Date: 3/22/26 1:25 pm From: Conor McMahon via groups.io <conormcmahon22...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Caracara at NCOS
Florence, at 12:49 on Slack, Adrian said:
"Just saw it flying along the coast from COPR west into Ellwood Mesa! Got
some photos
I'm at the old Oil Terminal"
So that's actually quite close to where I saw it about an hour earlier. It
might be sticking in that general area for the moment. But it also sounds
like it could be moving back west towards where it's mostly been seen, in
the grasslands further west.
Best,
On Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:41 PM Florence Sanchez <sanchezucsb11...>
wrote:
> Thank you Conor. You are right—it could be anywhere at this point.
> Florence
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 22, 2026, at 12:37 PM, Conor McMahon via groups.io <conormcmahon22=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Florence,
>
> I only saw it fly over briefly, moving fairly directly east, from the
> intersection of the Mesa Trail and the west end of Veneco Rd. From Lynn's
> report it sounds like just prior it had been near Whittier, so it was
> wandering thereabouts. I didn't see it again in about 20 minutes more at
> the site, so by now it could conceivably be at some other grassland (San
> Marcos, More Mesa, Elings, Ellwood?), or still somewhere closer nearby.
>
> Hopefully someone else with eyes skywards re-sights it over town.
>
> Best,
> Conor
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 12:29 PM Florence Sanchez <sanchezucsb11...>
> wrote:
>
>> Just read the message. Is it still in the vicinity and worth chasing?
>> Florence
>>
>>
>> On Mar 22, 2026, at 12:02 PM, Lynn Scarlett via groups.io <Lynnscarlett=
>> <comcast.net...> wrote:
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>> Saw it just before this report. Photographed it (high up). Soaring more
>> or less above Whittier Pond
>>
>>
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>> On Mar 22, 2026, at 11:39 AM, Conor McMahon via groups.io
>> <conormcmahon22...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> The Caracara is currently over NCOS going east.
>>
>> -Conor
>>
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> Lynn Scarlett
>> Santa Barbara
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>>
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