Terri The Pine Siskin I had behaved quite like yours, not very skittish. Mine also appeared healthy. I am not an expert on bird behavior/health, but I do know that birds which aren’t use to seeing

I have had about a dozen of them hanging around my feeding station for the last three days, mixing with House Finches and Crown Sparrows, also a couple of Fox Sparrows. They seem healthy, hungry and

We had 20 or 30 siskins at our feeders two days ago and it seemed strange that they didn’t take off when we went out into the yard. We were able to get quite close to them - I take it that’s a

Pat & I went out to the South Isenberg preserve. It is a very popular place to visit. A full crowd was there to enjoy the fly in. About 16 cranes flew in real close to the gate area just below the

Happy Holidays from Brentwood! We’re also finding puffed up pine siskins that are slow to move indicating salmonella. It’s also been reported in many other areas. Please remember to clean your

I don’t have any bird feeders at my home in North Stockton, and I haven’t seen any siskins in my birdbath. But there are several Chinese pistache and liquidambar trees in the neighborhood, so I

Folks I currently have 8 Pine Siskin at my feeders, moving through the neighborhood with AMGO and juncoes. (I live in Lodi, a few blocks from Lodi Lake). Keep your eyes on your yards. Pat Get

To all. The conjunction of saturn & jupiter will be hidden by the fog. But the planets will be close to each other for 2 weeks. Tonight they would have been closest to the earth. Dave

All your birders there will something else to look at. Tonight Jupiter & Saturn will apear close to each other in the south west sky after sunset. So get your scopes out. This has not happened for

Everyone, please join our San Joaquin Audubon Society DIY Birding discussion tonight at 7:00 pm. The link is below and doesn't require anything special, just click on the link and listen in or join

MOKELUMNE RIVER FISH HATCHERY-- DIY FOLLOW UP MEETING (Zoom Link) Topic: DIY Birding Presentation/Discussion Time: Dec 17, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting

Armed with umbrella and rain pants, I timed my arrival at LL this morning for a period of lighter rain, according to the radar. Naturally, it got heavier right after I arrived instead, and stayed

-- Jim Rowoth Stockton, CA

The first cycle BLACK-HEADED GULL and the first cycle FRANKLIN'S GULL were still at the end of John Turk Road in Stockton this morning. Black-headed Gull

Pat & I are out getting exercise by birding our local Lodi parks. Plenty of vitamin D. We saw 5 species of finches at Beckman Park 3 species of warblers at Lodi Lake. No B&W warbler. Since we

-- Jim Rowoth Stockton, CA

For anyone who many not have gotten the word yet, the Stockton CBC, originally scheduled for Dec 20, has been canceled, another victim of COVID 19. The governor’s recent Stay at Home Order for the

After about 30 minutes of searching I spotted on the 6th tree down from Turner Rd. It escaped before I could photograph it. Will stay to try and get it. Jim Gain Modesto

-- Jim Rowoth Stockton, CA

TUESDAY, December 8, 7:00 p.m. VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM David Yee “Christmas Bird Count Review and Prep” Please join us online for this VIRTUAL meeting with David Yee. David will be going over