Leader: Compiler-Donna Marciano This is one of two Christmas Bird Count (CBC) within San Joaquin County. The Stockton count is comprised of north Stockton, Lodi and Thornton, a valley floor count as compared to our foothill count. Beginning birders to experienced birders are welcome. Some area have all walking (~7 miles), others areas have birding… Read More »Stockton Christmas Bird Count
Leader: Compiler-Kasey Foley 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),… Read More »Wallace-Bellota Christmas Bird Count
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
We will drive the loop trail. If conditions permit and there is interest, we can hike the refuge trails. Expect to be back in Stockton by late afternoon. Bring lunch, water. Keep your eye on the weather and dress accordingly. Carpooling is encouraged. Meet Jim Rowoth at 07:30 AM PST @ Bagel St Cafe (formerly Tout… Read More »Merced NWR Field Trip
Please join us for this fun event suitable for everyone. No matter your age, your knowledge of birds and your level of mobility. We will be sitting in one spot to enjoy, observe and/or discuss the birds, and all other parts of nature, around us. Bring your questions regarding bird identification by sight or sound,… Read More »Bird Sit at University of Pacific (Stockton Campus)
The Delta is a place of connections where rivers meet each other, where freshwater meets salt water, where ocean fish come inland, where birds from the north come for the winter, and where birds from the south come to breed. The Delta is also a place of complexity. How water interacts with land and forms… Read More »Birds of the California Delta by Aaron Haiman
The Zuni region enjoys a history of ornithological study that must be the envy of every other place in interior western North America. The specimens collected in the second half of the 19th Century and the early years of the 20th Century are mostly still extant and form the basis of assessing how the regional… Read More »Climate Change and the Birds of the Zuni Mountains Region of New Mexico: Past and Present, and Maybe Future
Field Trip Coordinator - Ralph Baker Del Puerto Canyon is Stanislaus County’s most diverse natural environment. Its habitats range from grasslands along the western valley floor to chaparral, blue oak woodland, and pines. Over 150 species of birds have been observed here (your guide has personally seen 128). Species we could see at this time… Read More »Del Puerto Canyon Fieldtrip
Leader: Kasey Foley and John Blades Please join trip leaders John Blades and me, Kasey Foley, on our annual Kiln Canyon Trip at Carnegie State Vehicle Recreation Area,18600 West Corral Hollow Rd, Tracy. We will meet at the ranger station at 8:00 AM and will be accompanied by a Park Ranger, as birders are only… Read More »Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (Kiln Canyon)
Presenter: Jim Gain In the late fall of 2025, I joined five other adventurers for a descent into the Amazon Basin. This Zoom Program centers on our time at the Sani Bird Lodge. Nestled deep within the Ecuadorian Amazon near the broad, meandering Napo River, Sani Bird Lodge sits at the heart of one of… Read More »Rainforest in Flight: Birds of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Presenter: Peter Ottesen Will discuss my book of the same title, going from the time of the northern Yokuts, to Cattle Baron Henry Miller, to the dewatering of the San Joaquin River, to fighting for water to sustain and protect the 240,000-acre Grassland Ecological Area.Legacy: A classic example of private ownership fighting for a public… Read More »Against All Odds…Protecting the West’s Largest Wetland
Please join the 2026 Stockton Earth Day Festival (The Seeds of Change) on April 19th (10-00 AM to 4:00 PM) at Stockton Victory Park. Admission is Free. Find more information about the event at https://www.earthdaystockton.com/ San Joaquin Audubon will have a table there selling T-shirts. Make sure to visit us!.
