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Date: 7/7/25 12:11 pm From: Paul Lehman via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [sbcobirding] a 40-year progression of the Santa Barbara County species total
I am writing a short history of the evolution of my missive "The Birds of Santa Barbara County, California" (BOSB) for the Santa Barbara Audubon Society newsletter. A little aside that this project generated was how the total number of species recorded in Santa Barbara County has surged forward over the past 40+ years. The totals (without the Channel Islands) have been as follows: 1982 (my original Masters thesis version of BOSB): 412 species 1994 (book version of BOSB published): 454 species 2025 (online version of BOSB as of 1 July): 506 species So, quite the surge in the number of species over all these years. If one includes the Channel Islands, that adds an additional 4 or 5 species. --Paul Lehman -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#38671): https://sbcobirding.groups.io/g/main/message/38671 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/114033888/858290 -=-=- For everything birding in Santa Barbara County: http://www.sbcobirding.com Read the County Reporting List guidelines: http://www.sbcobirding.com/countyreportinglist.html Updated status and distribution of Santa Barbara County birds: http://www.sbcobirding.com/lehmanbosbc.html SB Breeding Bird Study: Contribute at http://santabarbaraaudubon.org/santa-barbara-county-breeding-bird-study/ For guides to birding eBird Hotspots in SB, see https://birdinghotspots.org/us/california/santa-barbara-county -=-=- Group Owner: main+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://sbcobirding.groups.io/g/main/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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