There are dozens and dozens of White-throated Swifts and a few Vaux’s Swift flying with the swallows around Berkeley Meadow. With this low cloud cover this morning in the middle of migration, the

After 64 years,/10 months and 4 days I finally get to see a Bald Eagle in the Bay Area. I have seen them elsewhere from Lassen to Coco Beach, FL where they are as ubiquitous as the local night herons

The Double-crested Cormorants are back! This morning the nests on the bare trees all had cormorants sitting in them or beside them or arranging new sticks that others were bringing in. Dunno why this

For the *tenth* year since 1997, we've had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak visit our feeders!  Likely some of the sightings, as in consecutive years, were of the same bird - no way to know.  Mostly it's

Taking Judith's recommendation, I went up to try out this route and the resulting attached trip report #41 added Northern Pygmy-Owl to species seen there. Thanks Judith for suggesting this spot as I

A White-faced Ibis was foraging on the far side of the first vernal pond as you drive into Arrowhead Marsh (5/17/19). Here's a distant photo- https://www.flickr.com/photos/vnelson/47875765631

While sitting upstairs after returning from Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, I heard the quiet sound of a baby bird in our patio.  We have been having the baby Juncos come to collect seeds, and I

From Yahoo Calbirds Wed May 15, 2019 6:46 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Brian Sullivan" heraldpetrel 1 Odd weather event--heads up for vagrant shorebirds! Hi Everyone, We're about to experience a

This afternoon we were delighted to spot a FOS Swainson’s Thrush at our bird bath. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch

Saw a Stellar's on the road side and stopped for a bit. It seemed rather animated and moving around on the ground.  Location - Pleasanton - Sunol Road just south of Verona For some of you this may

I thought I'd add to the Lime Ridge sightings; we had three Phainopeplas while helping with Save Mt Diablo's Lime Ridge Mangini BioBlitz on May 4th, on SMD's Mangini property. They were fairly vocal.

I saw Phainopepla twice in the past few days, once at Don Castro Regional Park in Fairview and again in Palomares Hills (sitting on a light pole on Villareal). I wonder if we are having an irruption

I went looking for the Phainopeplas today. Didn't see them. There were at least two LAZULI buntings, an ASH-THROATED flycatcher and a Red shoulder-hawk that grabbed lunch from the drive range

Folks, Just heard and then saw. a Chat at the upper end of the lower (west) pond. It's skulking in a patch of broom near waters edge. Seen from the road that divides the two ponds. Bird

A morning walk in Castle Rock Regional Park (Walnut Creek), and further up into Pine Canyon, produced some pleasant Springtime rewards. The setting, as is so often the case this time of year,

I led the second half of my Palo Alto Adult School birding class through Del Puerto Canyon, San Antonio Valley, and Mines Roads yesterday. Conditions were sunny and mild with increasing wind in the

Just after arriving home from church a few minutes ago, we had 3 fledgling Juncos in our little Walnut Creek patio.  What a great sight for this beautiful Mother's Day Morning. Hugh B. Harveybetween

I did a quick check this morning and had two Phainopeplas back at their spot on Lime Ridge in Walnut Creek Open Space. From the trailhead across from the Boundary Oaks golf course clubhouse, proceed

I've been walking past the mouth of Glen Echo Creek for 5 years on the way to/from work, and I often see snowy egrets or black-crowned night-herons fishing in it. This is the stretch next to the

HI all, I work in El Sobrante, about 2.5 miles from the bay as the crow flies. Earlier this week, I heard a White-crowned Sparrow singing in the parking lot and thought that it was a late