I hope it's OK to post this. I bought bird seed at Tractor Supply a while ago and no birds are interested. I get mainly finches and the like, so maybe it's the wrong type. I have 11 lbs. of Royal Wing

Hi, Just a quickie--where is the Eastern Phoebe stakeout? I don't know how far back to go in posts to find it. Thanks! Johanna Rubba Grover Beach

Visited the Pismo Lagoon and Beach today in a faint drizzle. The Barrow's Goldeneye was in the near surf just south of the pier. For a while it was accompanied by a Scoter, and there were a dozen or s

This article might explain the bevy of pine siskins visiting locally. I've also noticed recent postings about crossbills, & wasn't there an evening grosbeak sighting? Johanna Rubba Grover Beach https:

Johanna Rubba jer72701@... Hello, all, I’m forwarding this important message from People for the Dunes. The ocean protection council is on the agenda, today, I think. Public comment takes place

Forgot to say yesterday that there were also about 30 Canada Geese on the golf course on the Bob Jones Trail on Sunday. Johanna Rubba Grover Beach

Yesterday afternoon, 11/29/20, there were two 1st-winter male Common Goldeneye on the Bob Jones Creek near the fish ladder. Mottled b/w back, dark reddish head, white underside, yellow eye, white chee

Walked Oso Flaco from the entrance to the beach today. There were 9 Scaups on the east lake, but too far away to nail down whether Lesser or Greater. The main lake was teeming with Northern Shovelers,

On my daily promenade in Grover Beach this evening I happened upon a dozen or so small bats foraging in the air by the huge eucalyptus trees edging the Station Grill parking lot. When I returned 10-15

Took a next-to-last walk on Oceano Beach prior to return of vehicles. I saw 68 of what I took to be Black-bellied plovers, but I'm puzzled by their coloring. These birds' mottling on the back and wing

I didn't know about the Vermilion Flycatcher when I went to Oceano today. So I didn't look for it. Will probably try tomorrow. Johanna Rubba Grover Beach

Short visit to Oceano Lagoon campground rendered a Common Moorhen/Gallinule, in its usual spot across from the cypress just beyond campsite 17. Finally got it after 4-5 visits. A coot harassed it, cau

Hit Los Osos high spots today--Pecho Rd., Sweet Springs, Audubon overlook, Turri Rd. Brief visit each. Pecho Rd.: Waders along the bay edge. Willets, Marbled Godwits, 1Killdeer, 1 Long-billed Curlew,

Could I respectfully request that folks reporting a bird give the most exact location possible? I know a bird does not always stay put, but some do, and a specific location provides at least a startin

I have gotten good leads on action to protect the vehicle beach. Anyone wanting the information should send me a private email. Johanna Rubba jer72701@...

Hi, Please pardon a somewhat off-topic query, but I couldn't think of who else to ask. I was on the Oceano vehicle beach today and some folks (on horses) said that there is a petition to keep the beac

Thanks for all the answers to my query! Recommended were Farm Supply, Lemos, Costco, Tractor Supply, and Miner's. Seems the first two are the best bets. I'm surprised I hadn't thought of Lemos; I used

I hope it's OK to post this query. I used to get my feeder seed from Wild Birds Unlimited, but they closed. I don't want to buy the seed sold in hardware stores, as, I'm told, it has filler that is us

Took a long walk on the Oceano vehicle beach about 8:30 this morning (Sunday). Blessedly free of vehicles! Saw 4 black-crowned night herons foraging in the little waves. First time I've seen them in s

First off, thanks to several fellow birders who made suggestions on what to do about the black phoebe nest. A volunteer from Pacific Wildlife Care came to the house and removed the dead adult and one