Be careful going out today . At 10am the AQI is over 200 in Lodi Stockton area. Check latest air quality on “nowair.gov”. Just info. Dave croft

Dear Birders, With overnight winds out of the southeast and a big change in the jet stream over N CA, it might be a real good day for migrants, despite the ash and poor air quality. This morning in my

I just had a female Western tanager (it was here yesterday) and red-breasted nuthatch in my yard! Im sure they were dodging the ash raining down on them☹️ -- Kasey Foley Stockton, CA

Birders, Currently there are two juv Pectoral Sandpipers at the Ripon sewage ponds west. There was also at least one juv Short-billed Dowitcher among the many Long-bills. Good and safe birding, David

http://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/HootOwlSepOct2020.pdf -- Alan England, Stockton

Morning all I stopped by my office in Stockton this morning where I had two Wilson Warblers in the Crepe Myrtles along the street. Hope everyone is enjoying this smoke free day. Pat Get Outlook for iO

It just flew in to pond 4 east of golf course. Jim Gain Modesto

I just found an immature BLACK TERN over the SE pond at Ripon WTF. Ralph Baker, Riverbank

While I was trying to get a photo of the tern a flock of Barn Swallows, some 35, arrived and a few of them took turns (no pun intended) at chasing the tern. The tern began gaining altitude and circled

All, I was pleasantly surprised by a Red-breasted Nuthatch in my yard about an hour ago—even got a photo (https://ebird.org/checklist/S72740184). It passed through with a marauding pack of Bushtits. J

I just had a female Black-throated Gray Warbler in my yard. I’ve also had Western Tanager in my yard several times this week. Looks like they are on the move. Good birding! -- Kasey Foley Stockton, CA

I was planning on going up there tomorrow to try for the Bank Swallow(s) seen by Jims Rowoth and Gain and others recently but was asked to work a full shift so I went this afternoon when I got off wor

Dear Birders, Today there was a female Blue-winged Teal along with about eight newly hatched ducklings at the Tracy WTP. They have been suspected of breeding at this location in the past, but this may

Many thanks to Jim Rowoth and Liz West for helping me find a Bank Swallow this afternoon. I think I misidentified 100 juv Tree Swallows before getting this one. It was at the previously described loca

I went up this afternoon to have a look-see, SOSA would be a county bird. I parked across from the east end of the flooded field and walked west. As I was getting out of the car an AMERICAN BITTERN fl

I was here at dawn and after 45 minutes found the SOSA fairly close to the road. Same spot as reported yesterday. Jim Gain Modesto, CA

San Joaquin Co eBirder: As eBird reviewer for this county, I see all sorts of reports coming into my mailbox. I try to at least give a cursory review to every report, regardless how short or seemingly

Birders, There is currently a juv Solitary Sandpiper on Woodbridge Rd. It's in the flooded fields on the north side of the road. At least five Lesser Yellowlegs and three Short-billed Dowitchers prese

A farmer has flooded his field just east of The Black Hole entrance. This has drawn a lot of shore birds & egrets. Some shore birds seen Greater & lesser yellowlegs, Spotted sandpiper, Long billed dow

I went up today to look for the sandpiper, and Jim Gain's Bank Swallow, because I thought I needed both for the county. When I arrived at the ponds Liz West and Donald Pendleton were already there but