Hello, Birders, I’ve just arrived home from a four day road trip, birding San Benito Mountain and various places in south San Benito County. I noticed a post regarding Mercey Hot Springs and the

During my lunch walk, I watched a female long-tailed duck is actively diving and hanging out with Surf Scoters on the bay side of the Emeryville marina. Look towards treasure island at noon - the

EBB'ers I just received a call from Jim Chiropolos. He is currently looking at a Long-tailed Duck. The duck is with a small group of Surf Scoters on the outside of the Emeryville Marina (end of

My sister and I were also there and witnessed this spectacle! I saw this before at Valle Vista a few years ago but above the hills across the road from the entrance. -Melani King Pt. Richmond

I went birding today at Valle Vista in Moraga, saw 48 species. At about 11 AM, looking west from the horse corral, over the hills, I noticed a lot of Common Ravens riding a thermal. Looking higher I

Birders: Alameda Creek Alliance and Ohlone Audubon invites you to join our annual Eastern Alameda County Christmas Bird Count on Friday December 16th.. Count circle is includes Pleasanton, Livermore

Yesterday I did the Brushy Peak Loop and Saw 4 Golden Eagles, 5 Loggerhead Shrikes, and 1 Prairie Falcon. This Morning I had 2 Wood Ducks, 2 Virginia Rail and 1 Sora at Don Castro Lake. Davor

Hi all, Bill Bousman helped steer me away from frivolity to scholarship. "Our" Red Knots are not bound for Tierra del Fuego. Perhaps Baja is where the party is happening. Or, the party may stop right

Lamorinda Seniors Bird Watch Group visited here earlier today. The group of 16 was led by Cheryl Thompson and we have this list of birds to report. Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird European

Yesterday, Bob Hirt, Terry Watson and I completed the Emeryville mudflats shorebird count. The most unusual sighting was the large number of SURFBIRDS (95) mixed in with the Willets, Black Turnsotnes,

Tuesday morning a EUWI was in the southernmost pond at Berkeley Aquatic Park.

Hi all, Yesterday, I surveyed the two ponds immediately southwest of the Don Edwards Visitor Center in Newark for the annual shorebird survey. My shorebirds decided to vacate before our count started

Maren Smith and I did the Point Pinole section of the Point Blue San Francisco Bay Shorebird Survey today. Not a lot of shorebirds in that direction--only 6 Spotted Sandpipers. It has been similar

15-20 noisy waxwings were resting this morning in my next door neighbor's fence line aspen tree. Judi Sierra- Oakland

With apologies for late post. The previously reported Peregrine Falcon was again perched on the old pier at Pt. Pinole Regional Shoreline Park on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, mid afternoon. Also an Osprey

Late this morning I found a flock of horned larks on Crestview Road in Mt. Diablo State Park. I can post a photo but it isn't very clear.

If you have an extra copy of the Alameda County Breeding Bird Atlas, please contact me directly. I need one for my library. Thanks! Michael Park Berkeley

<EBB_Sightings-noreply@...> wrote: Birders should be aware that Arrowhead Marsh was scheduled for destruction by the "Invasive Spartina Project." I understand that plan is now

A number of birders took advantage of the high tide around 11 AM today to see Ridgeway's Rails and a Sora. At least 4 of the rails were well seen, one only about 10 feet from the deck which extends

Took a casual walk this morning up to Little Yosemite with my wife Juliet and a non-birding friend. Best bird of the morning was a CANYON WREN hopping around on the rock face. The rock in question was