Hi, Paul.
 
   I stopped at the Cota St. magnolia tree this morning and sized up the
situation somewhat --- though I will have to inspect the area more closely
when time permits.  It certainly is not far from the Olive/Haley St.
location (across from the church on Olive), which has received a couple of
swarms in the recent past.
 
   The fact that the swarm was up in that tree means that the parent colony
from which the swarm issued is likely to be close by.  That is, when swarms
first emerge, they cluster right nearby, usually spend a few days there,
and then move on to the new location.
 
   In Montecito, you can see a feral colony in a large pepper tree at 440
Cota Lane (what a coincidence!), between East Pepper Lane and East Valley
Road.  You need not go into the property, since the best view of the
activity is from the street, about 10' up the tree (at the hedge top).
 
                                                        Adrian
 
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