Greater Yellowlegs. Goleta Beach, 1-1-09
Spotted Sandpiper, Goleta Beach 1-1-09
Black-necked Stilt, Goleta Beach 1-1-09
Marbled Godwit, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-1-09
Whimbrel, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-1-09
3rd cycle Herring Gull, Chase Palm Park Expansion. 1-3-09
female Wood Duck noted on the SB CBC. Chase Palm Park Expansion. 1-3-09
Basic Snowy Plover, East Beach. 1-3-09
Basic Sanderling w-Snowy Plover. East Beach, 1-3-09
Heerman's Gull, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-3-09
Black Skimmer, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-3-09
Ring-billed Gull, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-3-09
1st cycle Mew Gull, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-3-09
Brown Pelican, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-3-09
female Bufflehead, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-4-09
American Coot, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-4-09
Black-crowned Night-heron, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-4-09
American Crow, Santa Barbara Harbor. 1-4-09
basic Willet with an oddly deformed bill. Mission Creek Outflow, 1-4-09
California Gull, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-4-09
Surf Scoter. UCSB Campus. 1-4-09. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 40X.
Red-necked Grebe, UCSB Campus. 1-4-09. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 40X.
Oak Titmouse, Figueroa Mountain Rd. 1-5-09
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Figueroa Mountain Rd. 1-5-09
"Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco, near Davy Brown Trailhead. 1-5-09
Townsend's Solitaire, near Davy Brown Trailhead. 1-5-09
Golden-crowned Sparrow, near Davy Brown Trailhead. 1-5-09
White-breasted Nuthatch, near Davy Brown Trailhead. 1-5-09
"Sooty" Fox Sparrow, Cachuma Saddle Rd. 1-5-09
Savannah Sparrow, Happy Canyon Rd. 1-5-09
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cataway Rd. A combination of two separate images stitched together to better illustrate field marks. 1-5-09
White-throated Swift, Happy Canyon Rd. I stitched together 3 different images since no one image was very good... 1-5-09
Great Blue Heron, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-11-09
Burrowing Owl, Santa Barbara County, CA. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 20X.
Mallard pair, Mission Creek Outflow. 1-11-09
Eastern Winter Wren, from the back slope of the Montecito Music Academy along Butterfly Lane, Montecito. 1-11-09
Grace's Warbler, Bella Vista Open Space Park. 1-11-09
Black Turnstone, Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR). 1-11-09
Semipalmated Plovers, Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR). 1-11-09
Drake Eurasian Wigeon. Devereux Slough, Jan 12. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 20X.
Drake Redhead. Devereux Slough, Jan 12. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 20X.
Drake Pintail. Devereux Slough, Jan 12. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 20X.
Sora Rail, Lake Los Carneros. Jan 12
Virginia Rail, Lake Los Carneros. Jan 12
Great Egret closeup. Devereux Slough, Jan 12.
basic Eared Grebe, Devereux Slough. Jan 12
Drake American Wigeon, Devereux Slough. Jan 12
Long-billed Curlew, Goleta Beach. 1-18-09
Royal Tern, Goleta Beach. 1-18-09
California Towhee, Knapp Nursery in Goleta. 1-18-09
Lincoln's Sparrow, Knapp Nursery in Goleta. 1-18-09
House Wren. Kinievan Rd.,1-18-09
Red-throated Loon, Goleta Beach. 1-19-09
House Sparrow, Goleta Beach. 1-19-09
Red-breasted Merganser, Goleta Beach. 1-19-09
Black-vented Shearwater, Santa Barbara Channel. 1-19-09
Common Raven, Scorpions Landing. 1-19-09
Ring-necked Duck, Rancho La Goleta Lake. 1-19-09
Greater Scaup, Rancho La Goleta Lake. 1-19-09
Pied-billed Grebe, Rancho La Goleta Lake. 1-19-09
Red-shouldered Hawk, Lake Los Carneros. 1-19-09
a trio of images of a Summer Tanager. Lake Los Carneros, 1-19-09
Great-tailed Grackle, Lake Los Carneros. 1-19-09
female Ruddy Duck. Lake Los Carneros, 1-25-09
putative 1st cycle Thayer's Gull. Lake Los Carneros, 1-25-09
Western-scrub Jay. Orpet (Hillside) Park, 1-25-09
White-throated Sparrow. Orpet (Hillside) Park, 1-25-09
Female White-winged Scoter. Santa Barbara Harbor, January 25, 2009.
