I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and now we here at Yolo Audubon are focusing on the upcoming Christmas Bird Count. We’ll kick things off with the annual CBC Bird I.D. presentation on December 6th at the Davis Senior Center at 7pm. This is our monthly speaker’s meeting for December and our first in-person […]
Yolo Notable Sightings: October 2023
Yolo County birders were kept occupied throughout October with a couple of very rare songbirds and a handful of other unusual species. The action started quickly with a report of a vibrant BLUE-HEADED VIREO on the evening of 10/1 at Putah Creek, Fishing Access #2 (BW). Photos were frantically shared and a lucky few were […]
Conservation Corner: November 2023
Modern flood protection helps birds in Yolo County The aims and methods of protecting people and property from flooding in the Central Valley have shifted significantly in this century. The earlier notion was to contain the bigger rivers inside tall levees and keep dry the adjacent natural floodplains and the farmland and cities on […]
From the President: November 2023
You know we’re moving into the fall season when the Sandhill Cranes arrive. You can see hundreds, if not thousands by now, at Staten Island in the Delta. You can also check out the nearby Cosumnes River Preserve for a great variety of wintering waterfowl. And if you want to head north, I just […]
Bobcat Ranch
USA National Phenology Network – Nature’s Notebook Report Audubon Bobcat Ranch is a cattle ranch owned by California Audubon Society. It is approximately 7,000 acres much of which is mixed blue oak woodlands and grasslands. Cattle graze parts of it intermittently in order to sustain the habitat. Yolo Audubon Society has been conducting phenology surveys […]
Yolo Notable Sightings: September 2023
The month of September is famous in the birding world for its impressive migration and the potential to bring rare birds to unexpected places. September 2023 was no exception, as a slew of rarities kept Yolo County birders busy throughout the month. The indisputable highlight was a stunning BLUE-HEADED VIREO photographed at the Putah Creek […]
Conservation Corner: October 2023
A new geologic epoch is here Many believe that we have come to the end of a geologic era, a major subdivision in the earth’s history. That era (or epoch, as specialists call it), the Holocene, ran steadily for almost twelve thousand years, with predictable seasonality, a stable climate around the globe and stable conditions […]
From the President: October 2023
Last Saturday, Yolo Audubon held its first field trip for new birders at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve in Davis, and by all accounts it was a huge hit. The more than 25 participants ranged from university students to an enthusiastic gentleman in a wheel chair. The common thread was a desire to […]
From the President: September 2023
Yolo Audubon is back from its summer hiatus and has many field trips and presentations planned from now through May. We hope you’ll join us. We’re kicking the season off with a new field trip aimed at new birders on September 30th. This is a great opportunity for those of you who want […]
Yolo Notable Sightings: Summer 2023
Summer 2023 was a season for the Yolo birding record books, with an impressive tally of rarities discovered at a variety of locations. As is often the case, the summer was defined by shorebirding and sprinkled with a scattering of rare songbirds. The County Road 104 Ponds had begun evaporating by August, […]
Conservation Corner: September 2023
Fall migration is here. Where do our birds come from? The May issue of this column introduced National Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer. It’s a digital platform that shows the migration routes of most North American birds, based on repeated detections of radio-tagged individuals as they travel across the landscape. One can query […]
Conservation Corner: May 2023
Where do our spring migrants come from? Many of us marvel at the twice-a-year treks of migratory birds between breeding and wintering grounds. We wonder where they came from to get here, and where they go when they depart. Recent improvements in our ability to mark and track birds have provided some answers. […]
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