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SUMMARY:Cosumnes River Preserve 2024
DESCRIPTION:Sandhill Cranes ©Kelli O’Neill \nThe 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 habitats to view woodpeckers\, raptors\, wetland birds\, wintering sparrows\, ducks\, geese\, and shorebirds. We will also bird the agricultural fields along Desmond Road which is renowned for Sandhill Cranes. \nExpect two to three hours of walking in the preserve plus standing for shorebird/aquatic bird viewing. This trip welcomes all levels of birding experience\, especially beginners. Please bring binoculars\, plenty of fluids\, and dress in layers for cooler temperatures expected at this time of year. We expect to finish in the early afternoon. We will not have a planned lunch break\, but if you want to enjoy your lunch at the preserve\, there are picnic tables at the visitor center good birding-while-eating opportunities. Bathrooms available at the visitor center. \nWe will depart at 7:00am from the Park & Ride behind Ikeda’s in Davis. Please arrive beforehand and carpool when possible. Heavy rain cancels the trip. \nTrip Leader: Ryan Janke (rhjanke29@gmail.com) \n\n  \n 
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/cosumnes-river-preserve-2024/
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SUMMARY:Bridgeway Island Pond Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Blue-winged Teal ©JoAnne Fillatti \nAs winter winds down join us as we bird Bridgeway Island Pond and theDeepwater Ship Channel in West Sacramento. Bridgeway Island Pond isone of the best places in Yolo County to see species such asBlue-winged Teal\, Spotted Sandpiper\, Common Gallinule\, Cinnamon Teal\,and American Avocet. But\, as with everything in life\, you never knowwhat shorebird or waterfowl may be sitting on the muddy spit waitingto be discovered! We will then walk up the levee and scan theDeepwater Ship Channel. Our targets will be water-loving birds such asBald Eagle\, Osprey\, and Western Grebe. A small stand of trees andbushes could yield passerines such as Spotted Towhee\, Orange-crownedWarbler\, and who knows what else!We will meet at 7:30 am at the cul-de-sac at the end of Pender IslandRd in West Sacramento\, here: 38.540733\, -121.577855. Bring binoculars\,a scope (if you have one)\, water\, and snacks. Please note that thereare no restrooms at the pond. We will begin on a level path\, and walkup a graveled levee to reach the ship channel. There will be a smallstretch where the path is quite narrow but still largely level. Highwinds or significant rain will cancel this trip. Beginners arewelcome and no sign-ups are necessary! We will conclude at approximately 10am.Contact trip leaders Lynette Williams Duman and Konshau Duman atlbwilliams@ucdavis.edu and kduman@ucdavis.edu respectively.Yolo Audubon Society field trips are free and open to the public.Carpooling is highly encouraged\, but all rides are private arrangementsbetween drivers and riders.
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/bridgeway-island-pond-field-trip/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240221T193000
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SUMMARY:Four weeks in the Falkland Islands with Manfred Kusch
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nKing Penguins©Manfred Kusch \n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DESCRIPTION \n\n\n\nThe public is invited to join Yolo Audubon and its members for the monthly general meeting on February 21\, 2024. The meeting is free and is held at the Davis Senior Center at 646 A Street in Davis. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. and runs until 8:50 p.m. Folks are welcome to arrive at 7:00 p.m. for gathering with other attendees before the program. \nThis program can also be attended over Zoom where the meeting starts at 7:30pm. \nIn January 2018 and again in December 2022\, Manfred Kusch joined a group of 6 bird and wildlife photographers exploring several islands of the Falkland archipelago\, moving from the capital of Stanley and the famous penguin colonies at Volunteer Point on East Falkland to Sealion\, Saunders\, and Bleaker islands before returning to Stanley. Transfers between the islands were provided by sturdy two-engine Islander planes capable of landing and take-off on dirt or grass landing strips. His group stayed in\, for the most part\, comfortable guest houses run by the sheep ranching families that were typically the only occupant of the island they visited. Located off the tip of South America in the South Atlantic\, the treeless and wind-swept islands offer rare solitude and an austere beauty that form the backdrop for their rich birdlife