• Beginner Bird Walk at the American Legion Park

    American Legion Park Stockton, CA, United States

    Please join leader Henry Koertzen for this fun beginner event. We will stroll around the park identifying the birds we find. Bring your questions regarding bird identification by sight or sound, binoculars, free phone apps, etc. Remember your binoculars or borrow our extras. We will meet at the park entrance on the corner of San… Read More »Beginner Bird Walk at the American Legion Park

  • Birds Blooms Brunch

    Longview Avenue 1643 W. Longview Avenue, Stockton, United States

    Enjoy an educational morning under heritage oak trees watching birds, learning about California native plants, and sharing brunch with fellow bird watchers and nature lovers at Stockton Garden Club's native plant garden. Hosted by the California Native Plant Society - North San Joaquin Valley, the San Joaquin Audubon Society and the Stockton Garden Club. To… Read More »Birds Blooms Brunch

  • Birding Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

    Cliffs Regional Recreation Area 2500 Stanley Boulevard, Pleasanton, United States

    Join leader Henry Koertzen for a birding walk through the riparian habitat with several ponds. The levee walk gives great views over the ponds and the lake (once a gravel pit). There are restrooms at the lake. Extra binoculars will be available. Directions:  We will enter the park from the south at 8am. There is… Read More »Birding Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

  • Mono Lake Field Trip

    Mono Lake

    Leaders: Ralph Baker & John Harris We intend to bird several locations around Mono Lake. Some possible destinations are Mono Lake County Park, Pole Line Road, Cottonwood Canyon Road, Bodie, Lundy Lakes, Virginia Lakes Resort, Wild Rose Canyon, Mono Mills, Crestview Rest Area and Lee Vining Canyon. Birds we’ll be looking for include Greater Sage… Read More »Mono Lake Field 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

  • Beginner Birding at the Oak Grove Park in Ripon

    Ripon Sewage Ponds (East) & Oak Grove park. 1250 S Stockton Ave, Ripon, CA, United States

    Join leader Henry Koertzen for a beginner birding walk for folks if all ages through this beautiful oak grove on the bank of the Stanislaus River. ALL LEVELS OF BIRDERS ARE WELCOME, particulalrly newbies who are interested in learning more about birds and birding. Everyone has to start somewhere! Bring your own optics if you have… Read More »Beginner Birding at the Oak Grove Park in Ripon

  • The Evolution of the Flamingo’s Smile

    Central United Methodist Church 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California

    Presenter - Christopher Torres Phd, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the University of the Pacific Christopher Torres, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the University of the Pacific, will talk about “The Evolution of the Flamingo’s Smile”. Flamingos are among the most iconic birds on the planet… Read More »The Evolution of the Flamingo’s Smile

  • Beginner’s Bird Walk @ River Islands

    River Islands 301, Stewart Rd, Lathrop, CA, United States

    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

    Free
  • 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… Read More »Point Reyes National Seashore Trip

  • Introductory Birding at Lodi Lake

    Lodi Lake 1101 W Turner Rd, Lodi, CA, United States

    Join leader Cavan Allen and co-leader Karan Odom 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: … Read More »Introductory Birding at Lodi Lake

  • Cosumnes River Walk

    Cosumnes River Preserve 13501 Franklin Blvd, Galt, CA 95632, Galt, CA, United States

    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.

    Free