Photographer Jim Dunn is the featured speaker at Yolo Audubon’s March 15th meeting. He will present a series of his stunning avian images and discuss what makes a compelling photograph and how he sets to get one. According to Dunn, “Making interesting bird photographs presents a unique set of challenges to the photographer. You don’t […]
Ted Beedy recently returned from a birding and bird photography tour of Costa Rica. Please join us for his photo-illustrated talk on the stunning diversity of birds and other wildlife that inhabit the cloud forests and tropical rainforests of the high mountains and coastal canyons. More than 900 species of birds have been observed in […]
Join us on Saturday April 22 for a walk in Mitchell Canyon at Mount Diablo, in Contra Costa County, 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 […]
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN FILLED - WAITING LIST ONLY 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 […]
June 24, 2017 Birding at Willow Slough at Conaway Ranch Yolo Audubon and Tuleyome, are offering a family beginning birder outing in eastern Yolo County on Saturday June 24th. The two-hour trip will introduce children and adults to the basics of bird identification as well as habitat preservation. The participants will walk through a Tricolored […]
Join us July 8th & 9th for a trip to the western edge of the Great Basin. We’ll be birding in the Sweetwater Mtns and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, some of the few places in California to experience the high desert avifauna of the Great Basin. We’re sure to see Dusky […]
Join a 2-hr birding walk with the Friends of West Pond the first Wednesday of every month. Meet at the park at the west end of Isle Royale Lane in Davis, 9 a.m. October through May, 8 a.m. June through September. For more information contact Gene Trapp, (530)756-6291.
Come see the harbor mudflats, ocean beach, and rocky headlands of Bodega Bay, Bodega Harbor and Head, and Doran Beach for post-breeding seabird and shorebird migration and possible passerine vagrants. Bodega Bay can be surprisingly warm or foggy, windy and downright cold, so wear sunscreen and be prepared for wind chill with layers, hat and […]
Babel Slough, near the Sacramento River between West Sac and Clarksburg, offers one of the best riparian corridors in the area. As such, it is a haven for migrant flycatchers, vireos, warblers, buntings, tanagers, and grosbeaks. Our date, near the apex of migration diversity, is prime time for rare migrants and eastern strays, and Babel […]
We will look and listen for migrating songbirds and anything else that shows up. We will walk the dirt trails along the north bank of Putah Creek. 5The trail is steep in a few places. Bring binoculars and water. Meet at 7:15 at the intersection of Levee Road and Hopkins Road on the UC Davis […]
A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, Botswana’s Okavango Delta is a landscape of exceptional and rare beauty. Not unlike California’s historic Central Valley, the Okavango is a watery mosaic of islands and meandering channels that sustain an ecosystem of abundant habitat and species diversity. A biodiversity hotspot, […]
We will walk the riparian corridor along Babel Slough in West Sacramento in search of a variety of migrant species. Babel Slough is an excellent spot for migrating warblers, sparrows, and flycatchers, nesting raptors, and one of the better locations in Yolo County to see Sandhill Cranes. Late September is also the best time to […]