I haven't seen a burrowing owl at Cesar Chavez Park in a while, but Blake Edgar and I walked there Sunday afternoon and saw one well outside the restricted area in the weedy meadow near an owl box

On Saturday afternoon, I birded around the Rotary Nature Center and Lakeside Gardens at Lake Merritt. I don't usually check the trees around the marble fountain between the nature center and the

After a trip to a nearby plant nursery, Nancy and I located a Chipping Sparrow in the area that Teale Fristoe posted on January 24. On our way home to Antioch, we stopped at Heather Farm Park in

Hi All, Yesterday I birded around a few spots in the east bay for part of the day with Matt Evans. Only highlights are recorded below. We found a good number of RED CROSSBILLS at the Skyline Gate

Not a whole lot of changes in the park, the city has not yet started a sidewalk reconstruction which will be between the bottom of the big hill and the chin-up bars.  I counted over 30 Ring-necked

The first sunny, relatively warm day in a while had all the critters out on Wednesday. Our neighborhood kids were out playing loudly in the street and the birds on the mountain were also out and

I spent an hour on the entry road to Mt. View Sanitary today, looking for the continuing Eurasian Teal and Blue-winged Teal(s).  I had no luck with either.  I first stopped at the wooden viewing

Late afternoon/early evening today, during a quick visit to Lake Merritt, I spotted a Glaucous-winged Gull among the Western & Ringed-bill Gulls on and near the shore opposite the Cormorant Islands

After an unsuccessful attempt at finding a Pileated Woodpecker, hiking from the Skyline Gate Staging Area in Redwood Park and putting my backpack in my card, I saw some woodpecker action and took a

Hi All, Yesterday (1/21) I spent a fun day bouncing around some of my favorite Contra Costa spots with Cédric "Jugglerboy" Duhalde. We worked from Richmond east to East County, ending at Clifton

Hi All, Hit up a few spots in Richmond in the past few days. 1/14 I birded this day with Max Laubstein and Oscar Moss. We started at Point San Pablo to see if any wintering goodies were around. We

This afternoon about 2 pm I went to Miller-Knox in Richmond to see if there was any interesting activity. It had mostly the usual species but with very high numbers of American Wigeon - about 130 and

This afternoon, there were two pairs of Buffleheads at Oak Hill Park in Danville. After struggling with the water quality at the park for a year or so, it appears that they're getting it under control

On Sunday, there were two Black Skimmers at Middle Harbor in Oakland resting on the mud flat about 100 feet from shore between two rock jetties along the eastern shore. They were there between 11:00

Yesterday, Friday 17th, saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet on the west shore working the reeds.......First I've seen. Bright red stripe on it's head. Plus a pair of Hooded Mergansers - male and female -

Good morning! - This morning we have a white throated sparrow back in our yard amidst a small flock of white-crowned. (Tantalizingly, it came one day after the CBC central county count week ended as

Yesterday, Jan 15, there were 6 Black Skimmers at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. They were on the southmost mud bar between the entrance and the observation tower. They were very close to the shore.

Since Monday morning, we have been seeing a female Lesser Scaup with the Ring-necked Ducks in Walnut Creek's Heather Farm Park.  Not too long ago, the Ring-necked Ducks numbered upwards of 60-80

Seen this morning (10am - noon) at the shorebird roost just east of the fishing pier. Dawn

Lots of birders were present today for the high tide at Arrowhead Marsh, and we were all entertained with sightings of Ridgeway's Rails.  I heard that some saw a Sora and some even had a departing