Find here media coverage stories in which Santa Barbara Audubon Society has been in the spotlight.
SBAS in Noozehawk Series
The Santa Barbara Audubon Society was awarded a Hutton Parker Media Grant that sponsored coverage in Noozhawk. Below are the three articles written by Ann
Eyes in the Sky in the News!!
Thanks to dedicated Eyes in the Sky volunteer and former board member Mo McFadden, Mina Wahab from KEYT visited our aviary on January 20. She
Santa Barbara Independent Debuts Monthly Birding Article
The Santa Barbara Independent has begun a new monthly feature article on birding. The article is authored by Hugh Ranson.Be sure to check it out.
121st CBC in Montecito Journal
Volume 27 Issue 6 of the Montecito Journal (4-11 February 2021) has a write-up of the Santa Barbara Christmas Bird Count (CBC) starting on page
Global Big Day & Oso Flaco Update🐦
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
April Proves To Be A Banner Month For Media Coverage
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
It was 50 Years Ago Today … 🐦
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
A Letter From Our President
Dear Santa Barbara Audubon Community, Our Board, Executive Director, and I send our good wishes. As we welcome the Hooded Orioles and check each
Times are uncertain… but please submit avian breeding activity
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),
2020 Great Backyard Bird Count has Bumper Year
by Jayne Wamsley, Education Co-Chair The 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count ran from February 14-17th this year and set new records in all categories.
Ken Rosenberg lecture written up in Montecito Journal
Check out Joanne Calitri’s article on page 30 of the March 2020 issue of the Montecito Journal! It’s about Ken Rosenberg’s “Three Billion Birds Lost..”
Goleta Sanitary District – Limited Access – No birding for now
We received the following from the Goleta Sanitary District. Good Afternoon All, We have made the decision out of an abundance of caution to limit
Finding a Silver Lining and a Call to Action The 120th Christmas Bird Count
By Rebecca Coulter, Liz Muraoka, Joan Murdoch, & Libby Patten [Editor’s note: This is the full article referred to on page 1 of El Tecolote
What Audubon Accomplished on the Strauss Wind Project
By Steve Ferry, Project Leader [Editor’s note: This is the full article referred to on page 6 of El Tecolote March-May 2020.] The Strauss Wind
“3 Billion Birds Lost” Lecture: From “What If?” to Full House!
By Janice Levasheff, Membership Chair [Editor’s note: This is the full article referred to on page 3 of El Tecolote March-May 2020.] We feel fortunate
Please Speak for the Birds!
Update Sunday 11/17 Are you are planning to speak at the hearing? If so, please arrive at 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 20! The Strauss FEIR will
Spring Coastal Survey of the Brown Pelican
On May 19, volunteers from Baja California up to Washington state participated in the biannual survey of the Brown Pelican. For Santa Barbara County, there were
Visitors Big Day Supports SBAS
Upon awakening to the alarm at 3 a.m., I wondered out loud what in the heck did I get myself into? Going back several weeks,
We are fortunate to have online an archival history of our newsletter from the present day back to when Santa Barbara Audubon Society was a Bird Study Group at the Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History in 1963.
