We will bird around the store and campgrounds, the areas along Bear Gulch and along the Sycamore Trail (where we found a horned lizard last year). We will specifically be looking for California Condor (last year we saw several, including six in view at one time). Other species we may encounter include Golden Eagle,… Read More »Pinnacles National Park Condor Trip
Meet at the dock at the end of Eight Mile Rd at 8:00 a.m. for boat transport to the Island. Peter Ottesen will host us. The levee road at Potato Slough is closed, so you will need to tell the security guard that you are going to Medford Island. Access to the Clubhouse facility will… Read More »Medford Island Fieldtrip
Join us for our General Membership Meeting and Picnic, this year we will be having elections taking place for a new president and secretary. We will have our monthly bird survey at 8:00 am and the elections and picnic to follow at about 10:30am. We will plan to utilize the picnic tables near the restrooms,… Read More »Annual General Membership Meeting and Picnic
We will bird the North Grove Trail, the meadow, and Dardanelles Overlook. Species we may encounter include Mountain Quail, Band-tailed Pigeon, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Hairy, White-headed and Pileated Woodpecker, flycatchers, vireos, mountain and Chestnut-backed Chickadee, nuthatches, Brown Creeper, Canyon and Pacific Wren, GC Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, warblers, sparrows, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak. Bring… Read More »Big Trees State Park, Calaveras County
Meet at the bridge to McDonald Island at 8:00am. The bridge is next to the Tiki Lagoon Marina. We must cross the private bridge to the Island as a group, so don’t be late. Birding will be a mix of driving and walking different habitat areas. The Island is usually a hot spot for Blue… Read More »McDonald Island Fieldtrip
Join leader Donna Marciano for a day of birding at this beautiful State Park. We should see many species including Turkey Vultures, Scrub and Steller’s Jays, California Quail, Acorn and Hairy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Hermit Thrushes, Wild Turkeys, and Black capped Chickadee. With the warmer weather upon us, many of the bright colors of the… Read More »Indian Grinding Rocks SP Field Trip
Join us for our annual summer butterfly count (San Joaquin Audubon field trip) on Saturday, June 14, 2025, @ 8:30. It will be a full warm summer day, and in recent years we work hard to find more than ten butterfly species within the count area. But this is a very special year, the 50th… Read More »San Joaquin County Summer Butterfly Count
Meet leader Dave Fries at the entrance driveway to the Black Hole on West Woodbridge Rd at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 18. We will drive in to the clubhouse parking area as a group. Plan to walk for several hours on flat farm roads. Restrooms are available in the clubhouse area. Bring food and water… Read More »Black Hole Field Trip
Meet field trip leader, Kasey Foley, in the parking lot of Young's Payless Market, 18980 N Highway 88, Lockeford, CA at 6:00 AM to carpool or meet at the Plasse Resort, 30001 Plasse Rd, Pioneer, CA (38.64096, -120.1260) parking area at Silver Lake at 8:30 AM. Parking at the Plasse Resort is $10/vehicle. We will… Read More »Silver Lake Field Trip
Meet leader Dave Fries at the entry gate at 7:30 a.m. For those who haven’t been to the Preserve, it is located on Lower Sacramento Rd, on the left, about 200 yards north of where Liberty Rd tees in to Lower Sac. The plantings for the mitigation have grown considerably making good habitat for Western… Read More »Waldo Holt Preserve Field Trip
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
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
