It’s an extremely clear night here in Lodi, with no moon. As a result 3 planets are visible currently. Venus setting in the west while Jupiter and Saturn are rising in the east. I got them in my

We traveled to Woodbridge Road. The great horned owl is back in the trees just west of Isenberg South. The Preserve is completly mowed & very dry. 20 Quail flew up when I accidently honked my car

Birders I saw my first Sharp-shinned Hawk of the season last evening, which made me curious as to when they generally arrive here in SJ County. To find that information I went to eBird. As you can

INTRODUCTORY BIRDING @ LODI LAKE Date: Sep 04, 2021 Saturday 8:00 AM Where: Lodi Lake. See the Map Join leader Pat Paternostro at the north end of Laurel Ave. in Lodi (on the east side of Lodi

Birders This Saturday will be our beginning birding walk at Lodi lake. I birded there Sunday and had a nice variety of birds. Details for the trip are on SJ Audubon's various media pages. The

SJBirders, If the fish hatchery is closed meet at the first parking lot of the day use area. Liz West

SATURDAY, August 21— Woodbridge Wilderness Join leaders Kathy and Virginia Bonham for our monthly census of this small riparian park on the banks of the Mokelumne River. Meet at the north end of

Birders I just finished up a brief walk at LL this morning. Highlights included Nashville and Wilson’s Warblers, 19 Wood Ducks on Pig’s Lake and FOS Cedar Waxwing. Looks like a cooler week

Today, 15 Folks from San Joaquin & Stanislaus Audubon were scouting the ponds for shorebirds, and we were not disappointed. Some highlights were the two solitary sandpipers, lesser and greater

Birders: Yesterday, Aug 10, there was an imm male Rose-breasted Grosbeak on private property east of Lodi. It was in the company of a migrant flock of 6-7 Black-headeds. There was also an imm

Nice placard near the entrance of the wilderness area. The bonus birds for us was the wilson’s warbler & 2 oak titmouse. Hot as it was 86 degrees at 11:31am when we left. Dave & Pat

I went out to Ripon today to see what I could find. I started at the west end (south end of Jack Tone) and walked east. The first three ponds had very little water, just a couple of large puddles

Birders I walked through the nature area this morning with some friends from out of town, so no bins and a lot of chatting. It was quite birdy however, and included a couple Wilson’s Warblers and

Birders With the smoke and poor air quality here in Lodi (it’s gotten worse as the day progressed), we are canceling the beginning bird walk tomorrow morning. We will let you know when/if we

As many of you know, eBird runs an annual taxonomic update in August each year, reflecting any name changes and splits or lumps. This often results in a slight change in our individual statistics,

SATURDAY, August 7— Introductory Birding Field Trip Join leader Pat Paternostro at the north end of Laurel Ave. in Lodi (on the east side of Lodi Lake Park, off of Turner Rd.) at 8:00 a.m. Birders

Birders I briefly walked around Lodi Lake this morning. Besides the expected birds, I had a Warbling Vireo and Pacific-slope Flycatcher. Birds are beginning to move, particularly our shorebirds.

Susan Schneider and I birded the Bear Creek Bike Trail today and managed to find 43 species. The best bird of the day was the Peregrine Falcon, such a beautiful

SATURDAY, July 17— Woodbridge Wilderness Join leaders Kathy and Virginia Bonham for our monthly census of this small riparian park on the banks of the Mokelumne River. Meet at the north end of

Here's the latest Hoot Owl. https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/hoot-owl-journal/ FIELD TRIPS? San Joaquin Audubon Society is back with field trips starting June, 2021. We will follow COVID protocols