond.
In Montecito, at least two ORCHARD ORIOLES - one an adult male - were seen
on Wednesday at the northwest corner of the tennis courts at the Biltmore
Hotel. Also in this area is an adult female TENNESSEE WARBLER. An adult male
SCOTT'S ORIOLE was also seen on Wednesday in Montecito, in the eucalyptus
trees along East Mountain Drive, where it intersects with the driveway at
1040.
Highlights at Cachuma Lake last week included 2 adult PEREGRINE FALCONS, 40
WOOD DUCKS, 8 WHITE PELICANS, and 2 SNOW GEESE.
At Waller Park in Santa Maria, we have had no word on the wintering GRACE'S
WARBLER, which has been in pines near Area 3, in a few weeks. Both the
CACKLING GOOSE and the ROSS'S GOOSE remain in the front pond.
In blackberry bushes in the southeast corner of Old La Purisima Mission
Park, off south G Street in Lompoc, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued this
morning.
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
* February 2, 2007
* CASB0702.02
- Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
American White Pelican
Zone-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Black Skimmer
Hammond's Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Tennessee Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Painted Redstart
Summer Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Scot's Oriole
White-throated Sparrow
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, February 2 at 10 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.
The wintering PAINTED REDSTART on the UCSB campus was still there on January
28. Park in the Mesa parking structure and walk south, past Campbell Hall.
Look near the Coral Tree Cafe (in the coral trees), or further on, in the
open area where the eternal flame is. The LUCY'S WARBLER, which has been in
the bottlebrush trees inside the courtyard at the Counseling and Career
Center, was still present on the 25th.
A female SUMMER TANAGER was on the UCSB campus Wednesday, eating ivy berries
near the service parking lot behind Hatlen Theater.
A wintering female BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER is in Stow Grove Park, at
the southernmost end of the park, in the smaller trees on the lawn and in
the large row of eucalyptus. The bird was still there yesterday. Along the
wooden fence line in the same area is a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
A HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER - possibly the same bird that wintered last year - is
probably still at Bohnett Park, off San Andreas Street near the intersection
with Victoria, although we have no report this week.
The ZONE-TAILED HAWK has returned for its 14th winter. The bird was first
found at the top of North Fairview Avenue at Cuesta Verde in Goleta, which
is the best place to look for it in the early morning or late afternoon. It
was seen here twice last week, both times late in the day, but was not
reported this week.
At the overflow pond at Lake Los Carneros, which is south and down the hill
from the main lake, four WOOD DUCKS were present last Friday.
At Devereux Slough, a TROPICAL KINGBIRD was still present on the 28th, near
the second observation pullout.
Two ROSS'S GEESE remain in the pond at the Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park at
the end of Ward Drive in Goleta.
On the 28th, a EURASIAN WIGEON was on Atascadero Creek, where it flows into
Goleta Beach Park. This bird seems to go back and forth between there and
the Goleta Sewage Plant.
BLACK SKIMMERS are still wintering on East Beach.
A TROPICAL KINGBIRD was in the new Chase Palm Park on the 26th, near the
small pond.
In Montecito, at least two ORCHARD ORIOLES - one an adult male - were seen
on Wednesday at the northwest corner of the tennis courts at the Biltmore
Hotel. Also in this area is an adult female TENNESSEE WARBLER. An adult male
SCOTT'S ORIOLE was also seen on Wednesday in Montecito, in the eucalyptus
trees along East Mountain Drive, where it intersects with the driveway at
1040.
Highlights at Cachuma Lake last week included 2 adult PEREGRINE FALCONS, 40
WOOD DUCKS, 8 WHITE PELICANS, and 2 SNOW GEESE.
At Waller Park in Santa Maria, we have had no word on the wintering GRACE'S
WARBLER, which has been in pines near Area 3, in a few weeks. Both the
CACKLING GOOSE and the ROSS'S GOOSE remain in the front pond.
In blackberry bushes in the southeast corner of Old La Purisima Mission
Park, off south G Street in Lompoc, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continued this
morning.
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