Yolo Audubon offers nature journaling workshop
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The Yolo Audubon Society is offering a virtual nature journaling workshop at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 14. The workshop is free and will be conducted over Zoom. No experience is necessary. (Note: March 14 is the first day of Daylight Savings Time.)
Alison Kent will introduce the art of nature journaling, with a discussion of tools and materials for about one-half hour. Participants will then go out in their own neighborhoods or another area of choice to walk and journal. The group will reconvene at 11:15 a.m. to discuss and share their journals.
Examples of nature journaling, suggested art materials and additional resources and information are available on the Yolo Audubon websites: yoloaudubon.org or facebook.com/yoloaudubonsociety. Those interested should register for the Zoom event on either website.
Yolo Audubon Society to present talk on Uganda
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This shoebill, a bird native to Uganda, is seen at Mabamba Swamp, Lake Victoria.
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Yolo Audubon Society is offering a free virtual talk, “Uganda: Pearl of Africa,” by Kevin Gusé at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Gusé will recount the adventures of his group during their trip in July of 2019 to Uganda, a landlocked country in eastern Africa. Gusé states that the combination of primates, big game, and birds makes Uganda a truly unique destination. Uganda is one of the most bird-diverse countries in Africa, with an official list of almost 1,100 species.
Yolo Audubon Society recently established a YouTube channel. Videos of past programs and speakers, as well as the popular nature journaling workshops, can be accessed by the public. Also included is the first video in a new series titled “Out with a Birder.”
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Christmas bird count planned for Sunday
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Grasshopper sparrow might be among the birds seen during the annual Christmas Bird Count.
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The Yolo Audubon Society will conduct its 50th annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, Dec. 20. While participation is limited this year due to the coronavirus, the count will take place, and the public is invited to view the compilation meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday. Bird count coordinator Steve Hampton will provide the numbers and historical analysis.
The Christmas Bird Count is a nationwide bird survey and has been conducted by the national Audubon Society for 121 years. Held in December and early January, the count is run by volunteers, and each group selects a 15-mile diameter circle in their region. The Putah Creek circle is centered at the Pleasants Valley Road bridge across Lake Solano, and the exact same area has been surveyed every year since 1971.