Bird guide, naturalist and photographer Benny Jacobs-Schwartz will take us on a gripping journey throughout the New World Tropics. Sharing his dazzling bird photos, captivating videos and animated story-telling, he brings a slice of the tropics to California. Delving into the subjects of migration, tropical speciation, and drivers of bio-diversity, this media rich journey will […]
Two important events occur at our December general meeting. Bird ID Workshop Steve Hampton will conduct a workshop in advance of our 49th annual Christmas Bird Count (which takes place on Sunday, December 15th). He will share data and trends from previous counts, and provide helpful tips on bird ID. Our 15-mile diameter count circle […]
Yolo Audubon will host our 49th consecutive Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 15th. Learn all about our CBC, including contact information for Area Leaders here. The CBC is held no matter the current weather conditions. (Much of the country will doing their respective counts in snow and icy-cold conditions.) In order for Area Leaders to […]
Please join us for our traditional post-Christmas Bird Count compilation and potluck supper. Preliminary statistics from the CBC will be tallied and we'll run through the species list, noting high counts and low counts. All CBC participants are invited. Please bring a dish to share. To help keep the event as 'green' as possible, please bring […]
This all-day trip is limited to 12 participants with 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 […]
Yolo Audubon Society’s January program will feature Kirk Swenson, a long-time birder, software engineer and member of the Yolo Audubon Society’s Checklist Committee. He will be speaking on eBird, the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around the world. Kirk will deliver a primer […]
This trip is by reservation only. There will be a maximum of 19 people in 5 cars. Carpooling will be necessary. Join us for a trip to the pastures of southeastern Solano County to search for overwintering raptors & other winter visitors. We will search fields, perches and farm equipment. Prior trips have seen prairie […]
Please join us to try and find as many raptor species as possible in a full day of birding. We will focus on Yolo County, but we may visit adjacent counties as well in our quest. In addition to the more common species, our targets will include Bald Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, Merlin, Peregrine […]
As part of the Great Backyard Bird Count weekend, Ed Whisler will lead us on a special North Davis Ponds Bird Count on Saturday, February 15th. This is a great opportunity to be part of a long-standing international bird count sponsored by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Meet at […]
This is a great time of year at Cosumnes. We will see an abundance of cranes, geese, ducks, and shorebirds. It's one of the few local places where Ring-necked Ducks are reliable. In the morning, we will spend time along the sloughs and riparian corridors of the Mokelumne River where we can see the many […]
Climate change is a serious threat to California birds. A recent report from the National Audubon Society, Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink, found that two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change. Under the most extreme projections, California could face temperature increases of more than six degrees Fahrenheit in […]
Join Certified California Naturalist and Yolo Audubon board member Alison Kent for a half-day of nature journaling. We will meet at the Yolo Basin Headquarters (map below) at 9:30 for a short introduction and then head into the wildlife area to study and draw ducks and other birds, plants, insects, and whatever else we find. […]