Details: This afternoon I received an interesting Ebird sighting for SJ Co of a WHOOPER SWAN! This sighting was reported by Henry Koetzen @ River Island Park, an area located between Lathrop & Tracy.

Friends Here are the birds for our next DIY challenge. Birds are listed in each category with their corresponding points. Remember to add one point for finding the birds in SJ county. We will review t

It was breezy and quiet this morning, but I heard one American Bittern doing its pump-handle call right opposite the end of the paved trail (west of I-5). Other highlights included two Caspian Terns a

Hello All, Our NEXT (WRAP-UP) DIY MEETING Date: Apr 27, Tuesday 2021 7:00PM PST Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86597267253?pwd=ZnFwYTNhRFI2L3J0d2E1ejRiYXlnZz09 Join us for the wrap-up of our mos

Friends SJ Audubon will hold a bird walk at Lodi Lake next Saturday, May 1st. This is our first sanctioned trip since the pandemic, so we are excited to get out and see some migrating and local birds.

This morning on the Today Show they had an item about the hobby of bird watching. They interviewed a person from Cornel University about e bird & birdwatching (birding). They said since the pandemic m

Friends There is currently a beautiful MGWA at Dentoni Park, Stockton He is hanging in the large oak, along the paved path, closest to the bathrooms and adjacent to the school. He’s in the low branche

SJ Birders, Tomorrow I’m doing the unofficial monthly bird count. For anyone interested in coming we meet at 8 AM at the first parking lot in the day use area. Liz West Galt

In Tracy around Holly and 21st there are 2 raptors. I am volunteering at Tracy Adventist Elementary School on 21st 10-1 four days a week mostly supervising outdoor student activities. The children not

We found a Clay-colored sparrow at the Cemetery in Clements on Mackville road (just before Stillman Magee Park). It was singing and very cooperative but then went silent around 10:05 and can’t find it

We saw both species of orioles. one each male hooded & bullock’s. We also saw Annas, black-chinned & rufous hummingbirds. We arrived about noon & ate lunch. Pat enjoyed a glass of wine. 75 degrees wit

I’ve been following the Crofts and their DIY posts. Got kingbirds on Buena Vista and today found nine avocets at CRP. Thank you Crofts! And oh yeah, my 96 year old mom spotted a great tailed grackle i

Don’t miss our next Zoom presentation: TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021, 7:00 PM Topic: Trees in Trouble Presentor: Daniel Mathews Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85828241367?pwd=cjVIQm1KenVyT0g1Q0tNS25iN

We enjoyed Consumnes River Preserve by birding Staging Area 2 & the Boardwalk & Desmond Road. We picked up 2 DIY birds: Avocets & Great tailed grackles. There is still water with plenty of Ducks, sand

We went out to Woodbridge Road & South Isenberg Preserve. No new DIY birds. The Highlight was seeing a barn owl being chased by a crow in broad day light. At Isenberg we saw a male ringed-necked pheas

San Joaquin Audubon General Meeting APRIL 13, TUESDAY 7:00PM Topic: TREES IN TROUBLE Presenter: DANIEL MATHEWS Daniel will discuss his book, Trees in Trouble, about the effects of wildfires, insect in

Want to learn more about eBird and listing your bird observations? Join us (Stanislaus Audubon Society) tomorrow (4/9/21) at 7:00 pm for our monthly ZOOM presentation. This month Jim Rowoth will be pr

I got frustrated trying to look for birds on a pond and at the Lodi wtp. Does anyone have a used scope good for a novice that they would be willing to sell? I apologize if this is an improper use of t

Pat & I took a nice ride down Buena Vista Road this morning. We saw 3 DIY birds. We saw 7 western king birds on fences along the road. 2 swainson’s hawks. There is a pond on the right side of the road

Picture of ruffous hummingbird at Croft feeder.