Wilson’s Warbler ©Julian Johnson
Trip Leader: Rob Furrow
Description:
This walking trip focuses on the migrating songbirds passing through Davis. Willowbank Ditch in South Davis has a fantastic mix of mature trees, dense understory, and diverse fruiting and flowering plants. In mid-April, insects abound and plants burst with flowers and new vegetation, attracting migratory warbler species such as Wilson’s, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Black-throated Gray, and Townsend’s. There will still be some lingering winterers; we’ll hope for kinglets, Hermit Thrushes, and assorted sparrows. Overhead we’ll keep an eye out for swallows, swifts, and locally nesting Swainson’s Hawks. While birding we will practice thinking from a bird’s-eye view, identifying habitat structure and key food sources that attract birds.
Accessibility:
Expect 1-1.5 miles of walking along flat greenbelt and trails, although we will never be more than ½ of a mile from the meeting spot.
Meeting Location and Registration:
The trip will leave from the junction of Almond Lane and Rosario Street in Davis. There is street parking around this junction, and this intersection has a walking path that leads to the footbridge over the Willowbank Ditch. https://maps.app.goo.gl/RGoAEvynKv9u3kN26
We will meet at 7:00am and the trip will end around 9:00am. Please bring binoculars as well as any desired snacks and water. Heavy rain will cancel the trip. For more information contact Rob Furrow at robertfurrow@gmail.com or 610-715-9123.
Yolo Bird Alliance field trips are free and open to the public