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SUMMARY:Against All Odds...Protecting the West's Largest Wetland
DESCRIPTION:Presenter:  Peter Ottesen\n\nWill 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 trust resource. \nClick here to see the book review
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/against-all-odds-protecting-the-wests-largest-wetland/
LOCATION:Central United Methodist Church\, 3700 Pacific Avenue\, Stockton\, California
CATEGORIES:Chapter Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260419T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260419T160000
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SUMMARY:Stockton Earth Day Festival
DESCRIPTION: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/ \nSan Joaquin Audubon will have a table there selling T-shirts. Make sure to visit us!.
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/stockton-earth-day-festival/
LOCATION:Stockton Victory Park\, 1001 N Pershing Ave\, Stockton\, CA\, 95203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260425T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260425T150000
DTSTAMP:20260317T204635Z
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SUMMARY:Tracy Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Tracy Earth Day is on 25th April (Saturday)\, 2026 at 9th Street and Central Avenue\, Tracy.  Please visit the web site of the event for more info. San Joaquin Audubon will be there. Please make sure to visit our booth!. \n 
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/tracy-earth-day/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260426T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260426T100000
DTSTAMP:20260321T205510Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260321T205510Z
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SUMMARY:Beginner’s Bird Walk At Mountain House Creek Park & Wetlands
DESCRIPTION:Join leader Henry Koertzen for a beginning bird trip for people of all ages. We will start the bird walk 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 wheelchair. \nLocation:  Mountain House Park\, 25 Main St\, Mountain House
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/beginners-bird-walk-at-mountain-house-creek-park-wetlands/
LOCATION:Mountain House Park\, 25 Main St\, Mountain House\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T110000
DTSTAMP:20260428T011859Z
CREATED:20260428T011859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T011859Z
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SUMMARY:Beginner Bird Walk at the American Legion Park
DESCRIPTION:Please join leader Henry Koertzen for this fun beginner event. We will stroll around the park identifying the birds we find.\nBring your questions regarding bird identification by sight or sound\, binoculars\, free phone apps\, etc.\nRemember your binoculars or borrow our extras.\n\nWe will meet at the park entrance on the corner of San Jose St and Walnut St.\n\n\n1102 W Walnut St\, Stockton\, CA 95205
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/beginner-bird-walk-at-the-american-legion-park/
LOCATION:American Legion Park\, Stockton\, CA\, 95204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T030739Z
CREATED:20260416T052518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T030739Z
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SUMMARY:Birds Blooms Brunch
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nHosted by the California Native Plant Society – North San Joaquin Valley\, the San Joaquin Audubon Society and the Stockton Garden Club.\n\nTo RSVP\, and for more information\, please email or text: fortunegardener@gmail.com\, 209 244-0460\n\n\n1643 W Longview Ave\, Stockton\, CA 95207-4609
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/birds-blooms-brunch/
LOCATION:Longview Avenue\, 1643 W. Longview Avenue\, Stockton\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T100000
DTSTAMP:20260528T220227Z
CREATED:20250317T215206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T220227Z
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SUMMARY:Birding Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nDirections:  We will enter the park from the south at 8am. There is an entrance and free street parking on Park Access Road.\nA carpool will leave from the Tracy Applebee’s (3060 Naglee Rd\, Tracy\, CA 95304) at 7:15 am.