1st cycle Glaucous-winged Gull. Santa Barbara Harbor, 1-25-09
Pacific Loon. Mission Creek Outflow, 1-25-09
basic Least Sandpiper. Santa Barbara Harbor, 1-26-09
Rock Wren. Santa Barbara Harbor, 1-26-09
Killdeer. Mission Creek Outflow, 1-26-09
Mourning Dove. Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden, 1-26-2009
Lesser Goldfinch. Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens, 1-26-09
American Kestrel. Via Chaparral, Santa Barbara. 1-26-09
American Robin. Lake Los Carneros, 1-26-09
American Goldfinch. Bike path along Atascadero Creek, 2-1-09
Downy Woodpecker. Lake Los Carneros, 2-1-09
Nuttall's Woodpecker. Lake Los Carneros, 2-1-09
Red-breasted Sapsucker. Lake Los Carneros, 2-1-09
Pine Siskin. Kinievan Rd., 2-1-09
Green-winged Teal. Devereux Slough, 2-1-09
Gadwall. Lake Los Carneros, 2-1-09
Snowy Egret. Arroyo Burro creek mouth, Santa Barbara 2-2-09
Pelagic Cormorant. Santa Barbara Harbor, 2-2-09
Horned Grebe. Santa Barbara Harbor, 2-2-09
California Thrasher. Via Chaparral, Santa Barbara, 2-2-09
California Quail. Via Chaparral, Santa Barbara, 2-2-09
Ross's Goose. Rancho La Goleta Lake, 2-2-09
Northern Harrier. More Mesa, 2-2-09
White-crowned Sparrow. Lake Los Carneros, 2-6-09
Song Sparrow. Knapp Nursery, 2-7-09
Anna's Hummingbird. Knapp Nursery, 2-7-09
Cinnamon Teal. Lake Los Carneros, 2-8-09
Clark's Grebe. Goleta Beach, 2-9-09
preening Rock Pigeon. Goleta Beach, 2-9-09
American Pipit. Goleta Beach, 2-9-09
Peregrine Falcon. Goleta Beach, 2-9-09
Canada Goose. Ocean Meadows Golf Course, 2-9-09
House Finch Pair. Lake Los Carneros, 2-9-09
White-tailed Kite flyover at dusk. Lake Los Carneros, Feb-2009.
drake Northern Shoveler. Lake Los Carneros, 2-12-09
Western Bluebird, in the snow and rain... Armour Ranch Rd., 2-13-2009
Red-naped Sapsucker. Lake Los Carneros. 2-13-09
Hutton's Vireo. Lake Los Carneros, 2-14-09
Spotted Towhee. Lake Los Carneros, 2-17-09
Hooded Merganser Pair. Goleta Beach, 2-17-09
Canvasback pair. Lake Los Carneros, 2-19-09.
1st cycle Kumlien's (Iceland) Gull. River Park. Lompoc, CA 2-23-09
1st cycle Glaucous Gull. River Park, Lompoc, CA 2-23-09
Western Grebe. Ocean Park, Lompoc. 2-23-2009
Turkey Vulture. Ocean Park, Lompoc. 2-23-2009
Western Meadowlark. Foxen Canyon Rd. 2-23-2009
Yellow-billed Magpie. Figueroa Mountain Rd. 2-23-2009
Allen's Hummingbird at my feeder. 2-24-2009
Sparring Northern "Red-shafted" Flickers. Lake Los Carneros, Feb 2009.
Common Murre, breeding plumage. Santa Barbara Channel, 3-1-2009
Pomarine Jaeger above, Common Dolphin below(take my word for it...). Santa Barbara Channel, 3-1-2009
Parakeet Auklet pair. Off Point Conception, 3-1-2009.
Light Morph Northern Fulmar. Off San Miguel Island. 3-1-09
Cassin's Auklet splashy escape. Off San Miguel Island, 3-1-09
Rhino Auklet in flight. Off San Miguel Island, 3-1-09
Western Gull contemplating feeding. Santa Barbara Channel, 3-1-2009
Xantu's Murrelet in flight. Off Santa Rosa Island, 3-1-2009
Double-crested Cormorant. Santa Barbara Harbor, 3-1-2009
Courting Red-winged Blackbird. Lake Los Carneros, March-2009
Lewis's Woodpecker. Figueroa Mountain Rd., 3-09-2009
Adult Golden Eagle in flight. Figueroa Mountain Rd., 3-09-2009
Two views of a calling Northern Pygmy-Owl. I spliced two photos together to better illustrate the little fellow. Cataway Rd., 3-09-2009
Tropical Kingbird. Andree Clark Bird Refuge, 3-15-2009
Female Phainopepla. Lake Los Carneros, 3-16-2009
Pacific Slope Flycatcher. Lake Los Carneros, 3-16-2009
The Rufous Hummingbird who took over my feeder. 3-25-2009
European Starling. Lake Los Carneros, 3-27-2009.
