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 […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION American Kestrel ©Ryan Bourbour American Kestrels are declining across much of their North American range, yet scientists are struggling to understand why. Join the Yolo Bird Alliance (YBA) for an informative presentation about local American Kestrel populations, by Dr. Breanna Martinico, PhD student Mary Badger. (In January 2024, the YBA’s program featured a […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Western Bluebird ©Evelien DeGreef Join the Yolo Bird Alliance to learn about the history and evolution of the Putah Creek Nestbox Highway, which is the largest nestbox highway west of the Rockies. This program will be presented via Zoom. Since 2000, the project has aimed to restore Western Bluebirds, banding ~700 songbirds of […]
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 […]
Bobcat Ranch ©Marc Hoshovsky Trip Leaders: - TRIP IS FULL Matt Allshouse, Marc Hoshovsky, Chase Kautz, Ina Rommeck, and Autumn Turner Description: Take part in this limited opportunity to explore Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch near Winters on April 13th. Join geologist Marc Hoshovsky, Yolo Bird Alliance volunteer Autumn Turner, native plant specialists Ina Rommeck and Chase […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Reed Tollefson ©Kathy Dwyer The public is invited to join the Yolo Bird Alliance at its monthly virtual program meeting on April 16th, from 7:00 – 8:30 P.M., featuring Reed Tollefson, Manager, Kern River Preserve, who will tell us about the work of Audubon California’s Kern River Preserve. This meeting will occur via […]
Nature Journaling ©Alia Tu Workshop Leader: - Alia Tu Description: TRIP IS FULL This outdoor workshop will focus on developing nature journaling practices and skills, with a special focus on drawing and observing birds. Nature journaling is a wonderful way to sharpen your observation skills, document your experiences, learn about your surroundings, and deepen your connection […]
Western Bluebird ©Zane Pickus Workshop Leaders: -Autumn Turner, John Hansen, Sonjia Shelly, Lynette Williams Duman Description: 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 board members will lead this visit to the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve. The […]