It was a blustery morning in the park, kind of reminds me of Winnie the Pooh. But the Tropical Kingbird was vocalizing in the trees next to the lawn at the wooden railing in Heather Farm Park. A

Here are a couple of shots of the Nelson's Sparrows that I found this morning at Arrowhead Marsh in

This morning we had a Slate-colored Junco in our yard, and yesterday we had a FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet in the yard also. Good birding, Paul and Nancy Schorr Antioch

This morning we noticed a major uptick in the number of Pine Siskins at our feeder near Wildcat Canyon park. Probably 25 this morning! Also a tan-stripe White-throated Sparrow and a Hutton’s Vireo

I found at least 2 Nelson's Sparrows around 9:30 this morning at Arrowhead Marsh right beside the footbridge/boardwalk foraging in the marsh. Will post photos later. Happy Birding, Jerry

I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Coyote Hills Regional Park today for a successful morning of birding. Highlights were numerous. VISITORS CENTER We explored the area around the

Lewis's Woodpecker continued near Briones, on Bear Valley Rd, as one approaches Briones Regional Park, a right turn off on to EBMUD land requires a permit to access a fire road that wends around the

I had a very rare urban yard visit today of a Lincoln's Sparrow and a Junco who arrived and left at the same time today. Yesterday another rarity here, a Red-breasted Nuthatch. A Hermit thrush who

You might think a shorebird's beak is rigid, but part of it is not. They can flex the upper end of their beak like pincers to grab prey buried below in the mud and wet sand. It's called distal

Yesterday about 6 PM while returning from a bike ride for exercise, I found the continuing Tropical Kingbird in the sycamore trees just south of the bathrooms at the north ball fields of Heather Farm

We also had three at round valley today during the EBRPD raptor walk. They were about 3/4 of a mile from the parking lot on the trail that goes west Teri Wills Martinez

There was a Lewis' Woodpecker at the north end of Briones Reservoir this morning. Leaving, I crossed paths with Colin Meusel who had see 3. So Lewis' are about.

Just as I was catching Fred Safier at the little bridge over the Contra Costa Canal at the north end of Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, he told me to go back to the west so I could see Buffleheads

Hi all, Saw my first of the season Varied Thrush at Oak Hill Park in Danville this afternoon. I don't keep records, but don't recall ever seeing one this early in the fall, and in 90 plus degree

Yesterday we found a pair of Ring-necked Ducks on the large, mostly natural pond in the park. For a number of years now, we have had a flock of 40 or more ring-necked Ducks spend the winter in the

My wife Wen and I stopped by Tilden Nature Area between 11:30 am and 1 pm today (10/23 Monday). We saw a lone White-throated Sparrow near the bench at the northeastern end of Jewel Lake around noon.

Today (Oct. 23) I saw a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER along the Seaview Trail at Tilden Regional Park. The bird was on the second group of dead trees going west from the junction with the Upper Big Springs Trail

As my son's baseball tournament winded down this evening I heard an usual call and quickly located with my binoculars a Tropical Kingbird atop one of the Sycamores east of the bathroom at the baseball

Hello folks There was a Barn Owl flying about Sydney G Walton Square in SF around 7:15 on Friday night. I've worked off the park for 10+ years - first time I've seen an owl there. Sheila

The CATTLE EGRET that we saw at Martinez Regional Shoreline on Sept. 4 was back today (Oct. 22) about mid-day. I identify it as the same bird based on an unreadable leg-band on its left leg. Instead