Sora; © Ann Brice
The pond at Northstar Park and the Julie Partansky Pond (North Area Drainage Basin) attract a variety of land birds as well as water birds year-round, especially after runoff from surrounding neighborhoods has filled the Partansky Pond.
Meet at 9 am in the 3500 Anderson Road parking lot for a slow-moving stroll around the ponds to see what’s there, catering to beginners as well as intermediate-level birders. Bring your binoculars. Will finish no later than 12 noon.
Contact Chris Dunford with any questions (christopher.j.dunford@gmail.com).
North Area Drainage Pond, Yolo, California, US
Mar 12, 2022 8:45 AM – 12:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Chris Dunford and Josh Greenfield led a Yolo Audubon Society field trip to the North Davis Ponds. Clear sky, moderate wind, temps in 50s and 60s F. This is the combined checklist for the two subgroups, covering the ponds, the Upland Habitat Area, the nature trail, and the soccer fields. 43 species (+2 other taxa). 24 participants.
This checklist is also available online at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S104700148
Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 9
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 2
Anna’s Hummingbird 6
Sora 2
Common Gallinule 1
American Coot 2
American Coot (Red-shielded) 1
Killdeer 2
Larus sp. 3
Great Egret 1
White-tailed Kite 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Swainson’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Nuttall’s Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2
Black Phoebe 6
Say’s Phoebe 1
California Scrub-Jay 4
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 1
Bushtit 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Northern Mockingbird 6
Western Bluebird 4
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 45
House Finch 6
Purple Finch 1
Pine Siskin 3
Lesser Goldfinch 30
American Goldfinch 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 5
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s) 8
Golden-crowned Sparrow 9
Savannah Sparrow 3
Spotted Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird (California Bicolored) 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) 17