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/birding-shadow-cliffs-regional-recreation-area/
LOCATION:Cliffs Regional Recreation Area\, 2500 Stanley Boulevard\, Pleasanton\, 94566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260614T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T013540Z
CREATED:20230418T042425Z
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SUMMARY:Butterfly Count - 40th year as an Audubon Field trip
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, June 14\, for this exciting annual event. No experience needed and each participant receives a four-page color butterfly field guide to keep. We start at Oak Grove at 8:30 and continue through the sometimes warm day until 3 or 4 pm. We always see and learn to identify several species of these beautiful insects. We spend most of the warm afternoon in shady forests of Woodbridge Road and Lodi Lake. Plan to bring water\, lunch\, sunscreen and ahat. \nCall leader Kathy Schick (209) 612-5130 to reserve your spot (and your field guide)
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/san-joaquin-county-summer-butterfly-count/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips,ButterflyCount
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T150000
DTSTAMP:20260516T192626Z
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SUMMARY:Mono Lake Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Leaders: Ralph Baker & John Harris \n\nWe 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 Grouse\, Common Nighthawk\, Common Poorwill\, Costa’s and Calliope Hummingbird\, Williamson’s Sapsucker\, Lewis’s Woodpecker\, various flycatchers\, Plumbeous Vireo\, Pinyon Jay\, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay\, Black-billed Magpie\, Juniper Titmouse\, American Dipper\, Mountain Bluebird\, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch\, Cassin’s Finch\, Red Crossbill\, Pine Siskin\, Black-throated\, Sagebrush and Vesper Sparrow\, Yellow-breasted Chat and Virginia’s Warbler. And there’s always the possibility of something rare showing up.\nPlus\, John will lay out some traps to see what kind of small mammals we can catch (they will be released unharmed after we make our observations). John began his interest in Mono Lake while working as an undergraduate assistant in a study of chipmunks in 1975. He went on to study kangaroo mice on Mono Lake’s dunes while a graduate student at U.C. Davis and has studied small mammals in the Sierra Nevada\, San Joaquin antelope squirrels and Mojave ground squirrels. John retired from teaching biology at Mills College in 1983 and currently lives near Oakdale\, CA.\n\nThis will be a 2-3 day trip. We plan to arrive late Friday (if we arrive before dark we may do a little evening birding) and then meet participants at Whoa Nellie Deli\, 22 Vista Point Dr\, Lee Vining\, CA 93541\, early Saturday morning\, but anyone is welcome to join us later. We will bird all day Saturday and a big chunk of Sunday before heading home\, but\, of course\, anyone is free to head back at any time. More details will be announced as the date approaches. \nFor recommendations on accommodations check out https://www.leevining.com/lodging. \n\nFor questions or to RSVP contact Ralph at sharks_hockey_maniac@yahoo.com
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/mono-lake-field-trip/
LOCATION:Mono Lake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T220000
DTSTAMP:20260722T175354Z
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Night Walk
DESCRIPTION: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\,\n \n\nThings to keep in mind are there may be bugs so bring bug spray\, sun protection\, dress in layers as it may get cold later\, bring snacks and water as we may be gone for 2-3 hours\, and you may want to bring a walking stick as the footing may not be even and we will be climbing up rock/dirt trails. Be sure to bring a flashlight or headlamp because it will be dark on our way back.  Oh yeah\, don’t forget your binoculars!  Also\, remember there are rattlesnakes in this park so boots are recommended.  The only restroom facilities are at the entrance of the park and maybe at the beginning of the trail (but I’m not sure).
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/carnegie-night-walk/
LOCATION:Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA)\, 18600 Corral Hollow Rd\, Tracy\, CA\, 95376\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips,ButterflyCount,External Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260822T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260822T100000
DTSTAMP:20260726T153935Z
CREATED:20230407T225331Z
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SUMMARY:Beginner Birding at the Oak Grove Park in Ripon
DESCRIPTION: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 them\, but there will be a few loaners available. \n\n\nNote: there are no bathroom facilities on site. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections: We will meet at the park’s gravel parking lot. The entrance is at the south end of S Stockton Ave\, on the outside of the curve where it turns to become Doak Blvd. The entrance road is on the outside of the chain link fence. (1250 S Stockton Ave\, Ripon\, CA 95366)
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/oak-grove-regional-park-fieldtrip/
LOCATION:Ripon Sewage Ponds (East) & Oak Grove park.\, 1250 S Stockton Ave\, Ripon\, CA\, 95366\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T110000
DTSTAMP:20260830T051744Z
CREATED:20230623T113502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T051744Z
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SUMMARY:Introductory Birding at Lodi Lake
