Author: David Levasheff

El Tecolote: Winter 2020-21

Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s Winter 2020-21 issue of El Tecolote is now available.   In this issue:  • The upcoming 121st CBC & no compilation dinner • 7th Annual Winter Bird Count 4 Kids postponed to April • Ballot – Please vote for our Board and proposed amendments to our Articles of Incorporation • Two past Presidents re-join our… Read more »

Program: Birding Colombia

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Presentation will be via Zoom Meeting ID:  836 8840 9647        Passcode:  483887Or Join the Zoom Meeting with your web browser at:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83688409647?pwd=TWpkTmprYzJyZ2J5RHpyM0JmcjdlQT09 For proper viewing of the program the desktop application version must be at 5.2.3 or greater! Version 5.4.7 is the current version… Read more »

Breeding Bird Study: 2020 Progress Report

by Mark Holmgren The purpose of the BBS is to bring together information on all breeding birds in all parts of the county to facilitate explorations of the relationships of birds to land.  These explorations can inform conservation, bird watching, research, environmental planning, and education at several levels. After 5 years of gathering historic and recent breeding… Read more »

White-tailed Kite Watch 2020 Summary

by Mark Holmgren Breeding presence of WTKI in the Goleta Valley Study Area* has been tracked for more than 30 years. In 2020, the breeding period extended from February into September.  11 nesting events produced a minimum of 14 young.  We do not know how many of these achieved independence from parental care. More Mesa and Lake… Read more »

Projects and Goals November 2020

SBAS is actively working on many projects related to our three main focus areas: education, conservation, and science.  This column will be updated regularly with an overview of selected current projects and goals (project list is not all-inclusive).  Likewise, the goals summarize what each SBAS committee is working towards with occasional opportunities for member involvement…. Read more »