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The Valley Hab itatFebruary 2012

A Joint Pub l icati on of th e Sta n islaus Audubo n Soci ety

and the Yo kut s Group of th e Sie rra Clu b

February 17th, 2012 Program: Straight From the Scrambler's Mouth:An Introduction to Gorge Scrambling

Explore, Enjoy and

Protect the Planet

I hope you were able to view therecent Ansel Adams exhibit at theCarnegie Arts Center and the JohnMuir exhibit at the Oakland Museum ofCalifornia. Adams, the preeminent

photographer of Muirs Range ofLight, his beloved High Sierra,showed the world the majesty ofthese peaks, lakes and meadows.His work carried on the fight Muirstarted to protect these treasures for

us to enjoy into the infinite future.

Januarysprogram meeting featurednature photography from Yokutsand Audubon members. While thequality of the photos perhaps didnot match that of Ansel Adams, itwas a joy to share each experienceof the natural world. Februarys

program promises another chanceto explore and enjoy with thephotography of Paul Plathe, who

will be speaking about gorgescrambling.

Whether you enjoy wonders of theSierra from the comfort of the frontseat of your car, or during a hardytramp across wilderness passes and

into canyons for days at a time,your right to explore and enjoythese wild places is protectedby the efforts of the Sierra Cluband other conservation organiza-tions. While many of us considerthese wild places sacred, there isrelentless pressure to develop themfor mining minerals, for grazinglivestock, for high-impact tourism.

We appreciate the work done onour behalf to keep much of thewilderness as it was during thetime of John Muir and Ansel

Adams.

Anita Young, Yokuts Group Chair

email: ayyoungbooks2@gmail.com

6:45 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Fellowship Hall of the College Ave. Church, 1341 College Ave. (at Or-

angeburg) in Modesto. Refreshments and socializing begin at 6:45 p.m. The program starts at 7 p.m. It is free and

open to the public.

I must admit, when I first heard about Gorge Scrambling, I hadn't a clue what that entailed, so I decided to

Google it to see what it was all about. As it turns out, one of the first search results lead me to the Delta-SierraGroup, where fearless leader Paul Plathe spends the better part of his summer guiding other Scramblers asthey traverse through river canyons and gorges, negotiate rapids, and scramble up and over boulders. Basedon my research he is the Jedi-Master of the Gorge Scramble and at our next program meeting on February17th, he will give us a glimpse of his exhilarating adventures when he presents a slide show walking usthrough some of his scrambles, providing us with some great tips for getting started and best of all letting usknow where the hottest scrambling spots can be found, right in our own backyard. Some of highlights includeareas of the North Fork American Wild and Scenic River Canyon as well as some of the lesser known rivercanyons in the Motherlode Region. Join us as Paul shares some of his favorite scrambling expeditions andsecrets from the world of gorge scrambling. When he's finished you may find that you too have caught the

Gorge Scrambling bug just as Paul did some 30 years ago.

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RECENT SIGHTINGS OF RAREOR UNCOMMON BIRDS

Ralph Baker had an immature CLAY-COLORED SPARROWat the Beckwith Road refuge obser-vation platform on December 28. That was the third Stanislaus County record for this species. In-credibly, Harold and Sherrie Reeve saw asecond Clay-colored Sparrow, in association with the other one,

on January 14 in the same location, making thatthe fourth record. The previous Clay-colored Sparrow wasfound by Eric Caine, also on Beckwith Road, in January 2007. Dur ing the Caswell-Westley C.B.C. onDecember 30, Jim Gain had two GLAUCOUS GULLS at the restricted-access Modesto WaterQuality Control Facility. John Harris had a HAMMONDS FLYCATCHER on his property east ofOakdale on December 31 which continued into January. This tiny f lycatcher summers in the Sierras andnormally winters from Mexico to Central America, so that non-migratory sighting was unusual.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS

Joe Devine

HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER

John Harris

THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT IS COMING SOON!

The National Audubon Society is co-sponsoring the 15thAnnual Great Backyard Bird Count during February 17-20,2012. This is an enjoyable activity in which participants can count birds in their backyards, at local parks, or even outof their office windowsduring their breaks, of course! You can spend as little as fifteen minutes counting birds ormake a whole weekend of it. You can even enter the photo contest associated with the count. For more information,

go online to www.birdcount.org. The email address is citizenscience@audubon.org.

