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 each

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 a BT

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 reschedul

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, and

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 of

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. SJ Au

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 bird. https://ebird.org/checklist/S9218

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 Meadowl

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 an

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,

David’s earlier report regarding the rookery that Nan B. had identified a couple of weeks ago prompted me to get myself down there to see for myself. (My eBird reports are attached below.) As I was so

Birders July’s beginning birding walk at Lodi lake will take place this Saturday (6/26), due to the 4th of July weekend. We will start at the north end of Laurel Ave at 8am. Should be a good day to lo

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ANNUAL SUMMER BUTTERFLY COUNT Date: Jun 19, 2021 Saturday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST Contact: Kathy Schick at kschick2@... This field trip is cosponsored by San Joaquin Audubon, San Joaq

We had 21 species of birds, great day birding, highlights were white headed woodpecker, red breasted nuthatch, black headed grosbeak and brown creepers. 

In Stockton, On Pershing Av south of Rosemarie Av, there is a conifer tree on the west side of the street where many Snowy Egrets, 1 Black Crowned Night Heron and 1 Common Egret have nested. Lots of a

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

BIG TREES STATE PARK, CALAVERAS COUNTY Date: Jun 12, 2021 Saturday 9:00 AM Where: Big Tree State Park. Join leader Donna Marciano and San Joaquin Audubon for a birding adventure at Big Trees State Par

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 differe

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.

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 (i