Join us for a trip to the pastures of southeastern Solano County to search for resident and overwintering raptors & Mountain Plovers. We will search fields, perches and farm equipment. Prior trips have spotted Prairie Falcon, Merlin, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Rough- legged Hawk, Burrowing Owl and Mountain Plovers. We hope to see these and many more species during this trip. Little walking is anticipated. Wear appropriate winter wear, […]
Cranes, geese, swans, ducks, shorebirds and of course … lots of sparrows. In the morning we will leisurely bird the trails through the riparian forest near the visitor center and in the adjacent marsh. After lunch on the deck of the visitor’s center, we will be roadside birding by marshes and fields along Desmond and […]
What are those flowers blooming along the road, in the rice fields, or out in the canals in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA)? Are they native plants, or introduced? There are many different plant habitats in the YBWA, and they support a wide range of flowering plants. This presentation will help you identify many […]
All-day trip limited to 12 participants – priority given to those with some birding experience but unfamiliar with common winter birds of the Pacific coast and/or with birding at Bodega Bay, a world-class birding location. Harbor mudflats, ocean beach, and rocky headland for ducks, grebes, loons, gulls and shorebirds in one compact area – Bodega […]
The pond at Northstar Park and the Julie Partansky Pond (North Area Drainage Basin) attract a variety of land birds as well as water birds year-round, especially after runoff from surrounding neighborhoods has filled the Partansky Pond. Meet at 9 am in the 3500 Anderson Road parking lot for a slow-moving stroll around the ponds […]
Since it was launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the early 2000’s, eBird has become an important tool for researchers. The data drawn from millions of eBird observations worldwide has become a pivotal tool for studying overall population trends and migration timing. Apart from the role it plays in citizen science, eBird also […]
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. It has tremendous value to birders of all levels, and the app makes it easy to create checklists and log bird sightings wherever you go. Leaders […]
Yolo Audubon Society is one of five Audubon California chapters that have been conducting phenology surveys (BirdSeasons CA Project) on private state Audubon properties. Yolo Audubon Society has been conducting these surveys at Audubon California Society’s Bobcat Ranch for nearly six years. The surveys are conducted to provide data for the USA National Phenology Network. […]
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. Early May is at the tail end of sparrow migration, but still in the heart of warbler and flycatcher migration through the area. We will hope for […]
Join us for a Mother’s Day morning of hiking at Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch, located in the foothills of the Coast Range just west of Winters. Our moderately easy hike will be roughly two miles round-trip, following ranch roads through the Blue Oak grasslands. The final route for the hike has not been set, but […]
The final Yolo Audubon General Meeting for the 2021-22 year will be our annual “Members’ Memories" program. Five members will share their birding adventures from the year using photos or drawings and/or stories. DETAILS ON JOINING THIS ZOOM MEETING You must register (no cost) in advance for this meeting. An account with Zoom is NOT necessary to […]
On this trip we will visit Cache Creek Nature Preserve, a private/non-profit outdoor preserve that has gone through more than 25 years of habitat restoration work located just off the Cache Creek Watershed in Woodland, CA. We will be looking for resident species and those that breed here in the area. A combination of wetland, […]