Date: 3/20/26 4:43 pm From: Miguel Christie via groups.io <christiemiguel...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Spring Baird's Sandpiper
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Miguel Christie <christiemiguel...> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 16:41 Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Spring Baird's Sandpiper To: Daniel Farrar <jdanielfarrar...>
Hi all, unfortunately the beach access at Ocean Beach is now closed at the tresle for the breeding season. You could try the Surf Beach access, though that is also limited. Best
On Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 16:00 Daniel Farrar via groups.io <jdanielfarrar= <gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hello SB birders, > Today I had a spring Baird's Sandpiper at Wall beach, Vandenberg SFB. > Unfortunately it is not accessible even with a base pass. There's lots of > potential habitat at the Santa Ynez River via Ocean Park so maybe it will > end up there. It was solo on the beach and loosely associating with Snowy > Plovers. Despite leaving my camera at home I was in able to get a few > digibin shots. This may be the first photographed spring Baird's in SB, at > least from what I see on eBird. > > https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S311108851 > > Daniel Farrar > Lompoc, CA > <jdanielfarrar...> > >
