Guidance in Protecting our Birds
Resources for beginning birders:
National Audubon’s Birding page and Guide to North American Birds
Museum Backyard & Nature Club House has several documents on local birding places and techniques
Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds page
And, of course, all the other links on this page!
Local downloadable documents:
Paul Lehman’s “The Birds of Santa Barbara County, California” now usually updated yearly is now being hosted on SBCOBirding. This is THE birding bible for the county. Available as an ebook or pdf and can be loaded to your mobile device for field reference.
BIRDS of Santa Barbara County CHECKLIST
The official checklist of Santa Barbara county birds created by Dave Compton and Joan Lentz in 2006 (now a bit antiquated).
Guide to Bird-Friendly Vegetation Trimming
SBAS’s guide on the Why, When and What to look for before trimming vegetation.
Santa Barbara airport area maps –
Sites where you can find great resources for birding locally:
Jamie Chavez’s excellent website, SBCOBirding.com, on all things birding in Santa Barbara County. Bird lists, where to bird guides, links to dozens of resources.
eBird Bird Observations in Santa Barbara County – List of birds known in Santa Barbara County showing frequency of occurrence and relative abundance
Rare Birds of Santa Barbara County photo page. A Flickr photos page of rare species seen in Santa Barbara County.
Santa Barbara County Birding The Groups.io ListServer. for Santa Barbara County. Join this group to access current sightings and trip reports by birders in the county.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara Audubon Society has an excellent relationship with the museum. This is where our Eyes in the Sky rehabilitated raptors live and are available for public viewing every day the museum is open. The museum has an excellent bird hall that is definitely worth looking into as well as many excellent exibits and activities for the whole family.
50 Great Public Lands Destinations – Santa Barbara and Beyond
Other items of interest:
Hugh Ranson’s The Dragonflies of Santa Barbara County handout
Downloadable “Quick Finders” to ID Warblers at CornellLabs
Other Websites of Interest:
