The Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area is south of Interstate 80 at the Yolo Causeway between Davis and Sacramento. Covering 25 square miles and home to nearly 200 species of birds, the Wildlife Area is located in the heart of one of the country's richest agricultural areas, alongside one of America's busiest people throughways I-80, and next to a bustling metropolitan area, Sacramento.
The 16,000-acre Yolo Wildlife Area is one of the largest public/private restoration projects with 3,700-acres of land in the Yolo Bypass floodway restored to wetlands and other associated habitats, with more restoration in the works. The California Department of Fish and Game manages the Yolo Wildlife Area to promote an increase in waterfowl and other bird populations.
We birded the auto tour loop and saw many birds, the most notable being a sora, a burrowing owl, and a great egret that had caught a mouse and was trying to subdue it. I was hoping for a few cranes, swans, and geese but not today.
We were just leaving the wildlife area when Bryan called to say he had finished his final...and it was time for the holiday season to begin!! We picked him up and headed home!
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