Rich and I just got back from walking the dogs at Laughlin Park so birding was at a minimum because dogs make it very hard to bird and it was the middle of the afternoon. That said, we had Hooded

To all. Pat & I visited the campus of Gracepoint Church. All the buildings are closed. highlights. We saw a coopers hawk eating something on top of our outside cross. We saw crows dive bombing a

All: I had a Gray Flycatcher at Laughlin Park in Stockton this morning. Pale gray overall, narrow bill, narrow eye-ring, long-tailed appearance, dipped tail downward several times when perched,

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SW corner of trail calling. Jim Gain

All: Laughlin Park was alive with Western Tanagers this morning. I counted 10, but there could easily have been as many as 15. They were in every tree! Other birds of note included: 2 Warbling

Today we went to Woodbridge West because Pat P saw 3 ringed necked pheasants. My wife wanted to see one. We saw one male. We also saw 4 male blue grosbeaks towards the end of the road. We also saw

Migrants and newly arriving summer residents continue to be much in evidence, although my warbler diversity was way down from last weekend. A non-bird highlight - I was nearby as a River Otter

HOOT OWL for May-June is ELECTRONIC ONLY this issue. It’s available at http://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/HootOwlMayJun2020.pdf Yes, we have no general meetings or field trips in the immediate

Hi all, This is a belated post for yesterday's birding. I went over to Ripon Oak Grove in the morning, spending a couple hours walking along the narrow trails close to the river. There were lots of

I briefly birded Dentoni this morning. Had a Townsend’s, 1 WAVI, a few WETA and at least 5 Wilson’s. Pat Get Outlook for iOS

I only had one Western Tanager at Laughlin Park yesterday. No other neotropical migrants! They must’ve all been in your yard! Today I had 7 Western Tanagers, 2 Black-headed Grosbeaks, and a single

Yesterday, Rich and I had an invasion of migrants in our yard including Western tanager (6), Bullock’s oriole (4), Black-throated gray warbler (4), Townsend’s warbler (2), Wilson’s warbler (2),

Dear Birders, We noticed a big uptick in hummers at our feeders this evening, Apr 28. Most were Black-chinneds, but there were also two female Calliopes and a female Rufous/Allen's. Good birding while

Sunday was a stay at home. Sunday evening Pat & I had a pacific slope flycatcher catching insects in our crepe myrtle & japanese maple trees. This was a first for my yard. Dave

Rich and I met Marj and Dave Fries to walk Elmwood Tract today while carefully maintaining social distancing. We didn't have the migrant numbers we found in our yard and everyone found in parks around

I think it’s just the angle of the photo. This looks like the bird Dave Quaddy and I called a Hammonds. The upperparts were gray (as opposed to the olive of the Pac Slope), with none of the

Hi Jim: The bill shape/color, eyering shape, crested look, big headed and short-tailed appearance all look good for Hammond's to me. Hard to judge the primary projection based on photo. Good

After birding Lodi lake with Jim Rowoth, I stopped by Laughlin Park for a 45 minute quasi-quick birding stop. I had a Pacific-slope Flycatcher (visual and calling), A Nashville Warbler (maybe two), a

All, I rolled out of bed this morning with birding on my mind, but didn’t know where I was going—Lodi Lake or Oak Grove/Ripon—until I found myself headed north on Lower Sacramento Rd. (I’m