Our Volunteers...
...are the lifeblood of Eyes in the Sky.
EITS 34 volunteers are community members from all walks of life. Some have never worked with birds before, some have extensive experience. In addition to caring for the birds, they assist with programs, lessons, and school field trips.
Many of our volunteers have been with us for many years. They volunteer one or two afternoons per week, and our numbers have just increased. This makes it possible for each of our birds to get quality outdoor time and personal attention seven days a week.
Let me introduce some of them:
Chris Mersey (EITS Volunteer since 2012). Chris is trained to handle raptors and has been working mostly with our Peregrine Falcon, Kisa. Chris is in a long term physiotherapy for Kisa who can no longer fly due to a bullet which...
Zoe Stevens (EITS Volunteer since 2009). Zoe is Red-tailed Hawk Ivan's favorite person. Zoe takes Ivan on field trips to special places one to three times per week, depending on her work schedule with her Landscape business.
Teresa Fanucchi (EITS Volunteer since 2010). Teresa is one of four bird handlers that take our daytime (diurnal) raptors to the foothills for an afternoon off from the public every Tuesday afternoon. There they all enjoy their...
Richard Nordli (EITS Volunteer since 2011). Richard, who lives near the SB Museum of Natural History, began visiting us daily after our move into the new aviary, observing our birds and their handlersfor several months almost...
Karla Shelton (EITS Volunteer since 2011). Karla, a former fashion model and current film producer, is one of our Tuesday group's bird field trip volunteers. Karla takes many of the exquisite photos we are posting of our birds...
Betty Flesher (EITS Volunteer since 2004). A long-time preschool teacher, Betty and Gabriele have been friends since 1980, when Betty became Gabriele's two son's first (pre-school) teacher. Betty has loved and cared for Tecolita...
If you live in the Santa Barbara area, and are interested in becoming a volunteer, please fill out and submit this form. Full training is available.
Click here to Apply the Volunteer Application...