Christmas Bird Count with Dog 12-17-11 Caswell-Westley Birders 12-29-11

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That title, given to theChannel Islands by the NationalPark Service, is an exaggerationwhen you consider the real Galpagos,with tortoises, marine iguanas, teem-ing seabirdsnot to mention thefinches Darwin studied that revolu-tionized natural history. But if thatanalogy is scaled down, you maywant to add that destination to your

New Years Resolutions. TheFarallon Islands have also beengiven that moniker, but theyre off-limits to all but bird researchers. TheChannel Islands National Park,though, is accessible to anyone with afew free days, a boat ticket, and an

adventuresome spirit.

The Channel Islands consistof eight islands in the Pacific offSouthern California, five of whichwere designated as a national park in1980. The closest islands are onlythirty miles from the coast and visiblefrom Santa Barbara, but their geo-

graphical isolation has enabled plantsand animals to evolve into endemicspecies and subspecies found nowhere

else on Earth.

For those interested in earlyNative American culture, theseislands provide intriguing finds. In1999, the discovery of a bone from

the Arlington Springs Man madenews as the earliest dated humanremains in the Americas. Thisevidence was proof that boats

were plied along the California coast13,000 years ago, and bolstered thetheory that the first Americans mayhave migrated from Siberia andAlaska by boats. The Chumash tribelived on three of the Channel Islands,trading with mainland tribes on swiftcanoes until Europeans arrived.There are still numerous Chumash

sites on the islands, mostly shell mid-dens and mortars, for those who want

to explore pre-Columbian history.

For botanists, the island florais a tapestry of diversity. Of all thevarieties of plants identified in thepark, 578 of them are native. SantaCruz Island is host to the endemicironwood and island oak. Santa Rosahas a grove of rare Torrey pines, andSan Miguel has a caliche forestformed by calcium carbonate castsaround plant roots and trunks. You

may admire native varieties ofchicory, rush rose, lace-pod, and

paintbrush in the blooming season.

Wildlife lovers will have afield day, too. The Santa Cruz Islandfox is the smallest canine species inNorth America, and campers mayencounter one scavenging at a

campsite or hunting deer mice in thefields. San Miguel Island is the only

location worldwide where six speciesof seals and sea lions breed. Whenyou take the boat, look for thesemarine mammals along the shore-lines. During winter, you might seegray whales cruising by; in summer,you may spot humpback, blue, or finwhales in the channel. There are onlyeight species of terrestrial reptiles

and amphibians, so the chances offinding any are slim, but maybe

youll be lucky.

For you birders, Ive savedthe choicest item for last. When youland at Prisoners Harbor, walk

around the corral area, and youllhave a good chance of encounteringthe Santa Cruz Island Scrub-Jay, abird found nowhere else in the world.Not only is this scrub-jay larger andbrighter than its mainland cousins,but it also has a more raucous

vocalization. (Its also the lastspecies that Sibley drew from sight inthe field for his guide.) When I go tthis lifer in 2010, I also saw endemicsubspecies of Pacific-slope Flycatcher,Bewicks Wren, and Orange-crownedWarblerall birds whose ancestors

have never been on the mainland.

Helen Keller once wrote,Life is either a daring adventure ornothing. Thats a false dilemma, Iknow, but enough truth is lodged in it

to be one of my favorite quotes.True, you wouldnt be going on anepic adventure, sailing to the wildGalpagos during arduous months atsea. You would have to scale downyour concept of adventure, too. Youwould only have to plan a drive toVentura and a boat ride for day hik-ing or overnight camping. You havenothing to fear but inertia itself. Iknow that as I prepare for yet another

trip, its bracing to repeat the mantra,

If not me, then who? If not now, thenwhen?

If you would like to be on a group emailto advise you of all Audubon field trips,please email:

Dave Froba at froba@comcast.net

THE GALPAGOS OF CALIFORNIA by Salvatore Salerno

Santa Cruz Island Scrub-Jay Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds

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StanislausAudubon SocietyBoard 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 521-7265

(froba@comcast.net)

Secretary: John Harris 848-1518

(johnh@mills.edu)

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

How to Join Audubon

To become a member of the NationalAudubon 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 51003 - Boulder, CO 80323-1003

Visit our web site at www.stanislausbirds.org

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2012 STANISLAUS AUDUBON FIELD TRIPS In connection with and incelebration of Stanislaus Audubon just having produced the booklet, "TheBirding Sites of Stanislaus and Merced Counties" ( see page 6 of this issue),we will visit all the featured sites in the booklet in the course of 2012 . We

will gear the trips to the time of year that is best for each site. The more of thetrips you attend, the better you will experience the extent of the wonderfulnatural history of our local area and if you have read the booklet before each

trip you will have an even better experience.

