Location: Las Cruzitas Ranch
1100 Alisos Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Target Birds
- Goldfinch
- Bunting
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow
- Phainopepla
- Yellow-billed Magpie
- Prairie Falcon
- Nuthatch
- Hummingbirds
- Golden Eagle
- etc.
Trip Leader: Cruz Phillips
Cost – Free
Directions
- Take Hwy 154 to Armour Ranch Road (just north of the Santa Ynez River bridge, 3.3 miles past the Bradbury Dam turnoff)
- Turn north east (the only way you can turn)
- Follow Armour Ranch Road for 1.4 miles
- Turn right on Happy Canyon Road
- After 2.4 miles turn right on Alisos Avenue
- After 0.7 miles the pavement ends at a cattle guard
- Continue 2.6 miles over 2 more cattle guards to the barn and ranch
- Map: Las Cruzitas Ranch
We’ll arrive around 9 a.m. and bird near the ranch house for about 2 hours where there is bird habitat and a large number of feeders. Then we will take an easy walk around the general area and perhaps a tour of a canyon.
Other Information
- Bring water, snack or lunch
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Bring a hat
- Binoculars a must, spotting scopes are useful
Trip Coordinator
Rob Lindsay –
Contact Rob for questions or additional information
Sponsored By Santa Barbara Audubon Society
Photo courtesy Jeffrey Hanson
