The Valley Habitat

September 2012
A Joint Publication of the Stanislaus Audubon Society and the Yokuts Group of the Sierra Club
Yokuts September Program by Larry Simon Joseph N. LeConte: Exploring, Mapping, and Photographing the High Sierra, 1890 to 1930
Larry Simon has backpacked all across the Sierra since the age of five, and continues to do so with his wife and two daughters. He began his research into the life of Joe LeCo nte 15 years ago at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, where he discovered the LeConte maps, trip diaries, and photographs. LeConte blazed new trails in the Sierra Nevada, made numerous first ascents of its highest peaks, and produced a stunning collection of photographs with his glass-plate cameras. He succeeded John Muir as president of the Sierra Club, served as club treasurer for over 30 years and played a crucial role in the establishment of Kings Canyon National Park . Today Joe LeConte is the forgotten giant of the High Sierra. The program will be held Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Fellowship Hall of the College Avenue Church, 1341 College Ave. (at Orangeburg) in Modesto. Refreshments and Socializing begin at 6:45 p.m., and the program starts at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. New Sierra Club Calandars!

teers. This Spring my husband and I ceiling and massive fireplace, it spent an inspiring week there as vol- houses a library of environmental books, a childrens corner, and displays unteers. View From the Chair Anita Young about the Clubs beginnings and the The drive into Yosemite, history of its vital conservation efforts. Even as next-door neighbors with its spectacular scenery, is alLeConte Memorial Lodge is open to Yosemite, we might not be aware ways a thrill. This trip was even of the huge contribution made by the more amazing as the afternoon sun- from mid-Spring to mid-Fall, with Sierra Club to the early preservation shine sparkled on the dogwood blos- evening programs that highlight Yosemite history and natural wonders. of Yosemite as a national park. In its soms, with a breathtaking view of beginning days as a conservation As a volunteer I enjoyed Bridalveil Fall in the background. organization, the Sierra Club was the talking with visitors to the Lodge, overseer to the vast beauty of Yosemite. including the Board of Directors of The Sierra Club operated the first the Sierra Club, which was having its visitor center in Yosemite specifically first visit to Yosemite. I recognized to insure that the fledgling park was Michael Brune, the Clubs executive free from destruction and degradadirector, and introduced him to the tion caused by logging, mining and newest display on climate change. animal grazing within its boundaries. The Lodge is one of the The Club was also led outSierra Clubs unique public faces, ings to share this beauty with others. sharing our rich history of conservaAn early visitor to Yosemite was tion and inviting everyone to explore, Joseph LeConte, a UC Berkeley enjoy and protect the planet. You can LeConte Memorial Lodge geology professor. It is in his honor learn more about the LeConte Methat the LeConte Memorial Lodge morial Lodge, including volunteer was built. The Lodge continues to be The Lodge is a lovely exam- opportunities and an article by run by the Sierra Club under the ple of the First Bay Tradition of ar- Yokuts own Elaine Gorman by goleadership of curator Bonnie Geisel chitecture made popular by Bernard ing to http:/www.sierraclub.org/ and her band of Sierra Club volunMaybeck. Inside, with its vaulted education/leconte/interior.asp.

