To keep up with the latest in local bird sightings, visit the SBAS supported SB Co Birding website and the associated SBCo Birding group.io ListServ.
Global Big Day is May 9th! Global Big Day is an annual celebration of birds. You can even participate from the safety of your own home! Just look out your window or in your yard, and report what you see and hear to eBird. You don’t need to be a bird expert or go out… Read more »
The last two weeks of April proved to be banner weeks for SBAS in local media outlets. First up was the Independent with an article titled Backyard Birding Really Helps Being Stuck at Home. The Independent subsequently published a letter Happy Birding, by our Executive Director in response to the previous article. Next up was… Read more »
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary In celebration, we are sharing a walk down SBAS Memory Lane. Hatched as a Bird Study Group at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, SBAS has advocated for the study and protection of birds and their habitat since 1963. In our February 1969 El Tecolote (ET), SBAS leadership urged our… Read more »
Dear Santa Barbara Audubon Community, Our Board, Executive Director, and I send our good wishes. As we welcome the Hooded Orioles and check each morning to see if the White-crowned Sparrows are still here, I hope you are cheered by the warmth and wonder of spring. You won’t be surprised that our regular gatherings… Read more »
Santa Barbara Audubon Society, in accordance with direction from local, national and international public health authorities regarding slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), regretfully has had to take the following actions: April & May field trips and Friday bird walks are canceled March program is canceled May program is currently still scheduled As… Read more »
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Suggestions for how to be a considerate birder on a walk or trip: