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.

quail seen at Westgate landing

Friends As a reminder, tonight at 7pm we will have our DIY birding Zoom call. This meeting will wrap up the first “birding scavenger hunt“, and will introduce round two of this event. I will be review

NEXT (WRAP-UP) DIY MEETING Date: 2021, Apr 06, Tuesday 7:00PM PST https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81205666345?pwd=a1pIOEVIM2FCSTRCK296QVF4WStpdz09#success We are introducing a fun birding competition as par

Rich and I went to Mosher Creek trail today. Birding was light, probably because we were not in the right place (we were on the west side of Hwy 99 by the soccer fields but it appears there may be way

We saw 2 forster terns,12 bonapart’s gulls, Various ducks: Buffleheads, common goldeneyes, ruddy ducks, one ringed-necked duck, northern shovellers. 2 eared grebes. 3 swainson’s hawks. We saw 3 yellow

Friends It being the first Saturday of the month, I will be birding at LL this Saturday morning. I plan to start at 7:30, to hopefully avoid traffic and the crowds (being Easter weekend). If you would

Here from San Joaquin Audubon member Bob Stahmer is a very cool edited video of the birds of Woodbridge Road. Enjoy! - and don't miss the surprise ending. Thanks, Bob. The video footage was taken at t

Just had a Rufous hummingbird visit the Salvia flowers in my yard. Also had a Western tanager and Swainson’s hawk calling. Lovely morning. -- Kasey Foley Stockton, CA