Date: 10/7/24 10:31 pm From: Betsy Mooney via groups.io <wingblossoms...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Great Egrets at LLC overflow
I observed at least 25, possibly 30, Great Egrets at the southern pond on
Saturday, September 28. They appear to like it there!
https://ebird.org/checklist/S196801705
Betsy
Santa Barbara/Goleta
On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 2:49 PM Dennis Doordan via groups.io <ddoordan=
<nd.edu...> wrote:
> Just to add a note to Adam’s alert: I birded the overflow pond at Lake Los
> Carneros late this morning (Monday, 10/7). The best place to view the pond
> is along the south-east corner; there is a high bank that runs just a
> few yards in from the roadway along Calle Real that offers an
> unobstructed view of the pond . This is a good spot for ducks at the moment
> with American Wigeons, Blue-winged Teals, and Northern Shovelers in addition to
> the usual collection of Mallards, Coots, Pied-billed Grebes and herons and
> egrets.
>
> Dennis Doordan
>
> On Sun, Oct 6, 2024 at 5:28 PM Adam Lewis (sbfledgling) via groups.io
> <aj.lewis...> wrote:
>
>> Late Saturday afternoon I found a gathering of about 20 Great Egrets at
>> the LLC overflow pond near to Calle Real. The south end was loaded with
>> a few dozen ducks – I didn’t get close enough to ID them but it looked I
>> guess there were mallards, wigeons and gadwalls in the mix. Also a
>> couple of Great Blue Herons on the north edge.
>>
>> Three pictures on Flickr.
>> *https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbfledgling/with/54048525004/* >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbfledgling/with/54048525004/> >>
>> Adam Lewis
>>
>> Goleta
>>
>>
>
>