The Sierra Clubs Home in Yosemite National Park

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RECENT SIGHTINGS OF RARE OR UNCOMMON BIRDS
LEAST BELLS VIREOS: In Merced County, Elizabeth Ames reported two singing LEAST BELLS VIREOS at the entrance of the Merced N.W.R. on May 13. In Stanislaus County, Cory Gregory found a singing LEAST BELLS VIREO in a restricted portion of the San Joaquin River N.W.R. on June 15. NOTE: This State Endangered species is making a modest, but significant comeback in the San Joaquin Valley. There have now been sightings of males singing, or pairs breeding, in six of the past eight summers, in one or another of all three refuges of the San Luis National Refuge Complex. BROWN PELICANS: In Stanislaus County, Jeff Davis saw a juvenile BROWN PELICAN flying north by I -5 near Patterson on June 27. In Merced County, another juvenile Brown Pelican was found by Ralph Baker and four other participants of an Audubon field trip at Stevinson Ranch on July 14. Eight juvenile Brown Pelicans were seen by Kent van Vuren on July 17 at the San Luis Reservoir; Brian Sullivan saw ten there four days later. David Suddjian had twenty-two there on July 30, as well as thirteen more on an island near the Romero Visitor Center NOTE: These and other inland sightings of this coastal species may be related to large numbers of young Brown Pelicans that have been found starving all along the coast this summer. Wildlife Rescue has called this a natural die-off, but there may be other reasons found, once the entire mortality event undergoes more thorough study. STANISLAUS COUNTY: On May 18, Jim Gain had a BREWERS SPARROW near the end of Davis Road. Sal Salerno found a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK on May 31 at Tuolumne River Regional Park. Harold Reeve, Bill Amundsen, and Eric Caine had an alternate-plumaged RUDDY TURNSTONE during a bird survey at the restricted-access Modesto Water Quality Treatment Facilities on June 10. Eric Caine, Ralph Baker, and Harold Reeve had several BANK SWALLOWS at the same facility on July 8. Harold Reeve had a MEW GULL on July 21, on the Delta Mendota Canal that crosses Gaffery Road.
Several observers have found SWAINSONS THRUSHES: John Harris May 17, Oakdale; Jim Gain May 18, Dawson Lake; Cory Gregory and other observers, June 6-28, San Joaquin River N.W.R. A MESSAGE FROM AUDUBON CALIFORNIA EARLY BIRDERS CLASS, FALL 2012

The San Joaquin River is part of the largest river restoration on the West Coast, which will once again connect this mighty river from the mountains to the sea. The river will provide water for farms, recreation, and the restoration of habitat for salmon, birds, and other wildlife. In order to ensure this historic restoration program goes forward, we need to let our elected officialsRep. Denham, Sens. Boxer and Feinstein realize that we support a living San Joaquin River. To learn more about this campaign and how to show your support, go to: www.imfortheriver.org Meghan Hertel, San Joaquin River Project Manager, Audubon California

Salvatore Salerno is offering another Early Birders class through the M.J.C. Community Education Department. This course is designed for the beginning or intermediate birdwatcher in the identification and appreciation of wild birds. The class meets on Thursday, September 6, 2012. The field trips are to Caswell Memorial State Park on Saturday, September 8, and to Knights Ferry on Saturday, September 15. The class is listed in the mjc4life catalog for Fall 2012, which was mailed out in early August. Interested participants can register by going online at www.mjc4life.org or by calling 575-6063.

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THOSE CRAFTY CORVIDS
Some birds, like thrashers and rails, present challenges for birders due to their furtive ways. Other birds are bold in behavior, raucous of voice, and gregarious by nature. Surely the corvids are members of one of the most aggressive and noticeable of bird families. If you havent seen or heard a scrub-jay, magpie, or crow so far today, then you probably havent been out of your house yet. Whether we enjoy birds as a hobby or observe them for nature study, were often convinced that corvids are among the most cunning of them. But how can we prove that to a scientific certainty? A chief obstacle to any measurement of the intelligence of birds is the unfair comparison of theirs to our own. For good and ill, a human is endowed with an upright posture, hands with opposable thumbs, and most amazingly, a brain containing an estimated 100 billion neurons with 100 trillion synapses. No other animal can compete with those features. But what if we applied broad definitions of any signs of intelligence to all species? Lets agree that Intelligence includes these abilities: to learn from and adapt to new situations, to have insight in solving problems, to remember information and exploit it for survival. Then we will find those attributes diffused among warm-blooded creatures. What humans have in greater quantity, birds have in lesserand corvids stand in front of that line. Corvids are smart in using human activity for their benefit. Consider the movement of Western Scrub -Jays into cities. For one thing, human presence will deter predators
by Salvatore Salerno

that would normally attack the jays in the wild. For another, lawns and ornamental trees afford scrub-jays plenty of the insects, seeds, and nuts they eat. Crows and ravens, as opportunistic scavengers, have benefited even more from human proximity. They have learned to exploit not only food crops, but also edible waste material, for their needs, Corvids also display intelligence with caching strategies, burying nuts in the ground or hiding them in trees. They often return and relocate their food in anticipation of theft. Clarks Nutcrackers and Piyon Jays have the best memories; they are able to remember thousands of cached food locations.

