Date: 7/17/26 3:38 pm From: Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11...> Subject: [sbcobirding] More on shorebirds
I have been walking COP Beaches very early in the morning this week. It's been nice to pick up returning species like Sanderlings, Least Sandpiper, and Black Turnstone, while seeing the numbers increase a little each day for Western Sandpipers, SB Dowitchers, Black-bellied Plovers, and all the large shorebirds. Today I found an adult Surfbird at the western edge of the reef. I think this is quite early for this species.
Also present today were four adult, clean California Gulls. Last year a few of these gulls over-summered, but this year, they have been scarce.
Florence Sanchez