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ALENDAR 0F COMING EVENTSI H

February 9 Board of Directors’ Meeting - 7:30 p.m. Members are welcome to attend. Meet-Tuesday are held in the Fleischmann Auditorium annex at the Museum of Natuzal

s ory.

February 13 Field Trig - Point Mugu. Incredible numbers of birds winter around the navySaturday base which encloses a healthy tidal estuary. The trip will last about three

quarters of a day. Round trip mileage to the base is about 120 miles fromSanta Barbara. Limit of 2 . Please call as soon as possible to reserve space(preferably by Feb. 6;. Meet at Andree Clark Bird Refuge parking lot at8:00 a.m. or in the parking lot ' “Y1 gate to the Point Mugu NavalBase at 9:00 a.m. *~\ Leader: Louis Bevier

964-1030February 20 Field Trig - lake Cachr Dsprey, Bald Eagle, WoodSaturday Dusk, and geese. This L Barbara. Meet at the

5-Points shopping cer or at the east end ofLake Cachuma on Hwy. *-der: Dean mzzi

967~5200February 26 General Meetig - Con 'ith Waldo": Waldo Abbott,Friday retired cuiator of ve 1 of Nature H \ and a

long time member of o birding ad\ Kan-‘ous "hot spots" in Ca rie will narr esin the inimitable Abb< >ortunity to -_\bird lore. Join Waldo p habitats - a \freind for a memorabla .t 8:00 p.m. in -.

nann Auditorium, Museum

February 27 Field Trig - Ventuxa & Santa Clara River Valley. We will visit some.. parks inSaturday Venture. and some spots possibly as far as the Fillmore area. Meet at Andree

Clark Bird Refuge at 8:00 a.m. or near the Colony Kitchen parking lot atSeaward Ave. in Ventura no later than 8:45 a.m. We should be back in SantaBarbara around 3:00 p.m. Leader: Louis Bevier

964-1030March 6 Field Trig - Hope Ranch do Goleta. 1;/[any ea;-1y spring Mgmnt, are P0531515 ASaturday local half day trip. Meet at the '1‘hrifty's parldng lot in the 5-Points shop-

ping center at 7:30 a.m. Leader to be arrangedQuestions, call Louis

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PEREEBJINE FALCOLB NATURAL EXCURSIONS

The following is from an article in the Natural Excursions is a new, jointJan. 1982 B.L.!r;. Newsletter concerning this education program offered by Audubon'sendangered species. Western Education Center in cooperation

According to wildlife biologist Monte with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, aKirven, fewer than 100 known pairs of Pere— prominent research station and conserva-grines exist in the contiguous United States. tion group. These are outstanding birdingIncidences of shooting and collisions with and natural history courses with a strongpower lines have been alarmingly high during emphasis on current issues. The instruc-the past few years hastening population de- tors are recognized for planning exciting,01iYIe- This tragedy is compounded by the fact well organized excursions with educationalthat few specialists exist who can properly depth and conservation import.treat an injuredbir‘i The ex°“1's1°“s in‘If vou learn of ,7 _. T ~ 1 ~ , c ude ' o awe.“ A1-an injured Peregrine aika anglllgxicojf with’spe—you are urged to con The Ventura County mono lake Com— cialization on Californiatact Brian Walton of mittee has asked us to distribute tick- and the West,the U. C. Santa Cruz ets for a Mono lake Benefit Drawing to For further informa-Predatory Bird Re- be held liar-ch 31, 1982. Prizes include tion and a brochure, writesearch Group at (408: $300, a cross-country skiing weekend the Western iucatjgn can.429-2466 during the package for two, an Encyclopedia of ter, 576 Greenwood Beachday and in the eve- North American Birds by John K. Terres, Road, Tiburon, California,ning call (408) 425- and more! Proceeds will be used in the 94920,7506. He will see fight to save Mono lake. Donations ofthat a representa-. $1.00 are requested. If you wish to 011-a tive transports the tainla ticket, or several to spread as-V, I

bird to the Santa round, they will be available at the B11-d_g_t]qQngruz facility. They march General flleetingl Just .

ave the “ll 9”" H /” the annual bird-a-thon isdorsment of the Ca- V

_ coming up this April so beéiiirgia fizzningnd thinking about sponsors.thp U Spamsh and mu details will be forthwildlif Service coming in the next edition

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Dia1- A-Bird 'Tecolote DeadlineFor current news of rare and unusual All articles for the March edition of

birds in the Santa Barbara area call 964— El Tecolote must be submitted to the editor8240 night or day. You will hear a three by Monday, March 15.minute recording giving all the latestinformation. If you have any unusual orexciting sightings, please call NancyCrawford at 964-7508. Good Birding.

