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Yolo Audubon hosts stories from the Putah Creek ‘nestbox highway’
Two Western bluebird chicks are ready for their next meal. Ken Ealy/Courtesy photo
If you’ve watched birds along Putah Creek over the past decade, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed some of the nestboxes making up the Putah Creek “nestbox highway,” now 300 bird homes strong.
The Yolo Audubon Society invites the public to its November general meeting for a presentation by Bobby Walsh, a UC Davis Ph.D. candidate, about the songbirds being watched along Putah Creek, and they watch back!
Through banding, diet studies and some creative bird wrangling, the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology is piecing together the stories of how local birds make a living — from choosing a home to finding a meal to dealing with predators. It has been discovered that some bluebirds are real homebodies, that swallows and trout enjoy the same foods, and that a simple nestbox can make a big difference to local bird populations.
Yolo Audubon meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. Guests are invited to arrive at 7 p.m. for snacks and conversation.
The Yolo Audubon Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of birds and other wildlife through educational programs and field trips, bringing conservation issues to public awareness, and acting to preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat.
For more information, visit www.yoloaudubon.org.
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