February 18 Santa Fe Grade Road/San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.

(booklet, pp. 51-57) Both sites are in Merced County. Santa Fe Grade is agravel, easily-birded road that runs through duck hunting clubs and offersexcellent access to water birds of all kinds. We'll be there after hunting sea-son. The San Luis site has grassland and riparian forest habitats, An extra isthe Tule Elk that live there. Meet at 7:00 a.m. at the Stanislaus Library park-

ing lot at 1500 I Street. We'll be out until mid afternoon. Trip leader, our Na-tional Wildlife Refuge specialist, Bill Amundsen, 521-8256,birdscouter@prodigy.net.

February 19 and March 18. San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge(booket page 31). Trip leader Bill Amundsen(521-8256,birdscouter@prodigy.net)advises that on each of these trips we'llbe visiting parts of the Refuge both north and south of Highway 132. WhiteLake, on a part of the Refuge not generally open to the public, is a placewhere you can see the famous mating dance of the Western Grebes as theyear moves on toward spring. Meet at the Stanislaus Library parking lot at

1500 I Street. at 7:00 a.m. We'll be back early afternoon.

March 10. La Grange Trail/ Dawson Lake/ Joe Domecq Wilderness(booklet pages 26,28,29).These three adjacent areas in the southeast part ofStanislaus county present a combination of river, deep water lake, shallowlake, and marsh habitats as well as their associated forests for the birders'pleasure. This combination is likely to offer a wide variety of birds, somehopefully suprises. Trip Leader, Sal Salerno, who wrote the parts of thecounties birding site booklet on these areas, 526-9832, will use his highlyattuned ears to find the birds. Meet at the Stanislaus Library parking lot at

1500 I Street at 7:00 a.m. We'll be back early afternoon.

NEWSLETTER LABELLING HELP NEEDED

There are many people who put together the newsletter you receive monthlyin the mail. One of the tasks is putting address labels on the newsletter.Stanislaus Audubon is requesting help from an Audubon member who is re-tired, or otherwise has free time on a weekday, to help others with these la-bels. This task lasts for only two hours a month, and only nine months a

year. If youd like to help, please contact Sal Salerno at

bees2@sbcglobal.net.

The Camp Jack Hazard Benefit

Concertfeaturing Brett and Nathan Dennen willbe held Sunday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m. atthe Gallo Center for the Arts. The Jackand Buena Foundation operate CampJack Hazard which used to be operatedby Modesto YMCA. Their mission is tobuild a new generation of leaders byproviding summer camp experiences foryouth of Central San Joaquin Valley. Ticketsare $35 to $70 and are on sale now.

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Yokuts Group of the S ierra Club

Yokuts Sierra Club joinsMeetup

The Yokuts Sierra Club group,

along with the Delta Sierra andTuolumne Groups have formed aStockton-Modesto-Sonora Meetupgroup that includes Sierra Cluboutingsand events. Programmeetings, special events, movienights, and outings will all beposted and sent to members of thisgroup. It is easy and free to joinMeetup, just go to the link belowand sign up. It is not necessary tobe a Sierra Club member to join.Currently there are over 60 mem-bers of this Meetup group. Onceyou sign up, you will automatical-ly be sent announcements of newand upcoming Meetup events.There are several dozen eventslisted on the calendar throughspring. So, join the fun, meet newfriends, and get active in the SierraClub.http://www.meetup.com/Stockton

-Modesto-Sonora-Sierra-Club/.

Saturday, February 4, 2012Dayhike (1B)

Yosemite Falls (Yokuts)Hike Yosemite Falls Trail fromthe valley floor (elev 4000 ft) tothe cascades at the base of the Up-per Falls (elev 5000 ft) for greatviews of the valley in Winter, the

lower falls from above, the cas-cades, the upper falls and the icecone formed around it. Round tripabout 4 mi. Bring rain gear, warmclothing, lunch, beverage, carpool$$, hiking boots, hiking poles, oth-er essentials. Experienced hikersonly. Please call leader Derek Cas-tle at 209.529.7816, or co-leader

Jim McGurrin at 209.538.6765for meeting time and place(Modesto area).

