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

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

Beyond the Amazon: The Pantanal of Brazil – Presented by Nancy E. Muleady-Mecham, Ph.D.

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

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.

Dos Rios SP Field Trip

Dos Rios State Park 3559 Shiloh Rd, Modesto, CA, United States

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

Hawk Hill Raptor Migration Trip

Hawk Hill Hawk Hill California, San Francisco, CA, United States

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

Wetlands Beginner Birding at the San Joaquin River NWR

San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge 2714 Dairy Road, Vernalis, CA, United States

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

Birds across the end Cretaceous mass extinction

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

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

Christmas Bird Counts-A Discussion with David Yee

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

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

Stockton Christmas Bird Count

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

Wallace-Bellota Christmas Bird Count

This is a Christmas Bird Count (CBC) that goes from the valley floor up to the lower foothills and incorporates San Joaquin County, Calaveras County, with a sliver in Amador County. It is centered in San Joaquin County. Beginning birders to experienced birders are welcome. Some area have all walking (~7 miles), others areas have… Read More »Wallace-Bellota Christmas Bird Count

Beginner Birding at the San Joaquin River NWR

San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge 2714 Dairy Road, Vernalis, CA, United States

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 »Beginner Birding at the San Joaquin River NWR

Zookeepers Don’t Just Clean Exhibits

Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

Come join us to learn more about the Mickie Grove Zoo on Tuesday, February 11 @ 7:30pm. Micke Grove Zoo is a five-acre zoo with amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates.The zoo that exists today is very different from the zoo that first opened its gates in 1957. Today, the collection of Micke Grove Zoo… Read More »Zookeepers Don’t Just Clean Exhibits