Bullock’s Oriole ©Zane Pickus
Trip Leader: Zane Pickus, Emmett Iverson
Description:
This trip will focus on the ins and outs of the eBird app. Since its inception in 2002, eBird has become the largest citizen science project in the world. Every day, birders from around the world submit their sightings and contribute to the massive database of bird distributions, simultaneously tracking their personal notes and bird lists. eBird has tremendous value to birders of all levels, and the app makes it easy to create checklists and log bird sightings wherever you go. This trip will be geared towards those with little eBird experience, specifically with the benefits of using the eBird app.
As for the birds, spring migration will be well underway for many species and just beginning for others, so we can expect an exciting morning on the creek. Sparrows, goldfinches, swallows, nuthatches, and wrens should all be singing and searching for nest sites, and by this date we can hope for a beautiful Bullock’s Oriole or other neotropical migrant!
Accessibility:
This trip will involve 2-3 miles of walking along well-maintained reserve trails. Most of these are flat, but there are small slopes in a few spots. There will be frequent stops to talk about birds and log sightings in the eBird mobile app. Outhouses are available at the meeting location
Meeting Location and Registration:
Birders of all ages and skill levels are welcome! Please bring binoculars, water, and a mobile phone capable of downloading the eBird mobile app. Yolo Bird Alliance will have a scope to share, though this trip will mostly be in creek riparian habitat. High winds or significant rain will cancel this trip. This trip will be capped at 15 participants.
Trip leaders ask that participants have created an eBird account and download the eBird app for iOS or Android prior to the trip. Information on how to do this can be found here: https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/. Additional information about eBird and how it can be used to learn about birds can be found at this recorded Yolo Bird Alliance speaker series presentation from 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujLAMPCToqg.
Please contact Zane Pickus with any questions or to sign-up at yolobirdalliance@gmail.com
Yolo Bird Alliance field trips are free and open to the public. Carpooling is highly encouraged, but all rides are private arrangements between drivers and riders.