LIKE! STANISLAUS AUDUBON SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK

Stanislaus Audubon Society has started a Facebook page for birders to share comments and photos on birds and birding. This page is not limited to county birds.  If you have gone birding elsewhere in California, out of state, or even in another country, feel free to share your photos by emailing them to stanislausaudubon@gmail.com. Then the administrator can upload the photos to the Facebook page.

Search for Stanislaus Audubon Society page.  If you cannot find this page, you can “friend” Stanislaus Audubon.  From there, you can search Stanislaus Audubon Society and click onto Like!  From that point on, you can post comments directly onto the Facebook page.

SECOND PRINTING OF BIRDING SITES BOOKLET NOW AVAILABLE

The second printing of “The Birding Sites of Stanislaus and Merced Counties” is now available for birders. This 92-page booklet contains descriptions of more than forty locations for birding in those two counties, including directions, habitats, and the birds found there during different seasons. This collaborative effort also has photographs, illustrations, and a revised checklist showing the status and distribution of 311 bird species.

This printing includes additions of a few birds and some emendations to the text, as well as a Rare Bird Documentation Form. The booklet may be obtained from Audubon field trip leaders for a suggested donation of $10.00. Birders who would like to have the booklet mailed to them may contact Salvatore Salerno at bees2@sbcglobal.net for shipping information. Local residents may also purchase the booklets at The Great Valley Museum.

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THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IS OPEN!

The day that we have been waiting for, some for many years, has finally arrived! Stanislaus Audubon is pleased to announce that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened the southern section of the San Joaquin River National Wildlife to the public. This refuge will be open all year, from dawn to dusk. The Pelican Nature Trail is a four-mile loop that goes through wetlands, restored riparian woodlands, and old-growth valley oaks. The trailhead and parking lot are on Dairy Road.  (From Highway 132, go south on River Road for two miles, then left for one mile on Dairy Road.)

 NOTE:  The monthly field trips by Stanislaus Audubon will continue, and they often go into other areas of the refuge.