Date: 10/7/26 8:51 pm From: Benjamin Byerly via groups.io <benbyerly...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Bar-tailed Godwit being reported
Thanks to all that helped spread the word and those that helped with ID.
I first saw it about 200m north of the steps that go down from UCSB Lot 6.
It was loosely with other shorebirds picking through the Wrack. Some nearby
Marbled Godwits provided a great compare/contrast. It flew in the direction
of campus point but was later refound with acceptable looks closer to
Goleta Beach.
I've been checking the stretch of beach between Goleta Beach and Campus
Point the past few mornings and it has been pretty birdy. So my uneducated
guess would be that if it could be refound tomorrow the overlook just south
of Henley Gate is a good starting point. The rising tide seems to push the
shorebirds away from campus point towards Goleta beach because of how the
sand is currently distributed. Maybe between sunrise and high-tide would be
a good time to look for it.
Be careful if you do go on the beach, it is possible to get trapped by the
rising tide on that stretch without a way to get out.
Happy Birding,
Ben
On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM Wim van Dam via groups.io <wim.van.dam=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> A Bar-tailed Godwit is being reported "along the beach between campus
> point and Goleta beach". Brad H is on it. Ben B has photos. Dave C ID-ed
> it. That's all I know.
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> Wim
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> Wim van Dam (Solvang, CA)
> SBCO #412: Philadelphia Vireo
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