In recent years California has been home to all of the nesting tricolored blackbirds in the world, and almost all of the breeding birds have been in the Central Valley. […]
Tricolored Blackbird; © Lynda Goff
Lewis's Woodpecker; © Ann Brice
From the President: October 2022
There are hundreds of Lewis’s Woodpeckers in our area this fall, and an easy place to observe and photograph them is Lake Solano. Usually you don’t see so many together, […]
Western Meadowlark; © Deb Ford
2022 Audubon Advocacy Day
On August 3rd, as part of Audubon California’s annual legislative advocacy day, local Audubon members from all over the state met with 45 state legislative offices to advocate for birds […]
Ruddy Turnstone; © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: Summer 2022
May is an exciting time to be out birding in Yolo County. Migrating songbirds working their way north from the tropics stop over in riparian areas throughout the area. Any […]
From the President: September 2022
We’re back! After a summer break, Yolo Audubon is gearing up again. I want to start by thanking Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry and staff from Senator Dodd’s office for taking time to […]
Blue Grosbeak; © Erna Tarara
The Putah Creek South Fork Preserve
About two miles south of Davis, on the east side of Mace Boulevard, lies the South Fork Preserve. The 110-acre site includes big trees close to the creek, a younger […]
Nest Box Monitoring Reports
Text and photos by Sonjia Shelly, YAS Board Nest box monitoring at North Davis Channel TRES=tree swallow; WEBL=western bluebird; HOWR=house wren; HOFI=house finch Monitoring began 2/24/22 and ended 7/18/22 Observers […]
Tree Swallow bringing nest material to box; © Erna Tarara
Woodland Regional Park Preserve
The Woodland Regional Park Preserve is a 160-acre parcel in the southeast corner of Woodland, just east of Road 102 and south of Road 25. It is the newest park […]
Burrowing Owls; © JoAnne Fillatti
From the President: May 2022
With May comes the end of the Yolo Audubon year. We now go into vacation mode until September. Several of our wonderful board members are leaving us this term. A […]
Ruff with Dowitchers; © Aidan Brubaker
Yolo Notable Sightings: April 2022
Migration! Millions of birds are on the move, making their way from the tropics of Central and South America to the boreal forests of North America. Warblers, vireos and flycatchers […]
Say's Phoebe; © Sarah Mayhew
Wildhorse Golf Course Agricultural Buffer
Birding the same patch over a long span of time is always rewarding. I have walked part of the Wildhorse Ag Buffer regularly for the last several years. I like […]
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: March 2022
March brought us a month of change, the bridge between the static of winter and the birth of the new year. Oaks are fully budded out, redbuds are in bloom, […]
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