Hi All, Had a fun day bouncing around some of my favorite Contra Costa county patches yesterday in mostly foggy weather. Off to a late start in the morning, I decided to cover my

Sunday afternoon around 4:30PM we spotted what has been a rather constantsight. A Broad Winged hawk perched up on a light pole adjacent to WardCreek on Industrial Blvd, between Addison and Ruus.

Following my attendance at a Peyton Slough Wetlands Advisory Committee meeting at Mt. View Sanitary, I birded McNabney Marsh from the wooden observation deck at the southwest area of the marsh, as

Pt San Pablo finally pulled through...there is an apparent calling WINTER WREN on the blackberry slope west of the marina. This bird has been present here since at least 1/2 when I heard it by the RR

I stopped to buy a sandwich and then visit world famous author, Jean Richmond, this afternoon. I had not seen her since last year and she has had a White-throated Sparrow and a Townsend's Warbler in

At Pt. Pinole Regional Shoreline Park on Sunday, January 14, there was a Selasphorus Hummingbird foraging in Coyote Brush along the Sobrante Trail which runs along one side of the new Atlas Parking

Yesterday (Monday) at Arrowhead Marsh it was a 5 goose day.. A flock of 36 Greater White-Fronted Geese were at the corner of the San Leandro Creek path and the bottling plant path. This was a first

This evening and the previous two, a female black-throated gray has been coming to my bird bath. I've been staking it out in the evening because a hermit thrush arrives everyday at the same time plus

This was first noted by Dominik on 1/13 posted to the SF and NBB lists, followed by others observations. Apologies for crossposting but this is relevant to all birders along the coast of Central

To add to the discussion, and in support of the list-serve, I had a small flock of Greater White-fronted Geese come over my house in the Oakland Hills on Sunday morning. Heard first, I went out in

We are undergoing a major computer overall and upgrade this weekend. We'll be able to see your message but not answer it. By Monday 1/ 15 things should be back to normal (but so much better . . .) and

Bill Scoggins and I saw 120 White-fronted geese (and one snow goose) flyover at about 10:45 as we were birding at Gomes Park in Fremont. They came from the SW and we’re flying NE. Possibly the same

With the dense Tule fog in the central valley, waterfowl were moving in large numbers over the bay area as first reported by Dominik Mosur in the San Francisco ListServ. This waterfowl movement was

Sunday afternoon around 4:30PM we spotted what has been a rather constant sight. A Broad Winged hawk perched up on a light pole adjacent to Ward Creek on Industrial Blvd, between Addison and Ruus.

We are undergoing a major computer overall and upgrade this weekend. We'll be able to see your message but not answer it. By Monday 1/ 15 things should be back to normal (but so much better . . .) and

In closed area, along entrance road 2:30-3pm, 20 Aleutian, 10 GWF, and 10 Snow Geese. One more GWF on lawn. Three Blue-winged Teal south of the long bridge over the channel. Dave Weber, Milpitas by

Two Eurasian Wigeons were present Sat.  1/13 in the lagoon among a large flock of American Wigeons. Overhead, only visible with bins was a a large flock of white-throated swifts between the lagoon

Our Golden Gate Audubon field trip to Shadow Cliffs today turned up the expected species in spite of the weather being chilly, foggy, and windy. We saw nothing unexpected except a GREAT-HORNED OWL

This (1/12/2018) afternoon around 4:00 PM in California Nursery Historic Park (in Niles District of Fremont), I heard the pit-er-ick calls of Western Tanager from the rose garden and followed the

A FERRUGINOUS HAWK (same bird as last year?) was hanging out on the street lights on lower Laughlin Rd. near the Bluegrass Ct. intersection. Otherwise, Laughlin Rd. and Brushy Peak were somewhat slow,