We are receiving a number of reports of sick and dying Pine Siskins and goldfinches at area bird feeders. Krysta Rogers of the Wildlife Investigations Laboratory of the CA Dept. […]
Pine Siskin; © Steve Hampton
Never Too Young; © Josh Galland
From the President: January 2021
Happy New Year! As we all try to stay safe and be patient during the COVID times, I’d like to recommend a page from the National Audubon website called The Joy […]
LNU Complex Fire; © Sarah Mayhew
Effects of Recent Wildfires on Yolo County Birds
The complex of wildfires in late summer that burned large swathes of Yolo, Solano, Napa and other counties devoured oak woodland, forest and chaparral indiscriminately. Wanting a sense of the effects […]
Cassin's Finch; © Sean Smith
Yolo Notable Sightings: December 2020
December featured a sprinkling of rarities. A Common Loon was in the Ship Canal on Dec 5 (SL). A Eurasian Green-winged Teal was photographed at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area […]
Colusa NWR; © Ann Brice
From the President: December 2020
As you look for ways to stay sane in the next few months, don’t forget to go birding! We are so lucky to have so many great spots for winter […]
Josh Greenfield on first YAS Phenology Survey after LNU Complex fire
Volunteer Opportunity: Phenology Surveys at Bobcat Ranch
Text by Joe Zinkl, Phenology Survey Coordinator Yolo Audubon members have been conducting a phenology survey at Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch for over four years. The study is conducted in […]
Long-eared Owl; © Steve Hampton
Yolo Notable Sightings: November 2020
A mostly dry November was filled with interesting birds. Most intriguing was the appearance of two Black-throated Sparrows, only the fourth record for the county, at a private residence west […]
Progress on the Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback
The Sacramento Bypass Wildlife Area (along County Road 126, off River Road just north of the city of West Sacramento) is an excellent birding spot, with 197 species reported on […]
Yolo Reflections; Painting by John Nichols
From the President: November 2020
I want to invite everyone to Yolo Basin Foundation’s first virtual Bucks for Ducks. As most of you know, Yolo Basin Foundation is the non-profit associated with the Yolo Bypass Wildlife […]
Greater Roadrunner; © Sami LaRocca
Yolo Notable Sightings: October 2020
Yet another “Indian summer” provided a warm and sunny October, with nary a cloud and not a drop of rain. The best bird was the last, an adult female Vermillion […]
Bewick's Wren; © Deb Ford
Birding by Ear
In most Yolo County landscapes, birds are usually hidden from view, while fly-overs are often too distant to be identified by eye. And some birds fly by night. In all […]
Gray Catbird; © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: September 2020
Despite record heat, fires, smoke, and poor air quality, migration seemed largely the same. As with any September, there were plenty of rarities to chase, highlighted by six eastern warblers. […]
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