***THE APRIL WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** Closer to the date, we will reassess whether the May walk will be held. Join us on the first Wednesday of every month. Meet fellow birders at the WEST end of Isle Royale Lane (by the gazebo on the greenbelt). We'll walk and stand for a couple of hours […]
***THIS FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** This walking trip focuses on the wintering and migrating songbirds of Davis. Willowbank Ditch in South Davis has a fantastic mix of mature trees, dense understory, and diverse fruiting and flowering plants. We will watch the lingering sparrow flocks, hope for foraging groups of warblers and flycatchers, and practice […]
***THIS FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** Join us on Saturday April 18 for a walk in Mitchell Canyon at Mount Diablo, one of the premier sites for spring migrant birding in the East Bay. The canyon bottom contains riparian habitat bordered by dramatic chaparral-covered slopes. A nice collection of warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, vireos, and flycatchers […]
***THIS FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** Tour Manfred Kusch’s birding gardens between Davis and Winters. He has cultivated his home garden and surrounding area, which border on Putah Creek, into a true birding extravaganza. He attracts a wide variety of birds in the gardens and habitat around the house, especially hummingbirds and orioles. The multi-layered […]
Join Alison Kent on a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, September 13th. The workshop will be conducted over Zoom. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools and materials will last about 1/2 hour. Participants will then be encouraged to go out and walk their […]
Berryessa Panorama; © Marc Hoshovsky Yolo Audubon’s first online program of the year takes you on a virtual tour of the Berryessa Region with Marc Hoshovsky, co-author of the new book, Exploring the Berryessa Region: A Geology, Nature, and History Tour. Marc will give us an understanding of the Berryessa Region, particularly the geological story […]
Join Alison Kent on a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 11th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools and materials will last about 1/2 hour. No experience necessary! Participants will then be encouraged to […]
Curtis McCasland is the manager of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Refuge Complex consists of Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, Sutter, and Sacramento River NWR's. Curt will take us behind the scenes to present what Managers, Biologists, and Technicians do to prepare the wetlands for both the migratory birds and the visitors that come to […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, November 8th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools and materials will last about 1/2 hour. No experience necessary! Participants will then be encouraged to […]
Are great-tailed grackles that are on the invasion front and actively expanding the range into new habitat, different in some way from those that are in areas where there have already been many generations of grackles? Did you know great-tailed grackles were originally restricted to Central America, but have rapidly expanded their range north into […]
Always a popular event, Steve Hampton returns to host a Bird ID workshop in advance of our 50th annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Steve will share data and trends from previous counts, focusing on climate change and the fire history of the count, as well as provide helpful tips on bird ID. The CBC is […]
Join Alison Kent at a virtual Nature Journaling workshop starting at 9:00 am on Sunday, December 13th. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. An introduction to the art of nature journaling with a discussion of tools and materials will last about 1/2 hour. No experience necessary! Participants will then be encouraged to […]