The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small, cryptic seabird with a range extending from northern California up through Alaska. Like other alcids, murrelets forage in the ocean and exclusively inhabit marine environments when not breeding. Whereas most other alcids nest in large groups near the coast, murrelets typically nest solitarily on the limbs of […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, April 11th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Please join the Yolo Audubon Society for the monthly virtual Members’ Meeting when Joe Hobbs, Manager of Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, will give a talk on the current status of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA) for 2021. We, here in Yolo County, are very lucky to have the 17,000-acre YBWA available for bird watching, […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, May 9th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Yolo Audubon would like to celebrate those who found ways to continue their passion for birding during the pandemic. We invite you to share your photos, drawings and short stories with the Yolo Audubon members. It will take place via Zoom and requires advance registration. (See below.) Details: Birding adventures experienced from January 2020 to May 2021 […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, June 13th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, July 11th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
Now is the time in the life of migratory birds when breeding is over; it’s time to go south to winter range. This trip is designed to take you to a place where we can look for some of those shorebirds as they move down the Pacific Flyway looking for a stopover for rest and […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, August 8th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
All-day trip limited to 12 participants – priority given to those with some birding experience but unfamiliar with common late-summer 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 pelicans, three species of cormorant, Heermann’s Gulls, Elegant Terns, and shorebirds in […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, September 12th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience necessary. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools, materials, and resources will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged […]
California has roughly 40 million acres of rangelands that provide food production, carbon sequestration, water infiltration, and habitat for a wide range of species. However, this historic land use is under threat with an average of 20,000 acres a year being lost to development or crop conversion. Climate change, invasive species, aquifer depletion, and outdated […]