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Bird Alliance offers spring adventures
2+ hour ago (352+ words) An Anna's hummingbird surveys its turf." The Yolo Bird Alliance is inviting the community to enjoy a series of engaging spring birding events, including a guided field trip and a public lecture exploring the fascinating world of hummingbird aggression. The…...
Bird Alliance leads spring field trip
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (284+ words) Cinnamon teals frequent Bridgeway Island Pond, where the Yolo Bird Alliance will be going on May 9. The'Yolo Bird Alliance'invites the public to a free, guided birdwatching field trip to'Bridgeway Island Pond'and the nearby'Deepwater Shipping Channel, near West Sacramento, on'Saturday, May…...
Chancell-ing: Growing our agricultural partnerships
2+ week, 4+ day ago (478+ words) Finding better ways to feed a growing planet has been a core part of UC Davis for more than a century. What began as the University Farm is now a global powerhouse in agricultural science and forestry, home to programs…...
At the Pond: Birds are out there building their nests
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (565+ words) The first goslings have been spotted at the West Pond." A pair of Cooper's hawks are nesting at the West Pond. The golden-crowned sparrow's song sounds like"oh deeer mee and was spotted at the First Saturday Bird Stroll. This…...
DMTC presents everyone's favorite fish tale
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (365+ words) Nemo (Savannah Brutlag), left, is excited to leave the anemone, while his dad Marlin (Alex Richmond) is anxious about the big blue world in'DMTC's presentation of "Finding Nemo Jr." From left,'Dory (Ellie Irish), Nemo (Savannah Brutlag) and Marlin (Alex…...
UCD: Some birds learn more from siblings than parents
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (550+ words) Great tit fledglings work on solving a puzzle box as part of a UC Davis study. The birds could solve the puzzles by sliding a door to the left or right to reach a tray of mealworms. A juvenile great…...
Yolo Bird Alliance checks out spring migration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) A Wilson's warbler perches on a tree branch. Mid-April brings a colorful assortment of warblers to the Willowbank Ditch in Davis. Early risers and nature enthusiasts can experience the height of spring bird migration during a guided field trip at…...
UCD study links trees with lower heart-disease risk in cities
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (677+ words) More than 350 million street view images were analyzed to estimate the amount of trees, grass, or other green space." Peter James, first author of the study, is an associate professor in the UC Davis department of public health sciences and…...
At the Pond: Help your birds and butterflies
9+ mon, 9+ hour ago (765+ words) Cedar waxwings gather for water in the Jackman backyard. The simple plant saucers are easily hosed out and replenished with water." A Monarch butterfly is drawn to milkweed. Milkweed is essential for Monarch reproduction. Use the species appropriate to your…...
UCD: Yosemite bullfrogs out, turtles move back in
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (708+ words) UCD Ph. D. candidate Sidney Woodruff'holds a northwestern pond turtle at her field site in Yosemite. A juvenile pond turtle captured at a bullfrog-free site in Yosemite.' The UC Davis field crew researching bullfrogs and turtles in Yosemite National Park leaves…...