Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILD OATS MARKETS INC [OATS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES, 9130 WEST SUNSET BLVD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90069		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock 2,075,627
D (1) (2)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP
C/O THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES
9130 WEST SUNSET BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90069		     X    

Signatures

ROBERT P. BERMINGHAM 02/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
RONALD W. BURKLE 02/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All of the securities covered by this Form 3 are owned directly by Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP ("YAAF"), but may be deemed to be beneficially owned indirectly by (i) Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LLC ("YAAF LLC"), as the general partner of YAAF, (ii) Yucaipa American Funds, LLC ("YAF"), as the managing member of YAAF LLC, (iii) Yucaipa American Management, LLC ("YAM"), as the managing member of YAF and (ii) Ronald W. Burkle, as managing member of YAM.
(2) This report shall not be deemed an admission by YAAF LLC, YAF, YAM and/or Mr. Burkle that they are the beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
 
Remarks:
Additional Reporting Persons (each a 10% owner to the extent described in footnote 1): (i)Yucaipa American Aliance Fund I, LLC, c/o
The Yucaipa Companies LLC, 9130 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 9006; (ii)Yucaipa American Funds, LLC, c/o The Yucaipa Companies
LLC, 9130 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069; (iii)Yucaipa American Management, LLC, c/o the Yucaipa Companies LLC, 9130
West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069; and (iv) Ronald W. Burkle, c/o The Yucaipa Companies LLC, 9130 West Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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