Santa Barbara County contains many avian treasures. One of the rarest is the Purple Martin colony in and around Nojoqui Falls County Park. In addition to being the only known place where Purple Martins nest in Santa Barbara County, this colony is rare because all of the Purple Martins still nest in cavities in Western… Read more »
Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s Summer 2024 issue of El Tecolote now available In This Issue: From the Executive Director KATHERINE EMERY Your Small Actions Help Birds Thrive JESSIE ALTSTATT Annual Membership Meeting JANICE LEVASHEFF Thank You, Peter Thompson! JANICE LEVASHEFF Birders of Santa Barbara: Lucy London PEGGY KEARNS Allensworth-Pixley Field Trip Highlights JEFF HANSON Birds,… Read more »
Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s Spring 2024 issue of El Tecolote now available In This Issue: From the Executive Director KATHERINE EMERY Christmas Bird Count LIBBY PATTEN Cuyama Winter Bird Survey LINUS BLOMQVIST Winter Bird Count for Kids KATHLEEN BOEHM, JUDY BLUE Birders of Santa Barbara: Meet Jeremy Cowan PEGGY KEARNS Spring Programs with Hugh Ranson,… Read more »
From the desk of Katherine Emery, Executive Director Through our Education Committee and our Conservation/Science Committee, Santa Barbara Audubon Society (SBAS) is actively working on many projects. This update provides an overview of selected current projects, goals, and opportunities for member engagement. Dear SBAS Friends, Members, and Supporters, Hope this finds you well and that… Read more »
An array of nest boxes at Lake Los Carneros, Goleta, California acts as a scientific monitoring instrument utilizing TRES and WEBL as vectors to evaluate aspects of their lives and the quality of their environment over time. This report was written as Don Schroeder retires from leading the project after 14 years of dedicated service. We are… Read more »
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