Spring Birding Along Quiota Creek
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Field trip with Rebecca Coulter
Rebecca will share a favorite location for birders on this field trip. We will wander along Refugio Road as it follows Quiota Creek, which is always a joy of spring birding in the Santa Ynez Valley. We will spend a couple of hours along this quiet stretch of road, looking for and listening to the signs of migrants as they arrive on breeding grounds or stop over
Saturday, January 13: Birding in a Rare Restored Wetland — Rescheduled from Fall
Field trip with Peter Thompson
Experienced Santa Barbara birder Peter Thompson will take us on a wetland birding exploration through the one-time Ocean Meadows golf course, now restored as a true California wetland with easy access. You can stay dry in this ecological gem, but the local wildlife and birds have ready access to mud, sand, marsh, deeper water, and even dry upland areas. This is a bird-rich area
Saturday, March 16 Pop-Up: Birding Sedgwick Reserve
Members-Only Field trip with Tim Matthews and Peter Schneekloth
UC Sedgwick Reserve is one of Santa Barbara County’s birding hotspots, with nearly 200 species on record and a consistently high bird diversity. This outing will focus on birding around the Field Station area of the Reserve. Plant habitats such as oak savanna, oak woodland, and coastal sage scrub converge here to support a rich variety of resident and migratory birds, ranging from warblers and woodpeckers to meadowlarks and magpies
Thursday, March 17: Birding at Las Cruzitas Ranch
Field Trip with Cruz Phillips Thursday, March 17, 9 a.m. to noon Participation is limited to 15; the limit will be increased to 20 pending up-to-date covid protocols. Advance registration opens at 9:00 a.m. for Members on March 3 and on March 10 for Nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 […]
Birding For Beginners
Saturdays, September 20 & 27, 2014: Birding for Beginners: A Field Workshop for Adults Age 15 and Up Workshop with Liz Gaspar and Tim Matthews Saturday, September 20 & 27, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cachuma Lake Recreation Area “Birding” is an active way to sharpen awareness and knowledge of the outdoors, whether the out-of-doors is wild […]