On April 18, UC Davis research ecologist Melanie Truan will speak at the Yolo Audubon meeting on the topic of avian conservation in the Central Valley. California’s agriculturally-dominated Central Valley is one of the most altered landscapes in North America and remains vulnerable to strong economic and population growth pressures that impact bird and wildlife […]
Join us on Saturday April 21 for a walk in Mitchell Canyon at Mount Diablo, one of the premier sites for spring migrant birding in the East Bay. The canyon bottom contains riparian habitat bordered by dramatic chaparral-covered slopes. A nice collection of warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, vireos, and flycatchers are expected at this time of […]
THIS TRIP IS CANCELED DUE TO POOR TRAIL CONDITIONS. It may be rescheduled; look for updates later. We will be visiting the 430 acre National Audubon Sanctuary on the Feather River with over 6 miles of dirt trails, managed by Sacramento Audubon. We will be looking for the last of the overwintering passerines plus nesting season […]
Tour Manfred Kusch’s birding gardens between Davis and Winters. He has cultivated his home garden and surrounding area, which border on Putah Creek, into a true birding extravaganza. He attracts a wide variety of birds in the gardens and habitat around the house, especially hummingbirds and orioles. The multi-layered vegetation on either side of the […]
We will walk through the woods along Cache Creek, looking and listening for spring migrant warblers, vireos, flycatchers, tanagers, etc. Meet at 7:30 AM at the Nature Preserve parking lot, reached from County Road 20, about one-half mile west of Road 94B. The gate should be open at about 7 AM. We will bird till […]
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than spending some quality time with babies, birds that is! Join us for a leisurely morning stroll on the Putah Creek Nestbox Highway, a breeding program for cavity nesting birds that has helped to recover Western Bluebirds and other species in the region. Families welcome. Easy walking on […]
Please join us for this overnight trip into the Sierra Nevada. We will be looking for special mountain birds, including Williamson’s Sapsucker, White-headed Woodpecker, Mountain Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak, and Calliope Hummingbird. In Sierra Valley, we will be treated to the spectacle of dozens of displaying Yellow-headed Blackbirds, as well as nesting species such as Sandhill […]
Yolo Audubon and Tuleyome, are offering a family beginning birder outing in eastern Yolo County on Sunday August 19th. The two-hour trip will introduce children and adults to the basics of bird identification as well as habitat preservation. The participants will walk on a level dirt path through a Tricolored Blackbird easement of tule wetlands […]
All-day trip limited to five participants with some birding experience but unfamiliar with common Pacific coast birds and/or with birding at Bodega Bay, a world-class birding location. Harbor mudflats, ocean beach, and rocky headland for post-breeding seabird and shorebird migration– Bodega Bay, Harbor and Head, and Doran Beach. Likely to be warm but could be […]
Come explore Cache Creek at Wild Wings Park, with the Yolo Audubon Society! Fall migration is in full swing, with warblers and other migrating songbirds flocking to riparian corridors up and down the Central Valley. Enjoy a morning out on the creek, picking through flocks of warblers and Bushtits. Located east of Woodland off of […]
Steve Hampton, Michael Perrone, John Sterling, and Manfred Kusch will share stories, pictures, and bird sounds from Nome, Alaska. Often considered too difficult to get to or just a pit stop on the way to islands in the Bering Sea, the Nome area offers astounding wildlife viewing and extraordinary scenery, all easily accessible from Anchorage. […]
Please come join us for our annual fall field trip to Pt. Reyes. Fall migration at Pt. Reyes can be spectacular and makes this area a well-deserved birding hotspot. Depending on the weather, the numbers and diversity of songbirds passing through the "Outer Point" can be impressive. In addition to the passerines, there are usually […]