DESCRIPTION: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:  Lodi Lake\,1101 W Turner Rd\, Lodi
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/introductory-birding-at-lodi-lake-2/
LOCATION:Lodi Lake\, 1101 W Turner Rd\, Lodi\, CA\, 95240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T181807Z
CREATED:20260613T033354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T181807Z
UID:6146-1788895800-1788901200@www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org
SUMMARY:The Evolution of the Flamingo’s Smile
DESCRIPTION:Presenter – Christopher Torres Phd\, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the University of the Pacific \nChristopher 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 – with their ostentatious coloration and perpetually inverted smile\, it’s easy to understand why they are featured in zoos (and front yards) the world over. Flamingos are also among the world’s most highly specialized birds\, employing an approach to filter-feeding utterly unlike anything else. As such\, flamingos provide an ideal model system for studying what drives the evolution of beak shape\, what drives birds to become increasingly specialized at the ever-increasing risk of extinction\, and how those shifts in ecology and morphology correspond to shifts in Earth history. \nBut flamingo evolutionary history remains shrouded in mystery\, being marked by enigmatic origins\, cryptic fossils\, and repeated brushes with extinction. In this talk\, Chris will share current understanding of that history\, and will tell several tales about how he and his colleagues are seeking to dispel many of those mysteries\, including: How\, after two centuries of study\, it was only relatively recently discovered that grebes are the closest living relatives of flamingos. How the understanding of what came before flamingos and grebes remains poor\, despite the existence of a nearly complete fossil documenting that exact moment in evolutionary time. How a lineage of bizarre\, prehistoric ‘straight-beaked flamingos’ managed to achieve a near-global distribution… and then vanished from the fossil record. \nHow the ancestors of modern\, ‘curved-beaked flamingos’ nearly met the same fate… before spreading back out across the globe. How California – along with the rest of North America’s West Coast – was covered in flamingos as recently as a few tens of thousands of years ago. How baby flamingos undergo one of the most unique post-hatching changes in beak morphology known among birds. And how watching those baby flamingos grow up might provide insights to the earliest stages of flamingo life.
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/the-evolution-of-the-flamingos-smile/
LOCATION:Central United Methodist Church\, 3700 Pacific Avenue\, Stockton\, California
CATEGORIES:Chapter Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T110000
DTSTAMP:20260830T022038Z
CREATED:20221229T014950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T022038Z
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SUMMARY:Cosumnes River Walk
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/cosumnes-river-walk/
LOCATION:Cosumnes River Preserve\, 13501 Franklin Blvd\, Galt\, CA 95632\, Galt\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T103000
DTSTAMP:20260830T051707Z
CREATED:20230419T110257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T051707Z
UID:3468-1789804800-1789813800@www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org
SUMMARY:Woodbridge Wilderness Survey
DESCRIPTION:Join leader Cavan Allen and co-leader Karan Odom for our monthly census of this small riparian area on the banks of the Mokelumne River. \nWoodbridge Wilderness Area\, 301 E. River Meadows Dr.\,Woodbridge \n 
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/woodbridge-wilderness-survey-6/
LOCATION:Woodbridge Wilderness Area\, 301 E. River Meadows Dr.\, Woodbridge\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T103000
DTSTAMP:20260830T022253Z
CREATED:20221230T060616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T022253Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Census @ Fish Hatchery
DESCRIPTION:Join leader Liz West for our monthly census of this lovely riparian area on the Mokelumne River below Camanche Dam. Meet the leaders in the fish hatchery parking lot below the dam at 8:00 AM.
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/monthly-census-fish-hatchery/
LOCATION:Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery Day Use Area\, 25800 N Mcintire Rd\, Clements\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260926T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260926T110000
DTSTAMP:20260830T022349Z
CREATED:20221229T020425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T022349Z
UID:2649-1790409600-1790420400@www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org
SUMMARY:Beginner’s Bird Walk @ River Islands
DESCRIPTION: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 loop. First we will follow the path along the San Joaquin River\, and then we will cross over to return around the lake. Note: there are no bathroom facilities at the site. \nDirectionsTake exit 460 (Manthey Rd) from I-5(S).Turn right onto Manthey Road.At the first stop sign turn left onto Stewart Road. When you reach the first roundabout the parking area is on the right. Coordinates 37.788505\, -121.309836\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/2jzoQsgQJcNVeDhf7
URL:https://www.sanjoaquinaudubon.org/event/beginners-bird-walk-mountain-house-creek-park-wetlands/
LOCATION:River Islands\, 301\, Stewart Rd\, Lathrop\, CA\, 95330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Birding FieldTrips
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