PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (PCCBC) is scheduled for Sunday, December 21st, and marks the 55th year for this local count. In preparation for the Count, Yolo Bird Alliance (YBA) will hold the annual Bird ID Workshop, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus on December 10th, 2025. This 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.
Please join us for the annual Bird ID Workshop. This public is invited, and the event is free. You do not need to be a member of YBA to participate. The meeting will be held at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St, Davis, CA 95616. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. and runs until 8:50 p.m. The meeting will also be on Zoom. You can register to attend online below.
The PCCBC occurs in a 15-mile diameter count circle centering 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.). For up-to-date information about the count, and contact information for the Area Leaders, visit https://yolobirdalliance.org/christmas-bird-count/ on the YBA website.
SPEAKER BIO
Bart Wickel, PhD is an environmental scientist and member of the Yolo Bird Alliance’s Board of Directors, has been birding Yolo County for almost 11 years now. He is the compiler for the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count.
Zane Pickus, a member of the Yolo Bird Alliance’s Board of Directors, 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 an officer of the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis and a regional reviewer for eBird in Yolo County.
The Yolo Bird Alliance fosters an appreciation of birds and other wildlife through educational programs and field trips, brings conservation issues to public awareness, and acts to preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat. To learn more about the Yolo Bird Alliance, visit its web page at https://yolobirdalliance.org/. You can also visit the Yolo Bird Alliance on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/YoloBirdAlliance. If you would like to join and receive the monthly newsletter, visit https://yolobirdalliance.org/join-renew-donate/.
The meeting will be held in person at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St, Davis, CA 95616.
Or, Register to Attend the Meeting online via Zoom.
Click here for the Zoom registration link, or you can copy & paste this link in your browser – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Y103RYBIStqn1P3DitDJCw
Please note: Participants may join the meeting from the Zoom desktop client downloaded on their computer or on their Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet to access the meeting. Participants may also join from a browser (Visit https://bit.ly/3hNyP8h to learn how to join a Zoom meeting).
You may email Yolo Bird Alliance Program Chair Ken Ealy before the meeting if you need assistance.