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To all: We met Kurt Mize & he was nice enough to show us the birding hot spots in the park. We picked up our 1st cassin vireos of the year. Kurt showed us the nesting canada goose. Other highlights wa

I took a couple hours off work to bird Lodi Lake this morning. Highlight of the day were 6 warbler species, including: Wilson’s, Townsend’s, BTYW, Nashville, YRWA and Common Yellowthroat. Most were in

All: Laughlin Park was pretty birdy again today. I had my FOS Warbling Vireo, three Cassin’s Vireos, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, three Orange-crowned Warblers, and a Pacific Slop

I had a good morning in the Ripon area this morning. Nothing out of the ordinary, but a MacGillivray’s Warbler was a real treat. Otherwise, there were just good numbers of the expected birds. The numb

If you look at the subject of my previous post, it’s clear that I’m not maintaining my own sanity during this pandemic. My previous email was NOT about birds I will see tomorrow, but rather those I sa

All: I birded the park for just an hour this morning. Kathy and Virginia Bonham and Lynnette Buckman were also present. Best bird this morning was a FOS Yellow Warbler. Other birds of note were a Nash

All. Pat & I went out to Geradot Stable Ponds. The highlights were 2 forster terns fishing both ponds. Watching the nesting Yellow headed & Red wing blackbirds. The were a pair of gadwalls & ruddy duc

Greetings This morning was a slow day for migrants but a good day for multiple species. I was able to find 47 species during a brief walk this morning. Highlights included: FOS Forster’s Terns on the

All, John Blades and I assisted Tara (de Silva) Kerss, the resident staff biologist, with her spring breeding bird survey this morning, adhering to proper social distancing at all times. John and I dr

All: All of us who love birding should feel blessed. We can all get out & enjoy the outdoors & do what we love to do. We get exercise. Plus we are participating in citizen science by tracking bird mig

All: Laughlin Park is exceptionally birdy this morning (I’m still here!). So far I’ve had 3 Cassin’s Vireo’s (two singing at the same time, 3 Warbling Vireos, 1 Nashville, 1 Yellow, 2 Townsend’s, 2 Bl

Westgate landing is closed but Glasscock Road is not. The highlight 6 swainson’s hawks soaring above a farmer plowing his field. We saw about 20 to 25 cliff swallows collecting mud in a ditch for nest

Greetings I just got home from a walk around Lodi Lake. The entire nature trail wasn’t particularly birdy, but the secondary wooded trail was. Most migrants I found were together in 3-4 Valley Oaks. H

Rich and I have been stuck in our house the last few days because of necessary repairs to the house. The birding has been less than stellar the last couple of days because I couldn't hear anything ove

All: It was kind of slow at the park this morning. The migrants were few and far between. The only warblers detected were one Black-throated Gray, one Yellow, and three Yellow-rumped. Other birds of i

Including the Chat, I found 7 species of warblers at Oak Grove Park this morning. (I know, strictly speaking, the chat is no longer considered a warbler. Too bad.) The others: Wilson's (at least 20!),

All, I rolled out of bed this morning with birding on my mind, but didn’t know where I was going—Lodi Lake or Oak Grove/Ripon—until I found myself headed north on Lower Sacramento Rd. (I’m curious abo

After birding Lodi lake with Jim Rowoth, I stopped by Laughlin Park for a 45 minute quasi-quick birding stop. I had a Pacific-slope Flycatcher (visual and calling), A Nashville Warbler (maybe two), a

Rich and I met Marj and Dave Fries to walk Elmwood Tract today while carefully maintaining social distancing. We didn't have the migrant numbers we found in our yard and everyone found in parks around