Dear Birders: This morning there was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Oak Grove Regional Park just north of Stockton. It was in the trees to the west of the Visitors Center towards the freeway. It w

Birders, This morning while visiting family at O'Connor Woods retirement complex in Stockton (restricted access) there was some migrant activity. Best were two Solitary Vireos. One appeared to be the

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Birders: Migrant activity in the Nature Area at Lodi Lake was quite high this morning, highlighted by an imm male Baltimore Oriole and a probable Grey-cheeked Thrush. The oriole was actively feeding a

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 Costa's

Birders, This is a follow-up to the note Nan Ballot mentioned a while back regarding the rookery tree on Pershing Ave in Stockton between Rosemary and Brookside. The tree has held about 20 -25 nests,

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 ob

Birders, This morning Janet Theilen and I had a Baird's Sandpiper at the western portion of the Ripon WTP near the Jack Tone Golf Club. It was loosely hanging with Western Sandpipers along the south e

I agree with Pat, beautiful photos! Wish I had a male Rufous in my yard! On the other hand I did have three singing male Nashville Warblers and four singing Bullock's Orioles this morning on private p

Dear Birders: I would like to make some additional comments regarding access issues to those that are hoping to observe and photograph the Yellow-billed Loon. ALL of the levees surrounding the waterwa

Birders, There is currently a first winter Black-headed Gull mixed in with the large (600+) Bonaparte's Gull flock at the Stockton WTP. There is also a first winter Franklin's Gull present. The birds

Birders, There is currently a female Surf Scoter at the Lodi WTP. It's hanging with other divers in the nw pond. There also appears to be a female plumaged Greater Scaup. David Yee Stockton

Dear Birders, John Harris of Oakdale has reported a Sagebrush Sparrow out on Waverly Rd in the east county. I'm currently at the spot and getting excellent looks at it. It appears to show characterist

Birders, There is currently a Tennessee Warbler in the Valley Oaks along Laurel Ave at Lodi Lake. It's being extremely cooperative. The warbler numbers here are really impressive this morning. There a

Dear Birders, With overnight winds out of the southeast and a big change in the jet stream over N CA, it might be a real good day for migrants, despite the ash and poor air quality. This morning in my

Birders, Currently there are two juv Pectoral Sandpipers at the Ripon sewage ponds west. There was also at least one juv Short-billed Dowitcher among the many Long-bills. Good and safe birding, David

Dear Birders, Today there was a female Blue-winged Teal along with about eight newly hatched ducklings at the Tracy WTP. They have been suspected of breeding at this location in the past, but this may

Birders, There is currently a juv Solitary Sandpiper on Woodbridge Rd. It's in the flooded fields on the north side of the road. At least five Lesser Yellowlegs and three Short-billed Dowitchers prese

Dear Birders, This morning this was an adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at the Lodi WTP. It was with other peeps in the drawn down SW pond. During my observation it stayed towards the middle of the pond o

Dear Birders: Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms. Very early this morning there was a singing "Sage" Sparrow along Flood Rd in Eastern SJ. It was about .6 mi east of Escalon-Bellota Rd just east of