Date: 6/16/25 11:14 am From: Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Coal Oil Point and Sands Beach, June 16
I walked the beach this morning at low tide and found a good number of shorebirds for this time of year, though nothing as rare as the American Golden Plover found last week.
Large shorebirds dominated the scene. My count included:Long-billed Curlew--56Whimbrel--23Marbled Godwit--4Willet--3Black-bellied Plover--7
I also counted 16 California Gulls in various stages of worn plumage on the beach. The only terns seen were 3 Royal Terns. A pair of White-throated Swifts was working the bluffs at the western edge of the beach.
Florence Sanchez