and sea mammal breeding colonies. Besides five species of penguins\, large colonies of albatrosses\, cormorants\, various predators like skuas and petrels\, raptors like Southern Crested and Striated caracaras\, various species of geese\, swans\, grebes\, and ducks\, sea mammals like large Southern Elephant Seals and Sea Lions could be found everywhere and be easily approached and photographed. Manfred will present some of the wildlife photos from his trips and also include photos of the landscapes taken from the ground and the air. \nZoom meeting registration link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucemgqDIiEtTGzlXy6X9Co9XgHoDtgFPB \nThis event is free\, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Audubon to attend. If you would like to join\, visit https://yoloaudubon.org/join-renew-donate.  If you only want to receive the monthly newsletter\, visit https://yoloaudubon.org/yolo-audubon-newsletter. \nSPEAKER BIO \nManfred is a retired UCD faculty member who taught in the departments of French & Italian and Comparative Literature. He has had a life-long interest in birds and took up bird photography in his retirement. He has traveled with small groups of international bird photographers throughout the Americas from Patagonia and the Falklands to Utqiagvik (Barrow)\, Alaska\, as well as more recently to Borneo and Australia. Locally\, his large garden adjacent to Putah Creek west of Davis has hosted many Yolo Audubon bird walks and has been the site of a by now 12-year hummingbird study undertaking by UCD faculty and students. \n  \n 
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/four-weeks-in-the-falkland-islands-with-manfred-kusch/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:2024 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area “Big Sit”
DESCRIPTION:Snowy Egret ©Zane Pickus \nTHE EVENT IS CANCELLED AS THE WILDLIFE AREA IS FLOODED.  \nJoin the Yolo Audubon Society\, Yolo Basin Foundation\, and the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis for a joint event at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.  On Saturday\, February 24th\, we will be hosting a “Big Sit!” You may have heard of a “Big Day” or “Big Year\,” where birders attempt to see as many species as possible in a given time frame\, but a Big Sit is different – instead the challenge is to detect as many species as possible while staying in one stationary location. Big Sits are popular elsewhere in the U.S.\, and some additional information about the concept can be found below. For our event\, we will be staking out Parking Lot C at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area\, which will put us right in the middle of excellent marsh habitat – perfect for seeing a great variety of species. Those who attend can expect to see or hear a variety of waterfowl\, rails\, sparrows\, herons\, and shorebirds. It is certain to be a fun day for all involved! \nUnlike many birding field trips\, this event is special in that participants may come and go as they please. Feel free to drop by for a few minutes\, an hour\, or longer! We want this trip to be accessible to as many people as possible\, and hope that everyone interested can come to share in enjoying the birds and the wildlife area. Bring binoculars\, a scope if you have one\, and excitement about birds! Besides our Big Sit area\, the rest of the Yolo Bypass auto tour loop is sure to be full of birds and worth exploring on your own.  \nBirders from Yolo Audubon Society\, Yolo Basin Foundation and the Birdwatching Club at UC Davis will plan to arrive at Parking Lot C at the Yolo Bypass just after sunrise (6:45am) on the morning of February 24th. We will have a table with information on local birds\, the organizations involved\, and extra binoculars to share. No prior birding experience is necessary\, and the area is handicap accessible.  \nAdditionally\, we will keep a running list of species detected throughout the day. The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Big Sit will conclude at 1:00pm. \nWinter birding events are always at risk of bad weather. A postponement will occur in the event that the wildlife area is closed due to flooding\, or if heavy rain is projected on the day of the Big Sit. Please check back on the Yolo Audubon Society’s website and facebook page for more details\, or contact Zane Pickus\, zanep987@gmail.com for the latest information.  \nTraditional Big Sit! Information: https://www.thebigsit.org/ \nA map of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=99259&inline \n\n 
URL:https://yolobirdalliance.org/event/2024-yolo-bypass-wildlife-area-big-sit/
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