Date: 1/29/21 1:06 pm From: Linus Blomqvist <linus.blomqvist...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Area K is back in business
Apologies for multiple emails on this subject, but several people have asked me where Area K is so I thought I'd clarify. Area K is this hotspot <https://ebird.org/hotspot/L337032>, and it's located just north of Mesa Road, between Stadium and Ocean Road. There's a gap in the vegetation around 34.420847, -119.850422 where you have a good overlook of the wetland below. There's also a place to park on the south side of the road near that spot. In the map below, I've circled what I understand to be Area K, and put a cross where I usually park. The pin is where the overlook is. Different parts of the wetland are visible from different spots along the stretch of the road near that pin. A scope is helpful at this location but the ducks are visible and identifiable with binoculars too.
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______________ *Linus Blomqvist*
On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 12:05 PM Linus Blomqvist <linus.blomqvist...> wrote:
> Checklist from a more careful count this morning: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S80077166 > > Nearly 200 ducks of 8 species now although the shovelers from yesterday > were gone. The Blue-winged Teals now number 18. Many of them were in the > easternmost part and a little hard to see at first. I had 50 species in a > bit over an hour so the birding is good there now. > > Linus > ______________ > *Linus Blomqvist* > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 4:33 PM Linus Blomqvist <linus.blomqvist...> > wrote: > >> Dry this morning, Goleta Slough Area K is now full of water and already >> has a nice assortment of ducks, including Blue-winged Teals. >> >> Linus >> >> ______________ >> *Linus Blomqvist* >> >