Ski Outing Day Trip at CraneFlat, Yosemite National Park

Saturday, Feb.18, BeginnerNordic Ski Tour to CranePeak Lookout and HeliportBaseAn easy 2-mile ski tour from theTuolumne Grove parking area tothe abandoned lookout. This is an

easy and scenic ski tour to

a high point on the west end ofCrane ridge, with a climb of lessthan 500 feet. All vehicles drivingin Yosemite during the winter

must carry tire chains.

For further detail, contact leader,209-962-7585, or email, frank-

oyung@sbcglobal.net

April 29-May 5, Sunday - Sat.Service Trip/Backpack (2B)Glen Canyon National Rec.Area (Delta-Sierra Group)Escalante River Canyon,

Utah. We will assist the National

Park Service in an ongoing Rus-

sian Olive eradication program.

This project started in the fall of

2000 and with the help of many

volunteers have eliminated over

42 miles of Russian Olive fromthe Escalante River. We will be

working at the direction of Park

Ranger Bill Wolverton, our job

will be to do initial clearing of rus-

sian olive trees using loppers,

small hand saws and herbicide.

We meet in Escalante, Utah Sun-

day morning, April 29, caravan

out to the trailhead and hike in via

Silver Falls Creek about 7 miles to

our base camp. Expect knee to

thigh deep river crossings, andsome bushwhacking. We work 4

days, day hike 1 day and hike out

Saturday morning May 5. Partici-

pants will be required to meet

work clothing requirements,

provide their own food and gear

on the trail and travel expenses to

the trailhead. For more infor-

mation contact the leader, Paul

Plathe at 209-476-1498.

MJC's Science Colloquium

All to be at Science 208, MJC EastCampus, 3:30-4:30 p.m. admissionfree and open to the public. Parking:off campus free, oncampus must pay.

Feb. 7 Julia Sankey, Ph.D.,CSU Stanislaus Geology Dept.

"Dinosaur Discoveries and Extinc-tions"

Feb. 14 Charles Darwin, Esq.,Down, England: "My Theory OfNatural Selection"

Our traditional "Chuck Cakes" will beserved in honor of our Darwin Dayspeaker.

Feb 21 M.J.C. Zoology Students

"Close Encounters of the Animal

Kind:Interactions Between AnimalSpecies" M.J.C. Zoology Students willlead us on a safari of amazing animalrelationships, from fascinating examplesof mimicry in insects to the importantrole of wolves in Yellowstone NationalPark.

Feb 28 Michael Fleming, Ph.D.,CSU Stanislaus, "The Recovery ofLife At Mt. St. Helens."

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Red Hills Outing Report

As there was no snow to be found, our January 3 outingended up at the Red Hills area. It was a beautiful sunnyday; even built up a sweat on the uphill stretches. Wildlifewas scarce, but we did catch a glimpse of the Don Pedroreservoir. Anita, Kathy, Mary, Alan, and I enjoyed the hikeof about 7 miles, or maybe more, depending on whomyou ask. The ambience at the 50's Roadhouse on the way

back was quite enjoyable!

Stanislaus/Merced Collaborative Big Year Update

The Stanislaus Audubon Collaborative 2011 Big Year forStanislaus and Merced counties ended on December 31,with a total of 254 species for the combined counties (218

in Merced and 225 in Stanislaus). Throughout the year, wecompiled sightings from any birders who contributed sight-ings. Most sightings were contributed through the Stani-slaus Birds and Central Valley Bird list-servers. The totalrepresents 81% of the known bird species for the two com-bined counties, and is slightly more than the 251 species

recorded during a similar Big Year in 2009.

The Big Year got off to a strong start with the Caswell-Westley Christmas Bird count on January 2. By the end ofthat month, the total number of species seen had reached155. After spring migration and the arrival of our summerbreeding species, the number had climbed to 226. Fall mi-gration and the onset of our current winter season broughtthe count to its final number. Number 254 was the Clay-colored Sparrow seen at the Beckwith Road viewing plat-

form on December 29.

The Big Year encompassed many of the significant birdingevents of the year, including the Caswell-Westley, La-Grange-Waterford, and Los Banos Christmas counts, fieldtrips during the Central Valley Bird Symposium, and many

Stanislaus Audubon field trips. Thirty-two birders submit-ted sightings, and many more participated through theirinvolvement in the events mentioned above. Two birdsthat were new to Stanislaus County (White-winged Doveand Pacific Loon) were found during the Big Year, as wereother rare birds reported elsewhere in the Recent Sightingscolumn of the newsletter. Some of the highlights includedNorthern Goshawk, Whip-poor-will, two Little Gulls, East-

ern Phoebe, Bells Vireo, and Clay-colored Sparrow.

