Meet leaders Cavan and Amy at the grain silos at the start (North End) of Staten Island Road. We will be birding from the cars mostly along the road, stopping at points to get out. The road may still be in use by large trucks and farm equipments, so we need to be careful. A… Read More »Staten Island Field Trip
A look at the largest wetland on the planet, its natural history and ecology. Doc Nancy is an Adjunct Professor of biology at Northern Arizona University and Columbia College, Sonora as well as a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Virginia Semester At Sea Program where she taught biology around the world. Doc Nancy was… Read More »Beyond the Amazon: The Pantanal of Brazil – Presented by Nancy E. Muleady-Mecham, Ph.D.
Leader: Lynette Buckman We will join the scheduled Bird Discovery Walk at the State Park. Per the SP website: This walking tour is not recommended for children under 6 or those with health or walking limitations. The walking tour is not ADA-accessible. No strollers or pets are allowed on the walking tour. Please bring good walking… Read More »Dos Rios SP Field Trip
If you want to see Raptor migration, then join San Joaquin Audubon for a day trip to Hawk Hill in Marin County. Fall is a great time to see a wide variety of Raptors migrating south over the Marin headlands. Chances are we will see Broad wing, Redtails, Cooper’s hawks, & Sharp shinned hawks, peregrine… Read More »Hawk Hill Raptor Migration Trip
Leader: Henry Koertzen We will drive and/or walk from the parking lot along Pelican Road to enjoy the sunrise, bird sounds and the Geese and Cranes departing for the day from the wetlands. Binoculars will be available for use. There are bathrooms at the parking lot. Directions: Meet at the refuge gravel parking lot on… Read More »Sunrise Beginner Birding at the San Joaquin River NWR
Leader: Henry Koertzen We will hike along the wetlands section of the Pelican Trail for a flat couple of miles looking for a variety of bird species. Binoculars will be available for use. There are bathrooms at the parking lot. Directions: Meet at the refuge gravel parking lot on Dairy Road (2714 Dairy Rd, Vernalis,… Read More »Wetlands Beginner Birding at the San Joaquin River NWR
Presenter: Chris Torres, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Department of Biological Science, UOP Sixty six (66) million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth and killed more than 75% of all life on the planet. That turned out to be a really good day for birds, who went on to become the world’s most diverse group of terrestrial… Read More »Birds across the end Cretaceous mass extinction
Join leader Henry Koertzen for a beginning bird walk for folks of all ages. We will start at the gravel parking lot at the south entrance of River Islands (at the river side of the road) . We will walk the smooth paved path, accessible by a stroller or wheelchair.We will do a two mile… Read More »BEGINNER’S BIRD WALK @ RIVER ISLANDS
Join leader Pat Paternostro at the north end of Laurel Ave. in Lodi (on the east side of Lodi Lake Park, off of Turner Rd.) at 8:00 AM. Birders of all skill levels are welcome, but the focus will be on birding fundamentals. Extra binoculars and field guides will be available.Location: Lodi Lake,1101 W Turner Rd, Lodi
Please join us for our annual Christmas Bird Count review with updates provided by our very own David Yee. David will discuss the latest information on birds in the Central Valley, the State, North America, and the World. David has his finger on the pulse of all-things bird related so you can rest assured that… Read More »Christmas Bird Counts-A Discussion with David Yee
Join leader Jim Rowoth for the monthly River Walk bird count through the varied habitats of the CRP. Meet Jim at the visitor center on Franklin Blvd at 7:00 AM.
Last year the Stockton count circle tallied a total of 140 species, down from years past, but still an impressive number of species for December in the Central Valley. Ducks, geese and sandhill cranes make up the vast majority of birds found. It is a fun day of surveying the the area and noting any… Read More »Stockton Christmas Bird Count
