To all. Lodi will close today at 5:30 pm. The park will be closed wednesday & thursday as the Lodi Fire Dept will conducting training on the lkae & the wilderness area. dave

Yes, we found the same blockage but because it had been so long since we birded there we thought it was the new normal. I suspect the Mulberry trees still had fruit on them to get those nice, colorful

Best birds are the 2 Great Blue Heron chicks are still at the nest site, ready to fledge soon, as is the white tailed kite in the nearby cottonwood tree and an Osprey flying over the river.

I was surprised to find the narrow river trail blocked by fallen vegetation, not far from the eastern junction with the main trail. I tried to find a good route around with no success. Using a

Birders SJ Audubon held our first official beginning birding trip to the Lodi Lake nature area this morning since the pandemic. I was joined by 7 others for a wonderful trip through the nature area

THAT's RIGHT—SAN JOAQUIN AUDUBON FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK We hope you will can join us. Just like the old days, except: 1) Masks, 2) social distancing, 3) don’t share optics. INTRODUCTORY

Greetings As a reminder, San Joaquin Audubon has a few field trips planned for the upcoming weekends. This coming Saturday will be our introduction to birding trip at Lodi Lake. The following

San Joaquin Audubon and Friends This Tuesday, June 1, there will be a training session for the countywide Burrowing Owl Survey. We’d love to have you attend and volunteer to help with the

I never did get a MacGillivray’s warbler during the migration. Maybe I’ll get a straggler :) I have had many Western Tanagers and a few Yellow Warblers but they are always welcome in my yard! --

That’s Fantastic! I would love to see that! -- Kasey Foley Stockton, CA

I had a MacGillivray's Warbler today, seen near a bird bath. I'm not in San Joaquin, though I lurk on this list. Only a few minutes from the border though! John Harris just east of Oakdale

Excellent. My neighborhood in Stockton had 2 Western Tanagers and 1 Yellow Warbler female yesterday; 1 Tanager today. Anyone else still getting late migrants? Good birding, Susan -- Susan M.

Yay! You must have a fabulous yard! We had a good start to the day as we were able to watch just hatched wood ducks leave the box and jump into Mosher Slough! First time I've seen that! There were at

Went all over the County looking for a Hooded Oriole, turns out I could have just stayed at my house. Just had a first summer male Hooded Oriole in my Valley Oak! I was so surprised I was unable to

I went out there for a couple of hours this evening. I saw four ibis in the first two rice paddies on the south side of the road but they were all White-faced. As I was driving the road the second

I once thought I saw one on Desmond Road at Cosumnes River Preserve. I didn't get a pic, it's a rare sighting, and I am not a highly skilled birder, so we'll never know. In your case I'm inclined to

Friends I’m fortunate to have a pair of Mockingbirds nesting in my Butterfly Bush. As the parents approach the nest I can hear multiple young begging to eat. While working in my garden I

Birders: This morning there was an apparent adult Glossy Ibis in the flooded rice fields on Woodbridge Rd west of the crane reserve. It was mixed in with about 75+ White-faced close to the road and

Hi All, Tonight is the Wrap Up Zoom meeting for the DIY Bird May Scavenger Hunt. Join us and share your results on Zoom at 7:00 pm. The Zoom link can be found on sanjoaquinaudubon.org See you

For anyone interested, I will be visiting White Slough Wildlife Area tomorrow (Sunday) morning. If you would like to join me, meet me at the Flag City McDonald’s parking lot at 7:30 and we can