Film showing: Mother, Caring for 7 Billion

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at the home ofAnita Young,Sierra Club Yokuts Group Chair, 1003 Coldwell Avenue,Modesto. Call209-529-2300 for directions.

The film addresses the issue of human population growthfrom a historical perspective to illustrate how global hu-man population has exponentially increased to exceed theEarths carrying capacity. From the 10,000-year-old ad-vent of agriculture to the use of fossil fuels for crop pro-duction and the increase in human longevity thanks tomodern medicine, the film outlines how such technologi-cal advances have unintentionally lead to a human popula-

tion which will reach 7 billion by the end of 2011. Forperspective, the global population was only 3.7 billion in1970. Check this link for a more detailed description ofthe film, or paste http://www.sacramentopress.com/

headline/58331into your browser.

BIRDING SITES BOOKLET NOW AVAILABLE

"The Birding Sites of Stanislausand MercedCounties"is now available for birders. This 90-page booklet con-tains a description of forty locations for birding in thosetwo counties, including habitats and the birds found

there during different seasons.

This collaborative effort also has photographs, illustrations,and an updated bar graph showing the status and distribution of310 bird species. This booklet can be purchased at the Great Val-

ley Museum.

It can also be obtained from Audubon field trip leadersfor a suggested donation of $10.00. Birders from oth-er areas who would like to have the booklet mailed to them maycontact me atbees2@sbcglobal.netfor mailing information.

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Yokuts Group of the S ierra Club

Yokuts Group of the Sierra ClubManagement Committee

Chair Anita Young 529-2300

(ayyoungbooks2@gmail.com)Treasurer Sylvan Bupp 524-0074

(enbupp@yahoo.com)

Secretary Maryann Hight 417-9114(mhight@csustan.edu)

Programs Alexandra Hoffmann 985-1575

(ahoffmann216@gmail.com)

Conservation Brad Barker 526-5281

(braddbarker@gmail.com)

Membership Kathy Clarke 575-2174(kathyclarke@prodigy.net)

Hospitality Candy Klaschus 632-5473(cklaschus@gmail.com)

Publicity Dorothy Griggs 549-9155(dorothygriggs@att.net)

Outings Randall Brown 632-5994(rbrown@csustan.edu)

Newsletter Nancy Jewett 664-9422(njewett@sbcglobal.net)

Mailing Kathy Weise 545-5948

(kweise@ssica.com)

Political Jerry Jackman 577-5616

(jjackman@sbcglobal.net)

Population Milt Trieweiler 664-1181

(magictrain@aol.com)

Fundraising Leonard Choate 524-3659

Website Jason Tyree

(jason.tyree@gmail.com)

Check out our Website:

http://motherlode.sierraclub.org/yokuts

To send stories to the Habitat, e-mail: njewett@sbcglobal.net

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Happy New Year!

And just a note to THANK everyone who madethe Yokuts Holiday Party such a rousing success.There were many familiar faces and some new

faces who all came to enjoy an evening of HolidaySpirit. The food was fantastic, the raffle basketswere awesome and the carols sung were SO

MUCH FUN! If you werent there you missedquite a party! Mark your calendars for December

2012 and watch the Habitat, well let you know

the date to come and enjoy. Kathy Weise

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Sierra Club and Audubon Society Offer Scholarships

The local Yokuts group of the Sierra Club and Stanislaus Audubon Society are offereing two $500.00 schol-arships for fall 2012. High school seniors and continuing college students may apply. The Donna DurhamMemorial Scholarship and the Bob Corey/Paul Illick Memorial Scholarship will honor former members ofthe Sierra Club and Audubon Society.

These scholarships are offered to students who are currently working on a conservation or environmental pro-ject/activity, or have worked on one in the past, and are also residents of Stanislaus County or attend schoolin Stanislaus County. Besides submitting an application, qualified students must submit a short essay. Post-marked deadline for submissions is March 31, 2012.

Information about the scholarships is available through high school counseling offices, Modesto Junior Col-lege, UC Merced, or CSU Stanislaus. The applications will also be available on our website at http://motherlode.sierraclub.org/yokuts.For more info., contact Yokuts member Elaine Gorman at veva-do@yahoo.com.

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