Date: 12/27/25 2:41 pm From: Dave Compton via groups.io <davcompton60...> Subject: [sbcobirding] Isla Vista scouting
I did a little CBC scouting in Isla Vista today. The best bird by far was an Orchard Oriole in a hedge on Trigo just east of Camino Lindo. After that, a single female Hooded Merganser and a Green Heron at Anisq'Oyo Park were the best birds. Tierra del Fortuna Park was pretty birdy, with some blue gums that are some of the more active I've seen. Sparrow numbers were surprisingly low, overall. There are usually a couple of pretty nice flocks of White-crowneds in western Isla Vista at this time of year, but I could not find more than about 5 Zonotrichias at a time.
