1959 Map of Bird Valley

About this map

Bird Valley and the surrounding Dunnigan Hills define this Yolo County landscape, where the seasonal drainage patterns of the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork converge. The topography transition from the higher elevations of the Capay Hills in the west, marked by Bald Mtn, down into the broad agricultural expanse of Hungry Hollow. This area shows a sparse settlement pattern characteristic of mid-century California ranching and dry-farming, with scattered nodes like Buckhorn Camp and Goodnow providing central points in an otherwise open terrain.