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 on Saturday, October 22, from 8 AM until around 3 PM. The challenge: to find as many species of sparrows as possible. To further the fun of this trip, participants […]
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 spend the winter in the area. The oak woodland, riparian habitat and creek can result in bird sightings that include Osprey, Phainopepla and Wood Duck. There could be some surprises like Lewis’s Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker and Bald Eagle. Participants will […]
The Cosumnes River Preserve has an array of important valley floor bird habitats including wetlands, floodplains, agricultural land, and rare valley oak riparian. Birding at the interface of these habitats provides a unique opportunity to view a diverse list of species with relative ease. We will follow the flat and well-maintained walking trails through these […]
The Yolo Audubon Society invites the public to join its November program meeting on November 16 at 7:00 pm. This hour and a half event will feature Davis’s own Marc Hoshovsky speaking on the history of the South Fork Preserve, located along Putah Creek a few miles southeast of downtown Davis. The Preserve is a […]
Please join Yolo Audubon at its December 14th Members’ Meeting, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Bird ID Workshop, via Zoom, with Compiler Bart Wickel and Area Leader Zane Pickus. The CBC is scheduled for Sunday, December 18th, and marks the 52nd annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count. Bart will share data and trends from […]
The 52st annual Putah Creek CBC is scheduled for Sunday, December 18th, regardless of weather. The 15-mile diameter count circle is centered southwest of Winters, California. It is divided into 10 areas and spans parts of Yolo, Solano, and Napa Counties. This interactive map shows the areas we cover and associated birding hotspots. Putah Creek […]
EVENT CANCELLED The preserve is currently closed and, given the forecast, it seems highly unlikely to reopen before the trip. If you have any questions, contact your leader, Kevin Guse at (916) 616-8835 or harpy12@icloud.com . Yolo Audubon Society field trips are free and open to the public. Heavy rain or high winds may cancel any […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Nancy Ullrey will talk about the habitat improvements at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve and Capay Open Space Park, the expansion of bird boxes and bird box monitoring in those areas (some in partnership with YAS). She will also discuss how the Conservancy was created and how the Conservancy may move forward. Nancy […]
This trip is by reservation only. There will be a maximum of 12 people in 4 cars. Sharon Kirkpatrick will lead us on 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 falcons, […]
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 Falcon, Merlin, Bald Eagle and Prairie Falcon. Birders of all ages […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In the last few years, Yolo Audubon and its volunteers have recognized the importance of nest boxes to aid cavity-nesting species by placing and monitoring nest boxes at the Woodland Regional Park, as well as along the North Davis Channel (aka North Davis Ditch). Alison Ke, a UC Davis graduate student, will share […]
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This presentation will feature an overview of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s efforts and plans related to creating Sentinel Sites on select properties throughout the state. Sentinel Sites are locations where biological and climate sensors will track climate change, ecosystem health and wildlife diversity over long time frames. These sites will […]