Lark Sparrow. Lake Los Carneros, 3-27-2009
Western Kingbird. Lake Los Carneros, 3-27-2009
Cattle Egret. Goleta Sanitary District Plant, 3-30-2009
Northern Rough-winged Swallow. Goleta Sanitary Disctrict Plant. 3-30-2009.
Eurasian Collared Dove. Goleta Sanitary District Plant, 3-30-2009
Cassin's Kingbird. Goleta Sanitary District Plant, 3-30-2009
breeding plumaged Yellow-rumped Warbler. Lake Los Carneros, 3-30-2009
Hooded Oriole. Lake Los Carneros, 3-30-2009
Lesser Scaup pair. Lake Los Carneros, 3-30-2009
Coopers Hawk in flight. Via Chaparral, April 1, 2009.
Black-chinned Hummingbird. Sylvan Dr., Goleta 3-3-2009
Tree Swallow in flight. Figueroa Mountain Rd., 4-6-2009
Brant. Campus Point, UCSB 3-12-2009
Breeding plumaged Surfbird. Campus Point, UCSB 3-12-2009
Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Figueroa Mountain Rd. 2-13-2009
Hairy Woodpecker. Cataway Rd., 2-13-2009
Bonaparte's Gull. Lake Los Carneros, 4-14-2009
Brewer's Sparrow. Ballinger Canyon Rd., 4-19-2009
Sage Sparrow. Ballinger Canyon Rd., 4-19-2009.
Lawrence's Goldfinch. Ballinger Canyon Rd., 4-19-2009.
Tricolored Blackbird. Foothill Rd., 4-19-2009
Loggerhead Shrike. Santa Barbara Canyon, 4-19-2009.
Yellow-headed Blackbird. CA-166. 4-19-2009.
Elegant Terns (mostly on left w- a Royal mixed in) with Royal Terns (right and in front). Goleta Beach. 4-20-2009
Bullock's Oriole. Farren Rd., 4-26-2009
Grasshopper Sparrow. Farren Rd., 4-26-2009
Vaux's Swift. Farren Rd., 4-26-2009
Ash-throated Flycatcher. LaCumbre Peak, 4-26-2009
Mountain Chickadee. Pino Alto Picnic Area. 4-27-2009
Cassin's Vireo. Figueroa Mountain Rd. 4-27-2009
Western Sandpiper. COPR, 5-4-2009.
Red Knot. Guadalupe Dunes Park, 5-4-2009.
Breeding Dunlin (rear) with breeding Snowy Plover (front). Guadalupe Dunes Park, 5-4-2009.
Barn Swallow. Guadalupe Dunes Park, 5-4-2009.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Guadalupe Dunes Park, 5-4-2009.
Stellar's Jay. Figueroa Mountain Campground 5-11-2009.
Acorn Woodpecker. Nojoqui Falls County Park 5-11-2009
Immature (2nd year?) Bald Eagle. Santa Ynez River 5-11-2009
Green Heron. El Capitan State Beach, 5-18-2009
Band-tailed Pigeon. El Capitan State Beach, 5-18-2009
Costa's Hummingbird on Salvia involucrata. Knapp Nursery, Goleta 5-23-2009.
Yellow-breasted Chat. Second of Two Birds currently in More Mesa area. Diegaard Nursery, 5-25-2009
Purple Finch. Diegaard Nursery, 5-25-2009
Island Scrub Jay. Santa Cruz Island, 6-7-2009
Bewick's Wren. Santa Cruz Island. 6-7-2009
Black Oystercatcher. Santa Cruz Island, 6-7-2009
Pink-footed Shearwater. Santa Barbara Channel, 6-7-2009
Sooty Shearwater. Santa Barbara Channel, 6-7-2009
Black-chinned Sparrow. Camuesa Rd., 6-12-2009.
Flammulated Owl. Big Pine Mountain, 6-13-2009.
Violet-Green Swallow. Big Pine Mountain, 6-13-2009.
Chipping Sparrow. Windy Gap Trail, 6-13-2009.
Pygmy Nuthatch mobbing Northern Pygmy-Owl. The Owl had captured and killed another Pygmy Nuthatch, the corpse and foot of the Nuthatch can be seen in the Owl's talons... Big Pine Mountain, 6-13-2009.
Lazuli Bunting in flight. Big Pine Mountain, 6-14-2009.
Brown Creeper with Moth. Big Pine Mountain, 6-14-2009.