New Caledonian Crows are among the few non-primates to fashion and use tools in the wild, by creating hooks from twigs and leaves to probe into holes for food. This crow is also the only species besides our own that can invent new tools by modifying old oneschanging the sizes of those hooksand pass that skill along to others of its group. These crows are impressive in the lab, too. A crow named Betty took a straight wire, a material not found in the wild, and spontaneously bent that into a hook several times, a feat difficult even for chimpanzees. Another experiment involved these crows using a short stick for retrieval of a longer stick, in turn retrieving a box of food out of reach. Another hallmark of intelligence is play behavior. Here again, we find ravens engaged in the similar antics of otters and dolphins. Bern Heinrich has studied ravens dropping and catching objects in flight for no discernible reason other than play. Ravens play tug-of-war with sticks, hang on branches while holding objects, and cache inedible objects. They have been observed sliding down snow-covered roofs or hills repeatedly. Most impressively, ravens perform aerial aerobatics, swooping, rolling and flying upside-down. Some of those tricks may indicate mating behavior, but a lot of it looks like play. Watch ravens in flight for awhile and decide for yourself whether theyre acting instinctually or just having fun. The scrub-jays and crows of today have a lineage going back 17 million years, with virtually no damage to the earth that has sustained them. Perhaps our large brains may yet learn some things from the smaller ones in our midst.

Florida Scrub-Jay on Human Daniel Lee Brown www.naturestoc.smugmug.com

Ravens have proven their intelligence by adapting to every terrestrial habitat, and by flourishing throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They are unique problem-solvers. In the wild, ravens have been observed announcing the presence of carcasses for mammals to find, thus enabling them to scavenge the remains. In the lab, they succeed at many tests, including one for insight, by using their feet to hold strings and pull food up to them.

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August 26, Half Moon Bay. Meet at 6:30 a.m. behind the Stanislaus County Library, 15th and H Streets, Modesto. Trip Leader: Sal Salerno, bees2@sbcglobal.net, 526-9832. This is an all-day trip, at the end of which we will have dinner at a restaurant in Half Moon Bay before returning to Modesto. Bring a bag lunch. Carpooling will be encouraged. RSVP is not necessary, but desirable. We will be birding in several habitats, including Burleigh-Murray State Park, Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Fitzgerald State Beach, and Princeton Harbor. September 8. Modesto City Parks offer a very good and convenient place to look for migrating songbirds (booklet, page 34). Trip leader, Dan Gilman, spiderdan1974@att.net, 551-5440. Meet at the Stanislaus Library parking lot at 1500 I Street. at 7:00 a.m. We'll be back about noon. September 16 and October 21. San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge (booklet page 31) is huge and offers the most diverse habitats in the area, including deep water lake, riparian forest, oak woodlands, grassland, and seasonal wetland. Trip leader Bill Amundsen ( 521-8256, birdscouter@prodigy.net) chooses the particular habitats to visit each month based on conditions and season. Meet at the Stanislaus Library parking lot at 1500 I Street. at 7:00 a.m. We'll be back early afternoon. September 22. San Luis Reservoir. This Merced county area has wooded areas that form migrant traps for song birds. The birds migrate south hugging the east side of the Coast Range, flying mostly over dry grasslands. When they see these rare wooded areas, they drop out of the sky to feed. We'll be there to watch and listen. Trip leader is Dale Swanberg, daylo@netzero.net, 357-2494, who wrote the book on the area, booklet, page 62. Meet at the Stanislaus Library parking lot at 1500 I Street. at 7:00 a.m. We'll be back mid afternoon.
October 6, Point Reyes. Trip leader, Jim Gain, phalarope@sbcglobal.net, 5516343. Leave the County Library parking lot at 1500 I Street at 5:45 with a stop at the Hwy 580/Santa Rita exit McDonalds (leaving there at 7:00). Meeting again at the Bear Valley Visitors Center around 8:30. We will leave the peninsula around 2:30 PM for the return home. Please bring a lunch. Depending on weather conditions this may be a prime weekend for eastern vagrants. Past years trips have produced Yellow-green Vireo, Tennessee Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Black-andwhite Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Tropical Kingbird, Palm Warbler and many more.
AMERICA'S BIRDIEST COUNTY (ABC) - UNOFFICIAL FALL VERSION Stanislaus Audubon is announcing a birding event in Stanislaus County on the weekend of September 7-9th. This event will give us a glimpse of what bird species are present in Stanislaus County over a three-day fall migration period. Participants are going to spend time over the 72 hour period spanning from midnight Thursday/Friday until midnight Sunday/Monday. We are looking for volunteers to join up with a group to survey specific spots or for a few brave souls willing to step outside their houses and observe the birds in their own backyards or city parks. For the rules of our "Unofficial" version of the Spring ABC event and if you are interested in joining in the fun, please email me (jimgain@sbcglobal.net) and let me know if you want to join a group or venture out on your own. We plan on entering all bird observations into eBird (www.ebird.org).

