For all things related to birding in Santa Barbara, check out sbcobirding.com.
For descriptions of Santa Barbara's climate and habitats, as well as detailed accounts of all species encountered there, see Paul Lehman's Birds of Santa Barbara County.
To participate in discussions about birding in Santa Barbara, join the Santa Barbara Birders Slack group and/or subscribe to the email list SBCoBirding.
Other links
Goleta Coast Audubon Society (UC Santa Barbara Audubon campus chapter)