Date: 9/18/26 7:49 pm From: Pete Wolf via groups.io <pete...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Pinyon Jays LCC per Pete Wolf
That's so cool! I was hoping someone else had seen the flock. I checked the Merlin sound files I saved to see if they were vocalizing but it looks like I didn't have it on from about 9:40 to 10:10, ugh!
--- _Pete Wolf _🤘🏼 _Big Hammer Lures/Sunrize Tackle, Inc. [1]_ _Anoyze Productions [2]_
On 2026-09-18 20:44, Steve Hovey via groups.io wrote:
> Cool! Sounds like the same flock. My daughter also saw the flock as it > continued west about 0.6 miles west of where we saw it. > > -Steve > Goleta > >> On Sep 18, 2026, at 5:12 PM, Pete Wolf <pete...> >> wrote: > > Thanks Steve! Pretty stoked. I wish I would've thought to pay attention > to whether they were vocalizing or not. It was right around the 4th > time I saw the/a WT Swift and was paying attention to that instead. > > In my excitement I didn't think to check the time on the photo. It was > NOT around noon, it was at 9:46 am. Checked my camera and it is set to > the correct time. > > --- > _Pete Wolf _🤘🏼 > _Big Hammer Lures/Sunrize Tackle, Inc. [1]_ > _Anoyze Productions [2]_ > > On 2026-09-18 18:33, Steve Hovey via groups.io wrote: > > Oh wow! My son and I were standing outside a house just to the north of > Bella Vista Park and heard a very strange call from a flock of birds > flying over. There were about two dozen. After reading your post, I > checked the call of a Pinyon Jay, and I'm pretty sure that was it!! > > It was right about 10am today. > > -Steve > Goleta > > On Sep 18, 2026, at 4:24 PM, Alex Castelein via groups.io > <alex.castelein...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Pete Wolf just posted a photo in Slack of what appears to be a flock of > several dozen PINYON JAYS flying over Lake Los Carneros. Keep your eyes > (and ears) in the sky!! Especially those in north Goleta. > > Cheers, > Alex Castelein > -- > Steve Hovey