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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Please join Yolo Audubon at its December 6th Members’ Meeting, the annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (PCCBC) Bird ID Workshop, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus. This program will start at 7:00 pm and will be held at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616.
The PCCBC is scheduled for Sunday, December 17th, and marks the 53rd Count. To participate in the bird count contact a leader who assembles a team for each designated zone in the Putah Creek count circle. Click here to find a leader.
The workshop consists of a primer on bird identification and an introduction to logging birds using eBird as well as a discussion of recent count trends, including a review of climate change and forest fire impacts on the count circle.
Bart will share data and trends from earlier counts, focusing on climate change and the fire history of the count area.
The 15-mile diameter count circle centers on Putah Creek and is divided into ten different areas, each with its own plan regarding coverage, teams, start time, and method of travel (car, foot, hiking, bike, etc.). Up-to-date information about the count and contact information for the Area Leaders is here on the Yolo Audubon website.
SPEAKER BIO
Bart Wickel, member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors, has been birding Yolo County for almost 10 years now. He is the compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count.
Zane Pickus is an undergraduate at UC Davis studying Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology. Zane has been interested in birds his entire life, and as he has gotten older, that interest has morphed into a passion. He values the opportunity to teach others through field trips and presentations, appreciating the sense of community found in sharing birds with others. Zane is a member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Board of Directors, is an officer of the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis, and is a regional reviewer for eBird in Yolo County.