- RBA
* California
* Santa Barbara
* April 13, 2007
* CASB0704.13
- Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Surfbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, April 13 at 2:30 p.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 last two days has seen a tremendous influx of hummingbirds. A male
COSTA'S and a male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD were with dozens of other hummers in
the bottlebrush at the end of Calle Montilla yesterday, where it butts up
against Elings Park in Santa Barbara. Similarly, along Merida Drive, which
borders the east side of San Jose Creek, there were also dozens of hummers
on Wednesday, including a male CALLIOPE.
On the UCSB campus, 47 SURFBIRDS were seen on the rocks below Campus Point
on this morning. This is a good spot from which to observe the spring
seabird migration.
Near UCSB, in the wetland area at the intersection of Los Carneros and Mesa,
two WHITE-FACED IBIS were present today.
At the Goleta Sewage Plant, several YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were still
present this morning, on the secondary sedimentation tanks. The EURASIAN
WIGEON was also there.
A CATTLE EGRET was in the channel at Goleta Beach on Monday.
Two ROSS'S GEESE remain in the pond at the Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park at
the end of Ward Drive in Goleta.
At the 4.9 marker on Figueroa Mountain Road, a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER continued
on Monday.
In the North County, at Waller Park in Santa Maria, both the CACKLING GOOSE
and the ROSS'S GOOSE remain in the front pond.
At the Santa Maria Sewage Ponds, two ROSS'S GEESE remained on Wednesday.
The wintering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was still in the southeast corner of
Old LaPurisima Mission Park on the south side of Lompoc, in the blackberry
bushes, yesterday.
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
* April 13, 2007
* CASB0704.13
- Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Surfbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Lewis's Woodpecker
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, April 13 at 2:30 p.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 last two days has seen a tremendous influx of hummingbirds. A male
COSTA'S and a male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD were with dozens of other hummers in
the bottlebrush at the end of Calle Montilla yesterday, where it butts up
against Elings Park in Santa Barbara. Similarly, along Merida Drive, which
borders the east side of San Jose Creek, there were also dozens of hummers
on Wednesday, including a male CALLIOPE.
On the UCSB campus, 47 SURFBIRDS were seen on the rocks below Campus Point
on this morning. This is a good spot from which to observe the spring
seabird migration.
Near UCSB, in the wetland area at the intersection of Los Carneros and Mesa,
two WHITE-FACED IBIS were present today.
At the Goleta Sewage Plant, several YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were still
present this morning, on the secondary sedimentation tanks. The EURASIAN
WIGEON was also there.
A CATTLE EGRET was in the channel at Goleta Beach on Monday.
Two ROSS'S GEESE remain in the pond at the Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park at
the end of Ward Drive in Goleta.
At the 4.9 marker on Figueroa Mountain Road, a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER continued
on Monday.
In the North County, at Waller Park in Santa Maria, both the CACKLING GOOSE
and the ROSS'S GOOSE remain in the front pond.
At the Santa Maria Sewage Ponds, two ROSS'S GEESE remained on Wednesday.
The wintering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was still in the southeast corner of
Old LaPurisima Mission Park on the south side of Lompoc, in the blackberry
bushes, yesterday.
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