Date: 12/8/23 12:16 pm From: England via groups.io <wdchkgsqrl...> Subject: [SJBirds] DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING: "CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS-A DISCUSSION WITH DAVID YEE"
DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING: "CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS-A DISCUSSION WITH DAVID YEE"
DECEMBER 12 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Please join us for our annual Christmas Bird Count review with updates provided by our very own David Yee. David will discuss the latest information on birds in the Central Valley, the State, North America, and the World. David has his finger on the pulse of all-things bird related so you can rest assured that we will be receiving the latest information that’s out there.
David Yee is a past San Joaquin Audubon Society President, Board Member, and Field Trip Leader. He is also a Founding member, Past President, and Board member of the Central Valley Bird Club, the creator of the Central Valley Birding Symposium, and a wonderful friend and mentor to most San Joaquin Audubon Society birders.
We meet at Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Avenue. Lighted parking. Refreshments.
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Alan England, Stockton
Date: 12/4/23 7:23 pm From: England via groups.io <wdchkgsqrl...> Subject: [SJBirds] FIELD TRIPS THIS WEEKEND: Cosumnes, Mokelumne Fish Hatchery
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COSUMNES RIVER WALK
DECEMBER 9 @ 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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 at 7:00 AM.
MONTHLY CENSUS @ MOKELUMNE FISH HATCHERY
DECEMBER 10 @ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join leaders Joanne Katanic and 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.
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Alan England, Stockton
Date: 12/2/23 5:21 pm From: Pat Paternostro <BRONCOS30...> Subject: [SJBirds] Lodi Lake walk
This morning I was joined by 4 others for a walk through the nature area. Highlights included: A single Merlin in the "Merlin tree", great views of a Cooper's hawk and a winter flock of birds (some feeding on grapes). Birds in the flock included - Juncos, Robins, Orange-crowned and YR Watblers, Bushtit, Nuttail’s Woodpecker, a single Varied Thrush and a late leaving Western Tanager.
Overall a great day.
Pat
Date: 12/1/23 10:31 am From: England via groups.io <wdchkgsqrl...> Subject: [SJBirds] SJ AUDUBON DECEMBER FIELD TRIPS
DECEMBER FIELD TRIPS
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INTRODUCTORY BIRDING @ LODI LAKE
DECEMBER 2 @ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join leader Pat Paternostro at the north end of Laurel Ave. in Lodi (on the east side of Lodi Lake Park, off 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.
COSUMNES RIVER WALK
DECEMBER 9 @ 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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 at 7:00 AM.
MONTHLY CENSUS @ MOKELUMNE FISH HATCHERY
DECEMBER 10 @ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join leaders Joanne Katanic and 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.
WOODBRIDGE WILDERNESS SURVEY
DECEMBER 16 @ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join leaders Pat Paternostro for our monthly census of this small riparian area on the banks of the Mokelumne River. Meet the leader at the north end of Meadowlark Lane in Woodbridge at 8:00 AM.
BEGINNER’S BIRD WALK @ MOUNTAIN HOUSE CREEK PARK & WETLANDS
DECEMBER 23 @ 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join San Joaquin Audubon member, Henry Koertzen for a beginning bird trip for people of all ages. We will start the bird walk at 8:00AM 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.
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Alan England, Stockton
Date: 11/14/23 9:01 am From: k foley <kaseyfoley...> Subject: [SJBirds] Diet and Nomadic Migration in Red Crossbills-San Joaquin Audubon Program TONIGHT
Sorry for the last minute notice but you may want to join us for tonight’s program in Stockton.
DIET AND NOMADIC MIGRATION IN RED CROSSBILLS
Tuesday, NOVEMBER 14 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Presented by Konshau Duman
Konshau’s research is on the relationship between diet and nomadic migration in the Red Crossbill. He spent his first season studying their migration diet by observing them in the field during the period when most of them are on the move in early summer, and his continuing work will have to do with more intensive study of their fattening and energetics. Konshau is especially interested in the differences in movement strategies across the call types to figure out how far they have to go and why. In this talk, Konshau will cover the Red Crossbill annual cycle, how these questions fit into it, and how eBird and iNaturalist users can make this and other research possible.
Konshau is a second year PhD student at UC Davis studying diet and movement in birds, with a focus on the Red Crossbills. He is an avid birder and field naturalist with a passion for identifying everything, and he enjoys thinking about the life histories of birds, insects, plants, fishes, and more. Natural history has been his passion since he was a child growing up in the Western Mojave Desert. He got his BS from UC Davis in 2020 and since then he and his wife Lynette have worked several bird survey field jobs in Montana, SE California, and the Central Valley. The thing he really loves about birds is that they are so good at flying and how that really sets them apart from other living things in terms of their habitat use and adaptations.
Location Central United Methodist Church, Fireside Room, 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton. Lighted parking. Refreshments.
