Presenter: Kasey Foley Please join us to hear Kasey Foley discuss some of the dangers and obstacles birds face during migration and how we can all help in some small ways to eliminate or, at least, reduce some of those obstacles. We’ll leave the meeting with helpful strategies to assist our winged friends survive another… Read More »HELPING BIRDS DURING MIGRATION (AND BEYOND)
Meet at the dock at the end of Eight Mile Road for boat transport to the island. You MUST sign up in advance with Trip Leader Dave Fries (dfries.audubon@gmail.com). More detailed information will be sent to those who have signed up before the date of the field trip.
Presenter: Lynette Williams Duman Lynette will discuss site history of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with a focus on historic stressors and restoration methods. She will then discuss her ongoing research regarding wetland restoration and conversion in the Sac-SJ Delta and Suisun Marsh with an emphasis on food web processes and waterbird responses to landscape change. Lynette… Read More »History of the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta with a focus on historic stressors and restoration methods
We plan to cross the bridge to McDonald Island at 8:00 a,m, on April 14th. We need to cross the private bridge as a group. So, we’ll meet just outside the bridge. For directions, Google Maps for Tiki Lagoon Marina, which is right at the bridge. Bring water and food for yourself, as it’s not… Read More »McDonald Island Fieldtrip
Leader: John Blades Bring water, lunch and hiking shoes. Where: Carnegie State Vehicle Recreation Area, 18600 Corral Hollow Road, Tracy. Take I-5 south to Corral Hollow Road. Meet at the gate.
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.
We will enter the gate to this private ranch at 8:00 a,m, on April 28. The ranch is in south of the County near the Carnegie State OMMV Park. Driving time from Stockton is about 45 min. You must Register with dfries.audubon@gmail.com if you wish to go on the field trip. Bring food and water for yourself. … Read More »Connolly Ranch Field Trip
San Joaquin Audubon Society will hold its Annual Chapter Picnic at Black Hole on Sunday, May 19 2024. All are welcome! The meeting and activities are open to all members and nonmembers who love birds. At 8:00 AM we will bird around black hole area and return to the picnic spot by 11:30AM. The Annual… Read More »Annual Picnic and Birding @ Black Hole
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.
Join Ralph Baker Sunday, June 2, for a visit to Pinnacles National Park to look for the magnificent California Condor. We’ll explore the areas around Bear Gulch Day Use Area and the campgrounds, and maybe Old Pinnacles Trailhead, time permitting. Some of the species we may encounter, besides the condor, could include Band-tailed Pigeon, Greater… Read More »Pinnacles National Park Condor Trip
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
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
