Date: 4/19/26 10:23 am From: Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11...> Subject: [sbcobirding] East Beach and Harbor area
I found an unexpected Ibis hanging with other birds at the Mission Creek outfall this morning. Presumably White-faced, though the white pattern was absent. On the beach nearby was a nice flock of Elegant Terns and Black Skimmers.
I did not find any rock-loving shorebirds on the breakwater. My last visit to that location turned up 8 Black Turnstones, but not this morning. There are still several loons hanging around both in and out of the harbor, including a nice Red-throated Loon in Breeding plumage.
The Bird Refuge has nothing of note and almost no ducks of any species.
Florence Sanchez
