Latest Past Events

Wright’s Lake and Ice House Road – Birding and Atlasing

Trip Leaders: Zane Pickus, Emmett Iverson, Julian Johnson Description: Summer in the Sierra Nevada mountains is a wonderful place to be as a birder, with the endless conifer forests and wet meadows filled with beautiful breeding neotropical migrants and uncommon montane species. Wright’s Lake campground in the El Dorado National Forest is a premier location […]

Speaker Presentation – Mechanisms of Hummingbird Aggression

  Rufous Hummingbird ©Tom Uslan PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Hummingbirds look delicate, bright and inspiring, but contrary to popular beliefs, they are extremely aggressive animals that fight to defend territories and access mates. The public is invited to the Yolo Bird Alliance’s at its last monthly general meeting of the season on May 20, 2026, featuring Paulina […]

Capay Open Space Park – Lesser Nighthawks

Lesser Nighthawk ©Zane Pickus Trip Leader: Zane Pickus, Bart Wickel, Julian Johnson Description: Nighthawks are a family of cryptically colored, primarily nocturnal bird species that are a favorite of many birders. Cache Creek is the summer home of the Lesser Nighthawk, which winters in Central and South America before returning to California to breed. Lesser […]