Greetings I did my unofficial survey at LL this morning with Srini, Donna Marciano and Nan Ballot. At the end of the walk we found a Black and White Warbler in the oaks on Laurel Ave. It was moving (a

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

The SJAS board is looking for SJAS members who would like to help promote the distribution of our book, Birding in San Joaquin County. As we are all aware, during the pandemic we have not been able to

TUESDAY, December 8, 7:00 p.m. VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM David Yee “Christmas Bird Count Review and Prep” TUESDAY, December 8, 7:00 p.m. VIRTUAL MEETING ON ZOOM David Yee “Christmas Bird Count Review an

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 the bird

When: Thursday, December 3 at 7:00 pm. Plan: Review our last destination (Staten Island), Discuss this month’s trip: Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery (Liz West) Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81413

All Good morning. This Thursday we have our 3rd DIY birding presentation. We will review trips to Staten Island and also present our next DIY trip. Next Tuesday (12/8) is our monthly chapter meeting w

Rich and I went out to Flood and Waverly Roads yesterday and saw some nice hawks and eagles. Between the two roads we saw four Ferruginous hawks, one Rough-legged hawk, three Red-tailed hawks chasing

Pat & I went out to Staten Island this morning. We saw 2 of the target birds right off the bat. Cacklers & Pipits were in the first field by the silos. All the ducks were in a flooded field on the rig

Nan Ballot spotted a wren foraging on the ground in one of the dog enclosures, right next to the fence adjoining the levee trail. We got excellent looks at what proved to be a juvenile Rock Wren, "bou

All: I paid a visit to Swenson Park In north Stockton this morning. It was cold (34F), but sunny and calm. If you’re looking for Purple Finch in Stockton, this is a good place to look. I had a total o

While checking some under-birded locales, i found a male Barrow’s Goldeneye at the Riverbanks WTP, which is adjacent to and N of Jacob Meyers Park. (The town is in Stanislaus Co, but the park & WTP ar

Sixteen species of birds graced our yard with their presence on this windy but incredibly (if not ridiculously) beautiful day. These included Orange-crowned warbler, Bushtit, Cedar waxwing, Red-breast

Little did I think, when I watched eagles fighting over a carcass on PBS Nature last night, that I'd be enjoying the same spectacle in person this morning. Flood & Waverly continues to have orchards r

I was surprised when I looked up & saw a varied thrush at my bird bath. Others to take a bath was a Calif scrub jay, White -crowned sparrow & Northern mockingbird. See e bird for the rest of my list.

I birded Staten Island this morning, looking for the 5 species in SJ Audubon’s (Donna Marciano), DIY birding trip. I was able to find all 5 species, with great looks of each. If you haven’t gotten out

Folks (as our Pres-Elect would say), I was just looking at the Illustrated Checklist of birds for San Joaquin Co (https://ebird.org/region/US-CA-077/media?yr=all&m=), I found the following species do

England Nov 10 #371 Here is the zoom link for Nov 12th (7:00PM) DIY birding meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89584267436?pwd=aTM5QWEwK2F0eWpxazEwVzRmY0JYdz09 -- Alan England, Stockton -- Alan Englan

Here is the zoom link for Nov 12th (7:00PM) DIY birding meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89584267436?pwd=aTM5QWEwK2F0eWpxazEwVzRmY0JYdz09 -- Alan England, Stockton

I spent a pleasant morning at the old Stockton Rural Cemetery today, (eBird list https://ebird.org/checklist/S76052130). Not a great variety of species, but lots of individuals. Early on, I had an app