Discover the birds of Yolo County

The Yolo Bird Alliance puts on field trips and monthly meetings for all ages and levels of interest. Everyone is welcome!

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Northern Pygmy-Owl @Bart Wickel

Welcome to the Yolo Bird Alliance

We are pleased to announce our new name Yolo Bird Alliance, approved by a vote of our members at the May meeting. Our name has changed, but our mission remains the same, to foster an appreciation of birds and other wildlife through educational programs and field trips, bring conservation issues to public awareness, and act to preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat.

Please join us for field trips, monthly program meetings, and other special activities. We look forward to helping you learn and discover more about what makes Yolo County birding so special.

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Birding Activities for Everyone

It's easy to take part in our regular birding activities. Browse through the list of upcoming events. Learn more details about each individual trip by clicking on the event. We look forward to seeing you!

Field Trip

November 16th

2025 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area “Big Sit”

8:00 am

Monthly Meeting

November 19th

Speaker Presentation - Birds Through the End - Cretaceous Mass Extinction

7:00 pm

Field Trip

November 29th

Sacramento and Colusa Wildlife Refuges

8:00 am

In the News

From the Presidents: November 2025

November 4, 2025

Fall Bird News in OurCommunity and Beyond The new California Breeding Bird Atlas project was officially launched as of October 21st, with data collection to begin in January.  Yolo Bird […]

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Conservation Corner: November 2025

November 4, 2025

A Breeding Bird Atlas for Yolo County – and for California      At a recent meeting, the Yolo Bird Alliance Board of Directors voted to join an ongoing statewide […]

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Recent Sightings: October 2025

November 4, 2025

Woodland Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) kept its fall hot streak going with a flurry of rarities in the month of October. Birders were out scouring the ponds starting the first […]

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