Phainopepla ©Zane Pickus Birdability Week is a celebration of birding and inclusivity put on by the National Audubon Society. On Saturday, October 26th, join Yolo Bird Alliance for its own celebration of Birdability Week at Lake Solano County Park. This location is known to birders far and wide for its impressive diversity of bird species, […]
Yellow-rumped Warbler ©Sharon Kirkpatrick On this trip we will visit Lake Solano County Park where Putah Creek runs between Yolo and Solano Counties. We will be looking for resident species as well as those that come to spend the winter in the area. The oak woodland, riparian habitat and creek can result in bird sightings that […]
Song Sparrow ©Zane Pickus Fall migration is largely over and the winter birds are settling in. Join Bart Wickel and Zane Pickus for a local jaunt around Yolo County. The challenge: to find as many species of sparrows as possible. To further the fun of this trip participants will be able to check sparrows off […]
Sacramento Wildlife Refuge ©Genevieve Colborn Trip Leaders: Genevieve Colborn and Kelli O’Neill Description: This post-Thanksgiving trip will feature iconic Central Valley wintering birds at two national wildlife refuges. Depending on water conditions, late November at the Sacramento and Colusa National Wildlife Refuges can be a phenomenal birding location. These refuges host hundreds of thousands of […]
In the heart of winter waterfowl season, please join us as we bird Bridgeway Island Pond and the Deepwater Shipping Channel in West Sacramento.
Merlin ©Kevin Guse Trip Leader: Kevin Guse Description: TRIP IS FULL California’s Central Valley has one of the largest wintering raptor populations in the country. Our goal will be to see how many species of raptors we can find on this annual trip. Highlights of past trips include Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, […]
Mountain Plover ©Zane Pickus Trip Leader: Sharon Kirkpatrick Description: TRIP IS FULL Join us for a trip to the pastures of southeastern Solano County to search for overwintering raptors & other winter visitors. The fields in the vicinity of Robinson and Flannery Roads can be a fantastic location to observe locally uncommon grassland species. We will […]
Western Bluebird ©Zane Pickus Trip Leaders: Autumn Turner, John Hansen, Sonjia Shelly, Lynette Williams Duman, Zane Pickus Description: TRIP POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. Check back for rescheduled date. Have you always been interested in birds and want to learn more? This field trip is intended for beginning and inexperienced birders. Several Yolo Bird Alliance […]
2025 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area “Big Sit”
Red Knot ©Kevin Guse Trip Leader: Kevin Guse Description: You are cordially invited to join us for a trip to one of the crown jewels of Northern California birding: Bodega Bay. On this trip we will be looking for a wide variety of winter bird species, including shorebirds, gulls, loons, grebes, ducks, raptors and wading […]
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 […]
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 […]