I haven't seen this reported on any listserv yet so I will post it. Yesterday Lucas Stephenson found two LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR on Flood Road. I do not have a more specific

I birded the section west of I-5, and found a bird new to me for that eBird hotspot (Faklis Park/Bear Creek Bike Trail): California Towhee. I see Donna found the first one there last year, congratulat

Fellow loonatics, I have created a new eBird hotspot "YBLO stakeout (2021), S Mokelumne River” for use to report this bird in eBird. Per previous posts, don’t even dream of attempting levee access wes

All, Word from Frances Oliver re: Yellow-billed Loon this morning. Due to stronger winds today, the bird is currently being seen closer to Westgate Landing, so recommended access is thru the park (day

I also saw the YELLOW-BILLED LOON this afternoon, with several other birders. Just before I left the bird was moving upriver toward Westgate Landing Regional Park. At one point it was very close to th

Thanks for the update. Robbie Fischer and I saw the YELLOW-BILLED LOON this morning in the same place. Very distant at first but eventually closer for better views. Photos: https://macaulaylibrary.org

I thought I'd check out West Eight Mile Road late this afternoon, and was surprised at the number of waterfowl in the flooded fields to the north of the road near its end. I found well over 1000 Coot

Friends While Sora isn’t unusual for the county, I don’t recall seeing or hearing one along the LL nature area. I had one today in the cattails along the secondary path (along the river, off the dirt

Sorry for this late notice, but bird surveyors working for The Nature Conservancy doing bird surveys on Staten Island reported and photographed a Yellow-billed Loon off the southern tip of Staten Isla

West of I-5, there's just two public bike trail access points that offer legal parking: Faklis Park, whose parking lot has been closed for months, and a semicircle at the intersections of Capetown and

Rich and I ran over to Swenson Park between the rains and saw lots of Pine sisken and Purple finch in the Valley oaks along the creek, Yellow-rumped warblers all over the Oaks and in the grass, Cedar

Just a reminder of the requirement to possess a Lands Pass (day or annual pass) for all visitors to the Isenberg Crane Preserve on Woodbridge Road, as well as other Lands Pass locations throughout the

Here's a link to your January-February Hoot Owl: http://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/HootOwlJanFeb2021.pdf -- Alan England, Stockton

Sadly, the scheduled January 2, 2021 Wallace-Bellota CBC has been canceled due to the state of COVID-19 in the Central Valley and specifically, San Joaquin County. Hope to see you all counting next ye

Folks I currently have 8 Pine Siskin at my feeders, moving through the neighborhood with AMGO and juncoes. (I live in Lodi, a few blocks from Lodi Lake). Keep your eyes on your yards. Pat Get Outlook

Pat & I went out to the South Isenberg preserve. It is a very popular place to visit. A full crowd was there to enjoy the fly in. About 16 cranes flew in real close to the gate area just below the mou

To all. The conjunction of saturn & jupiter will be hidden by the fog. But the planets will be close to each other for 2 weeks. Tonight they would have been closest to the earth. Dave

All your birders there will something else to look at. Tonight Jupiter & Saturn will apear close to each other in the south west sky after sunset. So get your scopes out. This has not happened for 800

Everyone, please join our San Joaquin Audubon Society DIY Birding discussion tonight at 7:00 pm. The link is below and doesn't require anything special, just click on the link and listen in or join in

MOKELUMNE RIVER FISH HATCHERY-- DIY FOLLOW UP MEETING (Zoom Link) Topic: DIY Birding Presentation/Discussion Time: Dec 17, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.