Santa Barbara RBA
March 7, 2008
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- RBA
* California
* Santa Barbara
* March 7, 2008
* CASB0803.07
- Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Goldeneye
White-winged Scoter
Greater Scaup
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Black Skimmer
White-winged Dove
Gray Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Palm Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
- Transcript
This is the Santa Barbara Audubon Society's rare bird report being recorded
on Friday, March 7 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 GRAY FLYCATCHER found in the Goleta Cemetery on January 5 was still
there on February 14. Go south on Turnpike Road to Hollister, and turn left.
Pass the traffic light at Puente and take a left at the next street, which
is San Antonio Road. The cemetery is at the end of the road. Keep to the
right and go to the southeast corner of the cemetery near where it abuts the
ball fields. The bird has been actively working the small grove of pines and
the fence lines.
A male EURASIAN WIGEON was in the northeast corner of Devereux Slough on the
2nd.
In the UCSB Lagoon, several GREATER SCAUP were present on the 2nd.
On the 1st, a female HOODED MERGANSER was on Atascadero Creek, between
Walnut and Turnpike.
The LONG-TAILED DUCK in the Santa Barbara Harbor was still there on the 5th.
The PALM WARBLER that has been seen on the beach, on the jetty, and on Sea
Landing, was seen the same day. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was also offshore.
There are still two ROSS'S GEESE in the pond at the Rancho Goleta mobile
home park at the end of Ward Drive in Goleta.
A few wintering BLACK SKIMMERS remain on East Beach.
Highlights at Cachuma Lake this week included both adult and immature BALD
EAGLES, COMMON GOLDENEYE, a pair of WOOD DUCKS, a PEREGRINE FALCON, and a
flock of 30 WILD TURKEYS.
In the North County, a wintering EASTERN PHOEBE has returned to River Oaks
Park in Santa Maria, and was seen on February 8th, toward the back of the
ponds near the freeway.
At the Guadalupe Sewage Plant pastures, an adult BALD EAGLE was reported on
the 4th.
In Old La Purisima Mission Park, off south G Street in Lompoc, a wintering
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW has returned and is in the blackberry bushes at the
southeast corner of the park and was seen Tuesday. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE has
also been on wires in the southeast corner of the park, and was also there
on Tuesday.
In the front pond at Waller Park in Santa Maria, a SNOW GOOSE and the
CACKLING GOOSE remain, and were seen on February 14th.
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
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