Audubon Field Trip Email List

If you would like to be on a group email to advise you of all Audubon field trips, please email: Dave Froba at froba@comcast.net Stanislaus Audubon Society
Board of Directors: Bill Amundsen, Ralph Baker, Eric Caine, Joe Devine, Lori Franzman, Jody Hallstrom, David Froba, Daniel Gilman, John Harris, Harold Reeve, Salvatore Salerno, Dale Swanberg. Officers & Committee Chairs President: Sal Salerno 985-1232 (bees2@sbcglobal.net)

Vice President: Eric Caine 968-1302 (ericcaine@sbcglobal.net) Treasurer: David Froba Secretary: John Harris Membership: Revolving San Joaquin River Refuge Field Trips: Bill Amundsen 521-8256 (birdscouter@prodigy.net) Other Field Trips: David Froba 521-7265 (froba@comcast.net) Christmas Bird Counts:
Harold Reeve 538-0885

521-7265 (froba@comcast.net) 848-1518 (johnh@mills.edu)

How To Join Audubon To become a member of National Audubon Society, which entitles you to receive Valley Habitat and Audubon Magazine, send your check for $20.00 to: National Audubon Society Membership Data Center P.O. Box 422250 Palm Coast, FL 32142 If you are a current member, please check the expiration date on the mailing label, so that you may rejoin in time to continue receiving our publications. Visit our website: www.stanislausbirds.org

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Weekly Thursday Sierra Club Hikes
Creek. On the second day, we entered the No. Fork Kings River drainage, Meeting time 8:00AM at Mary La- and enjoyed a refreshing dip in the swimming holes that the river carved varoni Park in Groveland. out of the glacially polished granLeader: Frank Oyung, for details and to sign-up, (209) 962-7585, ite. We passed by a couple of log frank-oyung@sbcglobal.net cabins on the way to our second camp, Granite Slab. As we entered Black Saturday, September 15, 2012 Cap Basin on the 3rd day we began the Sierra Club Dayhike cross-country portion of the hike, passMt. Dana ing Portal, Midway, Cathedral and From Tioga Pass to Dana, an exChapel Lakes, before making camp at tremely difficult hike due to the Pearl Lake. Sylvan got busy catching elevation and rocky terrain. Elevation from 10,000 feet to 13,049 feet in 2 trout (yum, they were tasty), while the miles. (1D). Reservations required. rest of us swam in the lake. Our 4th Leader, Frank, (209) 962-7585, day led us past the "military" lakes of email frank-oyung@sbcglobal.net Regiment, Division, and Battalion. We for details. stopped for lunch at Bighorn Lake; Randy, Russ and Henry took a challenging route danced to Randy's ukulele renditions. The Rainbow granite dance floor never saw such gyrations -Elaine with the Twist, John with the waltz and polka, Paul with country swing (look out, he's hot), Henry with the Hokey Pokey, and Sandy and Jerry on the Bunny Hop. Day 5 began with a very challenging hike over Black Cap Pass, and a side hike to the Blackcap Mt summit (over 11,500 ft. elev.). Tim's navigating skills were tested as we dropped steeply down into Bench Valley. We spent several hours hiking by (and swimming in -- Mary always the first to dive in) Colt, Horsehead, Filly, and Maguire Lakes. The day ended at Mosquito Log camp, adjacent to Falls Creek, with nightly entertainment of jokes and Outing Report -- 18th Annual riddles. Day Yokuts Summer Backpack 6 began our Five vehicles pulled into the Maxson long, mostly Meadow trailhead at Courtwright Resdownhill ervoir, east of Fresno, on the morning march toof July 27. Our 12 participants came wards the from the Sierra foothills, the Central trailhead, Valley, the Bay Area, the Calif. coast, following an and Texas, with ages ranging from 19 unmaintained to 72, all looking forward to a week in trail along the John Muir Wilderness. As we Falls Creek, headed upward on the trail, our packs then catching weighed heavy on our shoulders and the main trail hips, prompting some of us to ditch At Chapel Lake, by Tim Ford down the clothing and non-essential gear along Kings River. up to Valor Lake, while Jerry, Sylvan, the way, to be picked up on our return Elaine and John enjoyed the waters of Our final night was in the woods next trip. At lunch, we drew straws for Ambition Lake. A couple more miles to Long Meadow, 4.5 miles from the meal preparation, eliciting sighs of of hiking led us to Rainbow Lake trailhead. Other trip highlights includrelief from some cooking groups, and where we made camp. Paul, Tim, ed meadows and wetlands of wildgroans from others. Henry and Sylvan caught several flowers, outstanding vistas, isolation, Our tired group's first camp was at the trout. Later that evening, besides our moonlit nights, frequent hootenannies, usual singing with the ukulele, we head of the gorge on Post Corral (Continued on page 6)