- Field Qrig BegortThe following is a list of the address-ff; Carrizo 1.iains_ on December 13’ ten

es our elected representatives. Letters $1; people found their way through dense diS_from constituents are important to these orienting ground fog to California Valleyofficials. Your voice can help decide the in the Carrizo Plains_ The fog lifted byfuture of our environment. noon and a broad, golden valley with barehills surrounding was revealed for our ap-

: preclatlon. Good studies of FerruginouszR§'1'erm ends 1985-The President, White House§‘§§ Hawks (11 total), Golden Eagles Sparklin

washi"8*°"~ D-°- 2°5°° If flocks or Horned Larks (10 ooo 1) and sogeHow to address-Dear Mr. President: hqomltain Bluebirds made thé day mast

Respectfully yours, fita .

U.S. Senators -Alan Crnnston ifol-2:) :a§‘§“fZ§“,fe§;§’§m§§r° ggesiqiocillZmem ends 1981-290 Russell Building Iarks, and seven Sandhill Czanges flew iy O

washingwnv D-C- 20510 our group most of whom especially wished to..5_1_ Hayakawa seeithe larger flock that winters on the

(R)'I‘erm ends 19e3-6217 Dirkson Building P1a1"s- R°1>@1"t Lindsay added =1 special stepWashington D_c_ 20510 for-‘most by alerting us to a large group ofHow to address-The Honors-ble...full name L?'"~s' w°°dPe°k@1‘s (15-20) at the intersec-

Dear Senator...surname: tum °f P°Z° Rd- and HWY- 58 in the Oaksincerely yours, Woodland of the coast ranges. It was a spe-

U.S. Representative- Robert J. cial day f°r me and I h°Pe f0!‘ eV@I'.Y°Y1eIagomarsino there .

(H)Term ends 1983 -2332 Rayburn Louis BevierDistrict 19 Washington 1>.c. 20515How to address -The Honor-able...t‘u11 name

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Sincerely yours, all ///,Governor -Eklmund G. BrownzD5Term ends 1983 -State Capitol — “ 1.

saciemento, CA 95814 lg;

Tel. (916) 445-2841How to address -The Governnr, State Cap.

Dear Governor Brown:Respectfully yours, American Bird Lore

State Senator -Omer Rains 1

(1>$1'em ends 1983 -State Capitol, Rm. 5os2 I Wish the Bald Beale had not beenDistict 13 Sacmmento, CA 95514 chosen as the representative for our coun-Te1_ (916) 445_5405 try: he is a bird of bad moral character:

How to address -The Honoab1e...fu1l name like '°h°$e a~\’l1°111’1€ men who live by sharpingDear N;_,._ ___sumame, and ribbing, he is generally poor, and oftenRespectfully yours, very °‘1$}'-

state Assembl n _Ge_1-y K_ Hart _ The Turkey is a much more respectableEnjwem ends 1963 state Capitol, Rm.5136 blrd and a true Original native of America.

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For issues that are local, all mem-bers of the County Board of Supervisorscan be reached at this address:County Administration Building105 E. Anapamu StreetSanta Barbaie, CA 93101

Membership ~ Januag 1282

We are happy to greet and welcome as new members: Jerry Armstrong, Janine AnnBuilder, Mrs Francis Cameron, Kathleen Cameron, G. Cockrum, Dr. Joe W Dobbs, Mr. RobertErtmann, Crystal F1-iedly, Dr. M Hansen, Adelaide Kerr, Mrs. J W McKinley, Susanne Muller,Mr. London Nossaman, Carol Pattillo, E F Ralston, Wendy Reid, Mrs. Maurice H Richard,Christine Sander, Richard and Thekla Xanford, Ms. Gladys V Swackhamer, and Mr. & Mrs.Wayne ‘Dustin. We also have some new transferees, Elaine Hamby, Marylce Myers and Mr. JamesM Wyllie. I would like to talk to you all personally, but NAS does not require a telephonenumber on their application. If you would return the questionsire contained in your firstmailing of E1 Tecolote and include your telephone number, I would be happy to call you todiscuss your special interests and how you could best become an active participant in theSanta Barbara Audubon Society. Happy New Year to all members, active, passive, local andNational. Minna E. Smith

Membership Secretary

Santa mrbara Audubon SocietyBoard of Directors - January Actions

1. A motion was passed that all committee chairmen meet before the next boazd meet-ing to discuss ongoing activities and plan for the near-term future.2. A request was received and granted from Alan Ruppert of the Western Education

Center, Western Regional Audubon, for a duplicate copy of the slide show of our EducationCommittee to be produced at their expense.

3- A request from the Mono Lake Committeethat we solicit funds through ticket saleswas granted. See the announcement on page 2.

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