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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

California  >  United States

With over 16,000 acres, Yolo Bypass is one of the best places to a see a wide variety of birds in California.

Ajouté* par gstacks
Dernière actualisation 14 janvier 2025

Description

This wetlands area is a great place for birding. Whether you're driving along the roads or walking on the trails, you'll see a wide variety of shorebirds, waders, ducks, sparrows, raptors, and more.

Birds you can expect to encounter include: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Long-billed Curlew, Great Egret Savannah Sparrow, Swainson's Hawk, Northern Pintail, Snow Goose, White-faced Ibis, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Marsh Wren, and more.

This area also offers the chance to see unique, less common, range-restricted or iconic birds such as Sandhill Crane, White-faced Ibis, Tricolored Blackbird, Horned Lark, Yellow-billed Magpie, Loggerhead Shrike, Bank Swallow, Bald Eagle, Lesser Yellowlegs, Ross's Goose and Cackling Goose.

Détails

Accès

Entrance is free. You can bird from your car. There are a few miles of roads that go around the area. Or you can park and walk the trails. Some of the roads are closed during hunting times. And sometimes the whole area is closed if there's flooding, so check the main website before you go.

From eastbound I-80: Take the East Chiles Road exit and travel east one-quarter mile to the west levee access.

From westbound I-80: Take the "County Road 32A East Chiles Road" exit immediately west of the west end of the Yolo Causeway, turn right at stop sign and head south under freeway to west levee access.

For more information, call the area at (530) 757-2461

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Plaine , Lac , Vasières , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Rivière , Roselière

Conditions

Plat , Pas d'ombre , Paysage ouvert , Niveau d'eau élevé probable

Boucle

Oui

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Peut être utile

Saison idéale pour observer

Hiver

Meilleure période pour une visite

Hiver

Itinéraire

Route non pavée , Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Voiture

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

Liens

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

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