Northern Goshawk in flight.
Nesting Western Wood-Peewee. Big Pine Mountain Rd., 6-14-2009.
Roosting Western Screech-Owl. Refugio Rd., 6-15-2009.
Blue Grosbeak, imm. male. Refugio Rd., 6-15-2009.
White-eyed Vireo. Mesa Rd., Isla Vista 6-22-2009.
Common Yellowthroat. Refugio State Beach Park, 6-22-2009.
Cliff Swallow Nestlings. Refugio State Beach Park, 6-22-2009.
Nutmeg Mannikin. Not an officially recognized species of avifauna in SB County. Nevertheless, it is well established... This species will not be tallied in the year end totals. Diegaard Nursery, 6-29-2009.
Swainson's Thrush. West Covina Nursery, 6-29-2009.
American Avocet in flight. Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, 7-5-2009.
Caspian Tern. Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, 7-5-2009.
American White Pelican. Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, 7-5-2009.
Male Purple Martin. Nojoqui Falls County Park, 7-6-2009.
Short-billed Dowitcher. Guadalupe Dunes State Beach, 7-12-2009.
Wandering Tattler. Santa Barbara Harbor, 7-20-2009.
Black-footed Albatross. SW of San Miguel Island, July 25, 2009.
Leach's Storm Petrel. Condor Bank July 25, 2009.
Cook's Petrel. Condor Bank, About 35 km SSW of San Miguel Island. July 25, 2009.
Long-tailed Jaeger. Santa Rosa Shelf, July 25, 2009.
South Polar Skua. Santa Rosa Shelf, July 25, 2009.
Mountain Quail family. Camuesa Rd., 7-27-2009.
Red-breasted Nuthatch. Big Pine Mountain, 7-27-2009.
Dusky Flycatcher. Big Pine Mountain, 7-27-2009.
White-headed Woodpecker. Big Pine Mountain, 7-27-2009.
Olive-sided Flycatcher. Big Pine Mountain, 7-27-2009.
Wild Turkey of the West, subject of my feather quest... Figueroa Mountain Rd., 8-1-2009.
Greater Roadrunner. Figueroa Mountain Rd., 8-1-2009.
Least Tern, a ringed individual. COPR, August 2, 2009.
Belted Kingfisher. Devereux Slough, a digiscoped shottaken through Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 40X. 8-10-2009.
Wrentit. Lake Los Carneros, 8-10-2009.
Semipalmated Sandpiper. GSD Ponds, 8-10-2009.
Buller's Shearwater. N34 07.591 W120 00.658 8-15-2009
Parasitic Jaeger flying away... Seen immediately after the Buller's Shearwater. N34 07.591 W120 00.658 8-15-2009
Red-necked Phalaropes. Santa Barbara Channel, 8-15-2009.
Black Storm Petrel. Santa Barbara Channel, 8-15-2009.
Juvenile Pigeon Guillemot. Santa Barbara Harbor 8-15-2009.
Brandt's Cormorant with some monofilament line, a serious problem for waterbirds. Santa Barbara Harbor, 8-15-2009.
Sabine's Gull, adult. Santa Barbara Channel, 8-23-2009.
Common Tern. Santa Barbara Channel, 8-23-2009.
"Traill's" Flycatcher. Likely Willow... Santa Barbara Island Campground, 8-23-2009.
Horned Lark. Santa Barbara Island, 8-23-2009.
Wilson's Snipe. Guadalupe Sewage Pastures, 8-24-2009. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 40X.
Lesser Yellowlegs. Guadalupe Sewage Pastures, 8-24-2009.
Wilson's Phalarope. Guadalupe Sewage Pastures, 8-24-2009.
Juvenile Reddish Egret. Goleta Beach, 8-28-2009.
Stilt Sandpiper. Devereaux Slough, 8-29-2009. A digiscoped shot taken through Dianna's Swarovski scope at 20X. Thanks Dianna!
Common Moorhen. Lake Los Carneros, 9-8-2009.
MacGillivary's Warbler. Ellwood Preserve, 9-8-2009.
OVENBIRD!!! Ellwood Preserve, 9-9-2009.
Black-throated Gray Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Yellow Warblers (front), Orange-crowned Warbler (rear). The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Wilson's Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Orange-crowned Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Western Tanager. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Bushtits. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Warbling Vireo. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Virginia's Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Black Vulture found by Hugh Ranson, pending acceptance this will be the first SB County record. Congratulations Hugh!! Queen Anne Lane, 9/10/2009
Least Flycatcher. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-19-09.
Black-headed Grosbeak. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-9-09.
Blackpoll Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-19-09.
