BIG TREES STATE PARK, CALAVERAS COUNTY

BIG TREES STATE PARK, CALAVERAS COUNTY 1170 CA-4, Arnold, CA, United States

Join leaders Donna Marciano and Pat Paternostro for a San Joaquin Audubon birding adventure at Big Trees State Park. Donna and Pat will lead our birding group on a trip through the park to look for nesting migrants and residents (and of course marvel at the Sequioa’s). Some target birds include: White-headed Woodpecker, MacGillivray’s Warbler,… Read More »BIG TREES STATE PARK, CALAVERAS COUNTY

Silver Lake (Amador County) Birding Trip

Silver Lake, Amador County

Join leaders Pat Paternostro and Kasey Foley, Friday, June 14th, for a birding trip in the Sierra Nevada’s. We will bird several areas near Silver Lake, Amador County. We will look for summering migrants and Sierra residents. In the past we have identi'ed species including, Pine Grosbeak, Pygmy Nuthatch and White-headed Woodpecker. We will meet… Read More »Silver Lake (Amador County) Birding Trip

Carnegie Night Walk

Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA) 18600 Corral Hollow Rd, Tracy, CA, United States

Meet Kasey Foley at the entry gate of Carnegie SVRA located at 18600 Corral Hollow Road in Tracy for a walk on the wild side.  This walk will be on the ALAMEDA COUNTY portion of the park but it's a beautiful walk sometimes yielding Western Screech Owls, Great Horned Owls, cool scorpions and spiders, again it's Alameda County,… Read More »Carnegie Night Walk

Birding and Workday at the Waldo Holt Preserve

Waldo Holt Preserve Galt, CA, United States

Join David Fries for a birding fieldtrip to Waldo Holt Preserve. Meet at the gate on Lower Sacramento Rd. at 8:00 a.m.

Canceled White Slough Wildlife Area Fieldtrip

White Slough Wildlife Area Stockton, CA, United States

If you are interested in adding Black Rail to your EBird list?.  They generally start calling spontaneously in spring, so with good listening conditions (low wind), we stand a decent chance of hearing at least one.  (Sorry, but don’t expect a visual!)  I have made arrangements to drive through the yellow gate so there should… Read More »White Slough Wildlife Area Fieldtrip

BEGINNER’S BIRD WALK @ MOUNTAIN HOUSE CREEK PARK & WETLANDS

Mountain House Park 25 Main St, Mountain House, CA, United States

Leader - Henry Koertzen Join San Joaquin Audubon member, Henry Koertzen for a beginning bird trip for people of all ages. We will start the bird walk at 8:00AM near the intersection of Main Street and Central Parkway (at the pond side of the road). We will be walking the dirt path, accessible by stroller or wheel chair.

Ripon Water Treatment Plant

Ripon Water Treatment Plant

As shorebirds begin their journey southward they pass through the Ripon Sewage ponds. Our hope is to be there when they pass through, we can expect to see Greater Yellowlegs, sandpipers (least and maybe western), Black neck Stilts, long billed dowitchers and maybe a few unexpected species. Join leader Donna Marciano for a morning of… Read More »Ripon Water Treatment Plant

Surviving the Urban Jungle, A Talk on Human/Wildlife Conflict – Presented by Michele Dodge

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

As people continue to expand their territory, wild animals find themselves more and more impacted by people. This can result in difficult situations for the wild animals who don't know how to navigate an increasingly urbanized landscape. Presented by a wildlife field rescuer with real life photos and stories about helping our wild neighbors. Sometimes… Read More »Surviving the Urban Jungle, A Talk on Human/Wildlife Conflict – Presented by Michele Dodge

Point Reyes National Seashore Trip

Bear Valley Visitor Center - Point Reyes Station Bear Valley Visitor Center, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

Guide - Ralph Baker Point Reyes National Seashore, located in Marin County, offers some of the finest birding in the United States. The park's coastal location and its wealth of unspoiled habitats, estuaries, grasslands, coastal scrub, and forest attract many migrating and wintering birds. The Point Reyes peninsula projects some 10 miles seaward from the "mainland" and acts… Read More »Point Reyes National Seashore Trip

Beginner Birding in Ripon

Ripon 1260 S Jack Tone Rd, Ripon, CA, United States

Join leader Henry Koertzen for a beginner birding walk for folks if all ages. We will start at the gravel parking lot located at the south end of Jack Tone Road. We’ll be walking the smooth dirt/paved path, accessible by stroller or wheelchair. First we will look for water and shore birds on the ponds,… Read More »Beginner Birding in Ripon

Canceled Staten Island Field Trip

Staten Island 24734, N Staten Island Road, Thornton, CA, United States

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