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(Outing Report, Continued from page 5) "olympic bocci ball, delicious dinners, Karen's tales of her travels to Africa, comeraderie of hiking pals, and lastly the traditional trip quiz, orchestrated by Elaine & Randy at the parting buffet lunch, to determine just who was our most perceptive hiker of the group, with great gifts for all the winners. Thanks to Randy Brown and Jerry Jackman for leading this outing, we are all looking forward to next year's adventure.

Solar Panels Thinking about investing in solar panels for your home? Richard Anderson and Randy Schack are organizing Modesto's first "Solar Open House" on Saturday, Oct 6, 9-12 a.m. Several homeowners will open their yards to visitors who would like to see their system, and ask questions about how they work and if they have worked out economically. Local solar companies will also open their doors to explain to residents how to get a solar system making their electricity, while helping the environment and national energy balance.
More details to be firmed up, but contact Richard Anderson at: andersonr@mjc.edu or Randy Schack at: randy.schack@greatvalleyenergysolutions.com for more info.
SECOND PRINTING OF BIRDING SITES BOOKLET AVAILABLE

Yokuts Summer Backpack, photo by Randall Brown

LESSER FLAMINGO This Lesser Flamingo was seen at the Ceres Water Reclamation Facility on July 17. Other observers continued to see this bird through August. This avian oddity was doubtless released or escaped from a private collection or zoo. The natural occurrence of Lesser Flamingo, the smallest and most numerous of the six flamingo species worldwide, is in southern Asia and Africa.

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.

Lesser Flamingo

Photo Joe Devine

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The Yokuts Sierra Club group, along with the Delta Sierra and Tuolumne Groups have formed a StocktonModesto-Sonora Meetup group that includes Sierra Club outings and events. Its easy and free to join this Meetup, just go to the link below and sign up. Its not necessary to be a Sierra Club member to join. Once you sign up, you will automatically be sent announcements of new and upcoming Meetup events. Join the fun and get active in the Sierra Club. http://www.meetup.com/StocktonModesto-Sonora-Sierra-Club/

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DONATIONS NEEDED SEP 22 SEP 29 Clean out the clutter and help the Yokuts. Drop off donations at the home of Jerry Jackman from Sep 22 through Sep 29 2012. We live at 704 Tokay Avenue, off Sunrise, two blocks north of Briggsmore. Donations can be left on the porch. Call Jerry (209) 577-5616 if you need assistance. WINE AND CHEESE AND PRICING PARTY FRIDAY, Sep 28 5PM - 9 PM Mark your calendar for the best Wine and Cheese and pricing party ever. Sep 28, 5-9 PM, 704 Tokay ---Help us organize and price donations and bring some wine or cheese to share, or just yourself! We always have fun. We love to meet new people. GARAGE SALE\FUND RAISER SATURDAY, Sep 29 8AM - 3PM Join us to help out or shop for lots of bargains and great stuff that is always donated. Contact Sandy at 209 577-5616(evenings) or Kathy 209 601-8660 if you are interested in helping. 7AM 9 AM - The sale starts at 8 AM but the first two hours are always busy. We need extra people to get organized in the morning. Posting signs and fighting off the early buyers. 9 AM 3 PM - Help with Yard sale. Come for a few hours or all day. 3 PM 4 PM - We need people to help pack up and/or haul away leftovers to charity and recycling.

The Valley Habitat

September 2012