Date: 8/5/25 1:31 pm From: Adrian O'Loghlen via groups.io <aologhlen...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Two Reddish Egrets at Carpinteria Creek
While Lynn, Pam and I were watching the Reddish Egret first reported by Rob Martin at Carpinteria Creek mouth yesterday, a second Reddish Egret flew in from the west. Almost immediately the Egrets started fighting and chasing each other around the beach. The newly arrived Egret was noticeable brighter and had more red coloration than the ‘resident’ and looked more like the Reddish Egret photoed by Eve Martin at Refugio Beach yesterday morning. Eventually, after several bouts of fighting the resident Egret seemed to prevail and when I left around 10 am the ‘new’ Egret was nowhere to be seen.
