Near the north edge of Yolo County, a little-known birding hotspot lies along County Road 98A where it meets State Highway 45. A grove of big valley oaks along the […]
Black-throated Gray Warbler; © Ann Brice
Tree Swallow Nestlings; © Ina Rommeck
From the President: September 2021
Fall is almost here—warblers are stopping by the water feature in my yard—so it’s time to gear up for birding! John Mott-Smith has assembled a great series of field trips […]
Snowy Plover at Yolo Bypass; © Zane Pickus
Yolo Notable Sightings: Summer 2021
The summer of 2021 was defined for birders by water, or lack of it to be more precise. Huge droughts throughout the Great Basin saw massive numbers of failed breeders […]
Cattle and Lupines, Bobcat Ranch; © Dash Weidhofer
Conservation Ranching at Bobcat Ranch
Why does Audubon California support cattle ranching, when some believe that cattle production and beef consumption are bad for the planet? For an answer, look no further than the hills northwest […]
Yolo Basin Foundation Grant Report
Yolo Audubon gave one of its small grants ($2,000) to Yolo Basin Foundation’s Discover the Flyway school program this year. The focus of our funding was on birds and their habitats. The Foundation conducted their entire school program virtually and did an amazing job! We are very proud to support them.
Here is the Grant Report that Yolo Basin Foundation recently provided us:
Nest Box Reports for 2021
Submitted by Sonjia Shelly, YAS Board In early 2020, the Yolo Audubon Society board was approached by two local organizations (Friends of North Davis Channel and Woodland Regional Preserve) to […]
Cassin's Finch (female); © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: April 2021
It has been a slow start to spring migration with warblers, flycatchers and vireos being seen in low numbers through the month of April. Birders I’ve spoken to down south […]
Mountain Quail; © Sean Smith
From the President: May 2021
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve reached the end of the Yolo Audubon 2020-2021 season. This is our last newsletter until September. Thank you for sticking with us through these […]
Semipalmated Sandpiper; © Zane Pickus
Improvements at North Regional Pond in Woodland
Combined with the wastewater treatment ponds next door, North Regional Pond is a top birding destination in Yolo County. With 210 species recorded in eBird*, it is one of only […]
Tricolored Blackbird; © Lynda Goff
The tricolored blackbird—still in peril
Nearly all of the world’s tricolored blackbirds nest in the Central Valley and nearby foothills. Yolo County has been home to several breeding colonies in recent years, totaling twenty thousand […]
Bobcat Ranch March 2021; © Sonjia Shelly
From the President: April 2021
Spring is underway and I thought you might enjoy seeing how Bobcat Ranch currently looks. The fire was devastating, but you can’t but feel hopeful when you see a sight […]
Allen's Hummingbird; © Zane Pickus
Yolo Notable Sightings: March 2021
It was a slow month for the Yolo eBird reviewers but a few great birds kept March interesting for birders. The find of the month was an adult male Allen’s […]
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