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2025 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area “Big Sit”
12 events found.
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Winter Field Trip to Bodega Bay
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 […]
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Speaker Presentation – American Kestrel Nest Box Initiative- Napa, Solano, and Yolo Counties
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 […]
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Speaker Presentation – The Putah Creek Nestbox Highway: 25 years and 18,000 Fledglings
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 […]
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eBirding the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve
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 […]
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Spring Migration at Willowbank Ditch
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 […]
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Birding, Botanizing, and Rock Hounding: Genesis and Natural History at Bobcat Ranch – TRIP IS FULL
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 […]
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Speaker Presentation – Audubon California’s Conservation Work at Kern River Preserve since 1997
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 […]
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Bird Drawing and Nature Journaling at the UC Davis Arboretum – TRIP FULL
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 […]
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Bird Walk for Beginners – Putah Creek Riparian Reserve
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 […]
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Putah Creek at the Kusch Gardens – TRIP FULL
Hooded Oriole ©Manfred Kusch Workshop Leader: - Manfred Kusch Description: TRIP IS FULL Tour Manfred Kusch’s birding gardens between Davis and Winters. Kusch has cultivated his home garden and surrounding area, which borders Putah Creek, into a true birding extravaganza. He attracts a wide variety of birds in the gardens and habitat around the house, especially hummingbirds […]
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Capay Open Space Park – Lesser Nighthawks – TRIP IS FULL
Lesser Nighthawk ©Zane Pickus Trip Leaders: - Zane Pickus, Bart Wickel, Julian Johnson Description: TRIP IS FULL Nighthawks are a family of cryptically colored, primarily nocturnal bird species that are a favorite of many birders. Cache Creek is the summer home of the Lesser Nighthawk, which winters in Central and South America before returning to […]