The flooded Yolo Bypass prevented access thru the month, but one enterprising birder still picked out a Ruff from the levee on Apr 21 (AH). It or another one was […]
Ruff, © Bart Wickel
Swainson's Hawk, © Deb Ford
Conservation in the Yolo Habitat Conservancy
The Yolo Habitat Conservancy is the County agency charged specifically with protection of native species and their habitats, as well as management of environmental permits for development in the County […]
Burrowing Owls & Mace Ranch Innovation Center
In the April issue of The Burrowing Owl, Conservation Chair, Michael Perrone wrote about the plight of burrowing owls on the urban fringe of Davis, specifically the occupied habitat in the footprint of the proposed Mace Ranch Innovation Center. This is a parcel owned by the City of Davis.
The Yolo Audubon Board is sending the following letter to the Davis City Council. We encourage retention of this property as an undeveloped easement for burrowing owl habitat.
Field Trip Report: Kusch Gardens at Putah Creek 4/28
Trip Summary, Manfred Kusch A group of Yolo Audubon members showed up today for their annual tour of my garden and a walk along my trail on the south bank […]
Field Trip Report: Mitchell Canyon
Fifteen participants showed up for the Mitchell Canyon trip at Mt. Diablo on April 20. The weather started out cool, overcast, and windy. Many species were heard as we began […]
Field Trip Report: Bodega Bay
On Saturday, April 6, Chris Dunford (with the assistance of Steve Hampton) led a Yolo Audubon field trip designed to introduce birders new to coastal birds to the best spots […]
Garganey, Bridgeway Island Pond, © Ken Ealy
Yolo Notable Sightings: March 2019
It was March Madness from day one in Yolo County when a young male Garganey was discovered at Bridgeway Island Pond in West Sacramento on Mar 1 (GE). The finder, […]
Burrowing Owl, Yolo County (Deb Ford)
Burrowing Owls at Risk on the Urban Fringe
The Burrowing Owl is the only bird of prey in the Sacramento Valley that nests underground, usually in abandoned ground squirrel burrows and most often on the edges of farm […]
Woodland Regional Park
Over the past few years, the City of Woodland and a partnership of local nonprofit organizations, including Yolo Audubon, have been working to design a park and nature center along […]
Palm Warbler, © Steve Hampton
Yolo Notable Sightings: February 2019
A cool February turned up two birds normally found in warmer climes this time of year. The county’s fourth Palm Warbler was found in east Davis on Feb 12 (SS) […]
Field Trip Report: Owling in Yolo County
The trip was deemed a success even though we only succeeded in seeing/finding one owl species, the Burrrowing Owl. We went to the locations where we expected (or hoped) to find five owl species common in Yolo County. At each site we shared information on owl natural history, sightings of other birds, ad an appreciation of the pleasure of the search.
31 participants
17 bird species
River Otter at Yolo Bypass (Deb Ford)
A Wildlife Corridor in the Yolo Bypass
An abandoned railroad trestle in the southern part of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is getting a new look as part of a habitat restoration project led by the Yolo […]
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