Just a reminder, I will be at Lodi Lake to lead SJAS's regular 1st-Sat-of-the-month stroll through the nature area. Novices and birder-wannabes of all stripes...
I thought I'd share some of the results of my "Migrant Watch" in my backyard. Recently a bush was cut and I now can see about 70% of my backyard from the...
Fellow San Joaquinians, Another reminder, between June 5-8 (Fri-Mon), help Audubon California count Yellow-billed Magpies. If we want to help the Yellow-billed...
Hi All After the bird walk at Lodi Lake this morning, Jan and I hit a few spots where Magpies can be found. I did quick survey's, driving a road for a mile or...
This afternoon I saw seven Sandhill Cranes on Thornton Road, just south of Highway 12. They were flying out of a field adjacent to the freeway. This was at...
I was greeted by a pair of Blue Grosbeaks at the parking area for White Slough, and ample singing. In addition to the expected breeders, a couple of surprises...
Hi Birders, If you love terns ... Yesterday a Caspian Tern at Buckley Cove. Today three Forster's at Lodi Lake; two adults and one juvenile being fed by an...
SJ Birders, Thanks to local birders Alan England, Andrea Jones, Joanne Katanic, Mike Sanders, and Sandi Schoeppe for submitting their magpie observations in...
SJ Birders, A yellow-breasted chat continues at the fish hatchery just downriver from the new concrete and steel structure next to the river. One was...
Great trip, Liz! Wow, things are still hopping at the hatchery. I went birding and kayaking there this morning, and heard the chat several times, first just...
Hi all:  In spite of the off-and-on rain the weekend was rewarded by some very good bird sightings. Co-leaders Walt McInnis and Dave Wagner were the only...
Here's what my brother and I found (37 species). The trails were overgrown with poison oak in a few places, but it was possible to pick a way through without...
Highlights this morning were one Whimbrel, half a dozen Least Sandpipers, and a dozen Wilson's Phalaropes in breeding plumage. The Whimbrel was at the new...
Please join me for the beginning bird walk at Lodi Lake tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 4, at 8 am. Meet me on Laurel Street adjacent to the park and we...
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Hi All, On June 30 I noticed a hummer going to the feeder out of the corner of my eye. As I turned, I caught a flash of rufous color on the sides which says ...
Luke Cole 400 Species $40,000 Memorial Challenge A benefit for Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment (CRPE) September 26th and 27th, 2009 The birding...
All: This morning while driving my daughter to the airport, we observed a Brown Pelican flying across Interstate 5 from east to west just north of Laguna...
Selasphorus Hummingbird at my feeders this morning. I heard him yesterday, but visual conformation is a must. This is my first of the fall. Joanne Lodi, CA ...
I am probably to last to discover the Peterson app for the iPhone. Absolutely fantastic! What a useful tool. Harlan [Non-text portions of this message have...
The highlight early this morning was an empidonax flycatcher that presented these characteristics: Long beak that was yellowish/orangeish (from underneath),...
Susan: Description and timing would strongly suggest Willow Flycatcher. While very rare for mid-July, it's not unprecedented in SJ. Willow Flycathers are ...
Anyone from Stockton interested in Stillman Magee on Sunday, I'll meet you at Pollo Loco parking lot at Hammer & West Ln @ 7:30. If you want to meet us there,...
yesterday we were at a farm out on Jahant road near bruella in Acampo. We saw Rufous hummingbirds coming to their feeders. this morning at our feeder in...
I found a male Western Tanager in basic plumage at the kayak launch adjacent to the nature preserve this morning. Good birding, Susan Susan Schneider Stockton...
A pair this morning near Valverde Park in N. Stockton. I'll stop reporting them--I guess migration is under way! Good birding, Susan Susan Schneider Stockton...