|
DATE |
EVENT |
|
1904 - 1908 |
Annie M.
Alexander collects the first documented
Stanislaus County bird specimens near the town
of Grayson. |
|
1910 - 1919 |
Joseph Mailliard,
Joseph S. Dixon, Joseph Grinnell, Tracy I.
Storer and W.D. Toomes all collect specimens for
the U.C. Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.
Mailliard provides the only county record for
BROWN PELICAN and W.D. Toomes provides an
extraordinatory report of EMPEROR GOOSE. |
|
1932 |
Charles H.
Feltes begins a 50 year history of banding birds
in Modesto. He bands the county's only record of
BOHEMIAN WAXWING. |
|
1944 |
Grinnell and
Miller publish "The Distribution of the Birds of
California" which incorporates the findings of
the early collectors. This book is a milestone
as it is the first detailed published account of
the distribution of the birds found in
Stanislaus County. |
|
1952 |
The first Los
Baños CBC is held on December 23rd, 1952. |
|
1973 |
A group of
Stanislaus County birders decide to branch off
the San Joaquin Chapter of the National Audubon
Society and form the Stanislaus Audubon Society.
Founding members included Rene Blondeau, John
Geisler, Jim Foster, Bill and Cari Amundsen. |
|
1976 |
First
LaGrange/Waterford CBC is held on December 19th,
1976 |
|
1979 |
Don Lundberg
donates $100,000 to Stanislaus Audubon for the
purposes of preserving habitat in Stanislaus
County. |
|
1980 |
The chapter
incorporates by filing papers with the State of
California on August 21, 1980. The board
officers were Linda Frugé - President; Erwin
Salomon - Vice-President; Deborah Bradford -
Secretary and Evan Faulke - Treasurer. |
|
1985-1992 |
Harold Reeve and
Eric Caine actively bird Stanislaus County and
document 36 new species for the Stanislaus
County Bird List. Including such finds as BRANT,
TUFTED DUCK, LONG-TAILED DUCK, SURF SCOTER,
AMERICAN and PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER,
WANDERING TATTLER, SOLITARY, STILT and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, SANDERLING, FRANKLIN,
WESTERN and SABINE'S GULLS, LONG-TAILED JAEGER,
PINYON JAY, BROWN THRASHER, CHESTNUT-SIDED,
MAGNOLIA and VIRGINIA'S WARBLERS, SWAMP SPARROW
and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. |
|
1986 |
Christman Island
is purchased from the Lyon's family. Stanislaus
Audubon contributes $100,000 |
|
1987 |
The San Joaquin
River NWR is officially established with 2,300
acres of easements and fee title. |
|
1988 |
The first
Caswell/Westley CBC is held on January 3rd, 1988.
Harold Reeve publishes Birds of Stanislaus
County A Checklist and Date Guide. |
|
1997 |
Stanislaus
Audubon launches its website. |
|
2000 |
The STA_Birds
listserve begins on July 24. |
