Mountain Plover ©Frank Severson Trip Leaders: Sharon Kirkpatrick - TRIP FULL Description: 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 […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Blue-winged Teal ©James K. Ringelman Dr. Kevin Ringelman, Assistant Professor at UC Davis, will take us on a tour of North American waterfowl science, showing how cutting-edge research from his lab is integrating new technology to answer age-old questions on both breeding and wintering waterfowl. Expect to hear about unique predator-prey-parasite relationships in […]
Tree Swallow ©Zane Pickus Trip Leaders: Zane Pickus, Emmett Iverson Description: On January 1, 2026, the California Bird Atlas began! This five-year-long participatory science project will document breeding birds throughout all of California, providing valuable insight into the state’s bird populations as well as how species interact with their habitats. All birders, regardless of experience, […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Long-billed Dowitchers ©Ian Souza-Cole Get ready for an inspiring and engaging presentation as Kirsti Carr takes you on a journey into the world of North American shorebird conservation! The public is invited to the Yolo Bird Alliance’s at its monthly general meeting on March 18, 2026, featuring Kirsti Carr. In this talk, Kirsti […]
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 […]
UCD Birdwatching Club, 2026 ©Grace Bottomley PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The public is invited to join the Yolo Bird Alliance at its monthly general meeting on April 15, 2026, featuring guest-speaker Zane Pickus. He will present about the origin and growth of the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis, a student-run organization that brings together those with […]
Black Phoebe ©Aaron Haiman Trip Leader: Aaron Haiman Description: Spring migration is in full swing and what better place to go than the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve? A morning of birding on this date can produce dozens of neotropical migrants, including warblers, vireos, tanagers, orioles, and grosbeaks. The Putah Creek Riparian Reserve includes trails both […]
In the October 2025 issue of the Burrowing Owl, we wrote about the habitat restoration project at the Pacific Flyway Pond (formerly known as North Regional Pond, just north of the Woodland Waste Water Treatment Plant). Now, Yolo Bird Alliance, alongside Yolo County Resource Conservation District, has a big planting day coming up at the pond. We […]
Black-chinned Hummingbird ©Manfred Kusch Trip Leader: Manfred Kusch Description: TRIP IS FULL Tour Manfred Kusch’s birding gardens between Davis and Winters. Kusch has cultivated his home garden and surrounding area, which borders Putah Creek, into a true birding extravaganza. He attracts a wide variety of birds in the gardens and habitat around the house, especially hummingbirds […]
Trip Leaders: Henry Witsken and Peyton Bounds Description: As spring migration and baby season continue to kick off, please join us at Bridgeway Island Pond and the Deepwater Shipping Channel in West Sacramento! Bridgeway Island Pond is one of the premier locations in California to observe large concentrations of Blue-winged and Cinnamon Teal at close […]
Lesser Nighthawk ©Zane Pickus Trip Leader: Zane Pickus, Bart Wickel, Julian Johnson Description: Nighthawks are a family of cryptically colored, primarily nocturnal bird species that are a favorite of many birders. Cache Creek is the summer home of the Lesser Nighthawk, which winters in Central and South America before returning to California to breed. Lesser […]
Rufous Hummingbird ©Tom Uslan PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Hummingbirds look delicate, bright and inspiring, but contrary to popular beliefs, they are extremely aggressive animals that fight to defend territories and access mates. The public is invited to the Yolo Bird Alliance’s at its last monthly general meeting of the season on May 20, 2026, featuring Paulina […]