Townsend's Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-19-09.
Orchard Oriole. Ellwood Preserve, 9-20-09.
Bobolink. Lane Farms, 9-20-2009.
Tennessee Warbler. The pool at the end of Coronado Dr. 9-20-09.
Magnolia Warbler. UCSB Campus, 9-23-2009.
Long-billed Dowitcher. LLC 9-24-2009.
Solitary Sandpiper all by himself. LLC, 9-24-2009.
Osprey. Santa Cruz Island, 9-26-2009.
Clay-colored Sparrow. Elings Park, 9-27-2009.
Northern Waterthrush. Arroyo Burro, 9-27-2009.
Vesper Sparrow. Santa Barbara County Ag field, 9-27-2009.
Blue-winged Teal(foreground), with an eclipse drake Green-winged Teal (rear). Goleta Sewer Ponds, 9-28-2009.
American Redstart. LLC, 9-28-2009.
Nashville Warbler. Ellwood Preserve, 10-03-09.
Black&White Warbler. Ellwood Preserve, 10-03-09.
Pectoral Sandpiper. Guadalupe Permanent Pastures. 10-03-09.
Greater White-fronted Geese. Guadalupe Permanent Pastures, 10-03-09.
White-faced Ibis. Guadalupe Permanent Pastures. 10-03-09.
Baird's Sandpiper. Guadalupe Dunes County Park, 10-03-09.
Cackling Goose. Waller Park, Santa Maria 10-03-09.
Snow Goose. Waller Park, Santa Maria 10-03-09.
Brewer's Blackbird. Waller Park, Santa Maria 10-03-09
White-winged Dove. Ave F, Lompoc 10-03-09.
Basic Black-bellied Plovers. Surf Beach, Lompoc 10-03-2009.
Black Phoebe. Shoreline Dr., 10-04-09.
Red-tailed Hawk. Ward Dr., Goleta 10-04-09.
Sharp-shinned Hawk. Ward Dr., Goleta 10-04-09.
Lucy's Warbler. Refugio State Beach, 10-09-09.
Great Horned Owl. Refugio Rd., 10-09-09.
Hammond's Flycatcher. Ellwood Preserve, 10-10-09.
Hermit Warbler with spider. Ellwood Preserve, 10-10-09.
Roosting Barn Owl. Ellwood Preserve, 10-10-09.
Marsh Wren...and I was sure I was going to miss this one! Ward Dr., Goleta 10-11-09.
Say's Phoebe. Ward Dr., Goleta 10-11-09.
Northern Mockingbird scolding. Ellwood Preserve, 10-11-09.
This female Rose-breasted Grosbeak has been coming to a private SB County feeder for the past two weeks...10-12-2009.
Forster's Tern. Devereux Slough, 10-18-09.
Hermit Thrush, now they all seem to cooperate after dozens have escaped posing for photos... LLC, 10-19-09
Cedar Waxwing with prized Cotoneaster apple. LLC, 10-19-09
Merlin (race?) hunting Sparrows in the brush. LLC, 10-20-2009
Pacific Golden Plover. Guadalupe Permanent Pastures, 10-31-2009. A digiscoped shot taken through at Swarovski ST-80 HD scope at 40X.
Hmmm... No idea what Bird this could be? The habitat, the affinity for Bovines...hmmm???
Sandhill Crane. Devereaux Lagoon, 10-31-2009.
A flyby Ferruginous Hawk, light morph. New Cuyama, 11-7-2009.
Mountain Bluebirds aloft looking for prey. New Cuyama, 11-7-09.
A definitive shot of an elusive AMERICAN BITTERN in flight. I missed obtaining images of him flying up the channel a few weeks prior... Sometimes we get second chances. LLC, 11-10-2009.
Black Scoter. UCSB Campus, 11-14-2009. A digiscoped shot taken through Dianna's Swarovski scope at 40X. Thanks Dianna!
Rusty Blackbird, my 300th species photographed in SBCO for 2009!!! From the scenic confines of the Costco parking lot in Goleta, 11-14-2009.
Short-tailed Shearwater. Nov 15, 2009.
Flesh-footed Shearwater, among Pink-footed Shearwaters, Black-vented Shearwaters, and Western Gull. 11-15-2009.
Red Phalarope. 11-15-2009.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Preisker Park 11-20-2009.
Canyon Wren. East Camino Cielo, 11-21-2009.
Putative Broad-tailed Hummingbird, ID confirmation pending. Goleta, CA 11-22-2009.
I found this Indigo Bunting quite accidentally while obtaining Hummingbird images... Goleta, CA 11-22-2009.
