SJAUDUBON

Fieldtrip to Golden Gate Observation Deck
2025-10-04 09:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Golden Gate Observation Desk, 5701 Conzelman Road, Mill Valley, United States
Join San Joaquin Audubon for a day trip to Golden Gate Observation Deck, 5702 Conzelman Rd, Mill Valley, Marin county( Hawk Hill & road is temporarily closed) to see the annual Fall Raptor Migration. Fall is a great time to see a wide variety of Raptors migrating south over the Marin headlands. We hope to see a variety of hawks such as Broad-wing, Red tailed, Coppers, & Sharp shinned, we could also see falcons such as, peregrine, Merlin and more! Join Donna Marciano on Saturday for October 4th. If you would like to carpool meet us at Starbucks, 14820 Starr Rd, off Hwy 12. @ 7:00 am or you can meet us at the Golden Gate Observation Deck about 9:30-9:45 am. Dress in layers, it could be cold & windy, bring snacks and drinks. If we have too much fog, we will can go to Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District to bird instead. Please RSVP to Donna @ 209 403-4270 or if you have any questions.

Bird Sit at Louis Park
2025-10-11 06:30 - 09:30 | Louis Park, 3121 Monte Diablo Ave, Stockton, CA, 95203, United States
Guide: Henry Koertzen
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. Come at any time between 6:30am and 9:30am and stay as short or long as you like. Bring a folding chair and binoculars if you have them. We will have extras if you don’t.

Just follow Monte Diablo Avenue until it ends at the boat launch in Louis Park.

Birding by Bike at Clifton Court Forebay
2025-10-25 08:00 - 11:00 | Clifton Court Forebay, 5298 Clifton Court Rd, Discovery Bay, CA, 94505, United States
Leader: Henry Koertzen

Have a bicycle, e-bike or scooter, and like to bird? Join leader Henry Koertzen at Clifton Court Reservoir in eastern Contra Costa County, where we will do an out-and-back biking/birding trip of approximately 10 miles on a flat, paved levee road to see a myriad of bird species.

Clifton Court Forebay is an enormous reservoir that collects Delta water and sends it south through the Delta-Mendota canal. The reservoir itself can hold staggering numbers of waterfowl and gulls, and the surrounding habitat of slough, marshland, grassland, scrub and riparian woods is very productive.
Trip is approximately 3 hours, although participants can turn back at any time. There is plenty of free parking at the Forebay, but no restroom facilities or potable water. Must be able to transport your bike/scooter to the site. It can be windy out there, but is pleasant most of the time. We will monitor the forecast, gale-force winds will cancel.
Meet at the parking lot at the end of Clifton Court Road at 8am. Bring layers, sunscreen, water and a snack or lunch for when we get back to the cars.

Directions: 5298 Clifton Court Rd, Discovery Bay, CA 94505

Tesla – “Hismet Warep” – “Sacred Earth” Presentation
2025-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, California
Join us for special joint meeting of the Sierra Club and Audubon to learn about the state parkland known as Tesla. Located in eastern Alameda County near the San Joaquin County line, Tesla has been as the center of conservation efforts in the northern Diablo Range for over 2 decades. Celeste Garamendi, a founding member of Friends of Tesla Park, will discuss Tesla’s rich natural and cultural landscape. Generations of naturalists and scientists have studied Tesla’s exceptional biodiversity and sensitive habitats. Local Tribes call Tesla “Hismet Warep,” meaning “Sacred Earth” in the Ohlone Chochenyo language. Having fought back the destructive plan to open Tesla to OHV recreation, State Parks is now planning for what type of unit of the State Parks System Tesla will be. A large coalition, including the Sierra Club and Audubon, are working to establish Tesla as a State Park Reserve. Join us to learn more about the work to permanently preserve this important native landscape on our doorstep.
There is a short 6+ minute video that is on the website at www.teslapark.org (home page ‘Watch the Story” button, or at this post link https://teslapark.org/watch-video-tesla-hismet-warep-sacred-earth/
