Speaker Presentation – The Best Bird Sounds You’ve Never Heard
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Lake Solano County Park
Acorn Woodpeekers ©Marsha Hand Trip Leader: - Sharon Kirkpatrick Description: On this trip we will visit Lake Solano County Park where Putah Creek runs between Yolo and Solano Counties. We will be looking for resident species as well as those that come to spend the winter in the area. The oak woodland, riparian habitat and […]
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Sparrow Bingo 2025 – TRIP IS FULL
White-throated Sparrow ©Zane Pickus Trip Leader: - Zane Pickus and Bart Wickel - TRIP IS FULL Description: Fall migration is largely over and the winter birds are settling in. Join Bart Wickel and Zane Pickus for a local jaunt around Yolo County. The challenge: to find as many species of sparrows as possible. To further the […]
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2025 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area “Big Sit” – TRIP POSTPONED
Northern Harrier ©Zane Pickus Event Organizers: Yolo Bird Alliance, Yolo Basin Foundation, Birdwatching Club at UC Davis Description: Trip Postponed You are invited to join the Yolo Bird Alliance, Yolo Basin Foundation, and the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis for a joint event at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area! On Sunday, November 16th we will host […]
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Speaker Presentation – Birds Through the End – Cretaceous Mass Extinction
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The 69-million-year-old Vegavis lived in a rich Antarctic ecosystem. © Mark Witton, 2025 The Yolo Bird Alliance presents “Birds Through the End - Cretaceous Mass Extinction”. 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth and killed more than 75% of all life on the planet. That turned out to be a really good […]
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Sacramento and Colusa Wildlife Refuges
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge ©Genevieve Colborn Trip Leader: - Genevieve Colborn and Kelli O’Neill Description: This post-Thanksgiving trip will feature iconic Central Valley wintering birds at two national wildlife refuges. Depending on water conditions, late November at the Sacramento and Colusa National Wildlife Refuges can be a phenomenal birding location. These refuges host hundreds of […]
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Speaker Presentation – 2025 Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count – ID Workshop
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (PCCBC) is scheduled for Sunday, December 21st, and marks the 55th year for this local count. In preparation for the Count, Yolo Bird Alliance (YBA) will hold the annual Bird ID Workshop, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus on December 10th, 2025. […]
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Speaker Presentation – Cats as Pets, Predators, and Prey: What do we know about their hunting, and relationship to birds
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION California Scrub-Jay and friend ©Kelli O'Neill Cats have been shown to be one of the most destructive predators of birds on the planet. But their importance as companion animals to people brings up interesting challenges to conservation measures and management strategies for owned and unowned cats. In this talk, Hee Jin will give […]
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Owling at Bobcat Ranch – TRIP IS FULL
Bobcat Ranch at Night ©Matt Allshouse Trip Leaders: Matt Allshouse, Autumn Turner, Kelli O’Neill - TRIP IS FULL Description: Take part in this limited opportunity to explore Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch near Winters for a special evening owling field trip. Bobcat Ranch is a 6,800-acre working ranch that uses regenerative grazing management to restore and manage […]
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Raptor Ramble 2026 – TRIP IS FULL
Peregrine Falcon ©Zane Pickus Trip Leaders: Kevin Guse Description: TRIP IS FULL California’s Central Valley has one of the largest wintering raptor populations in the country. Our goal will be to see how many species of raptors we can find on this annual trip. Highlights of past trips include Ferruginous Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Golden Eagle, Peregrine […]
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Winter Field Trip to Bodega Bay – TRIP IS FULL
Red Knot ©Kevin Guse Trip Leaders: Kevin Guse - TRIP FULL 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, […]
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Robinson Road: Raptors and Plovers – TRIP IS FULL
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 […]