We were treated to a late fall mega-rarity, a reasonably cooperative Worm-eating Warbler, a first county record and one of very few for the Central Valley. Despite howling winds, the […]
Worm-eating Warbler; © Steve Hampton
Black-chinned Hummingbird at Nest; Davis; © Deb Ford
Breeding Bird Atlases
Projects to map the distribution of breeding bird species in a given area have covered numerous California counties. Called breeding bird atlases, they describe abundance, timing of breeding, and aspects […]
From the President: October 2019
Fall is here, and the bird season is changing too. We have a wide variety of field trips for you in the upcoming weeks. A new one is Alison Kent’s […]
Photo courtesy Corey Shake
The Natural Resource Conservation Service in Yolo County
From a modest office near downtown Woodland, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and its local partner, the Yolo County Resource Conservation District, help farmers and ranchers with a […]
Sanderling, © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: September 2019
September saved its biggest treasures for last, with a Buff-breasted Sandpiper found Sept 28 at the Woodland/Davis Clean Water Facility (SHo). Only the third county record, it didn’t stay more […]
From the President: September 2019
Welcome back to Yolo Audubon for the 2019-20 season. I hope everyone had a great summer and saw some good birds. The highlight of my summer was photographing a wonderful […]
Glaucous-winged Gull, © Bart Wickel
Yolo Notable Sightings: Mid-to-Late Summer 2019
The biggest mid-summer/early fall migrant surprises were a Glaucous-winged Gull in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA) on July 4 (SH, BW)—and seen later at the Woodland Wastewater Treatment Plant […]
Juvenile Western Bluebirds; © Deb Ford
Nest Boxes in the City
A while ago I wrote about the marvelous success of the nest box installation program along Putah Creek masterminded by Yolo Audubon’s own Melanie Truan. Over the years, those nest […]
Swainson's Hawk; Yolo County; © Deb Ford
A Letter to Yolo Audubon Supporters
Dear Friend of Yolo Audubon, As we get ready to start the 2019-20 season of programs, field trips, and other special activities, I’d like to encourage you to make a […]
Field Trip Report: Sierra Valley/Yuba Pass
June 8-9 2019 The Prelude to this trip was two one-day scouting trips. On Memorial Day all the roads were passable and temperatures mild, but the diversity of birds was […]
Male Summer Tanager, © Gene Trapp
Yolo Notable Sightings: May 2019
With the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area closed due to flooding and water levels high everywhere, spring shorebird migration appeared to be a bust. That changed dramatically when the Davis Wastewater […]
Field Trip Report: Putah Creek Nestbox Highway
Tour of Putah Creek Nestboxes. Photos Hanika Cook We looked inside 22 of the nestboxes to see nests, eggs, and chicks of several cavity-nesting species, including Western Buebirds, Tree Swallows, […]
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