At 12:30 today, from Channel Point Parking Lot, we were observing a raft of ~ 15 goldeneyes, when a male Barrow’s popped into view. This was our first sighting of this species at the

From 7:40am until 9:05am I watched a Laysan Albatross trying to find its way back to the sea while trapped within the confines of the Carquinez Strait. At times the bird flew along the Contra Costa

Peregrines have returned to the Campanile at the UC Berkeley campus. Get Outlook for Android

Several days ago I had the opportunity to photograph this "odd" looking Oregon type of Junco. This one can only be untypical regular "Oregon" type, aberrant one, or perhaps intergrade ( if only

I stopped by today, and saw 5 Ibis. Their eye color has been shifting to red over the winter. -- Don Bernstein

Folks, Palo Alto Adult School's birding program continues this winter with three popular classes. There is still room in some classes, so please check the website for details: Birding & Nature - Palo

Hello Bay Area and Monterey Bay Folks Thanks so much for the participation in last year’s trips. We really appreciate it. We saw some awesome birds out there, rarity of the season was the

I returned to Wildcat Marsh (at the end of Parr Blvd) in Richmond Friday for the first time in a while, and was happy to see the four first-year Ibis are all still there. On a few trips I

During a late morning outing to Tilden Regional Park, we birded along the closed South Park Drive and found at least four Varied Thrushes within the first 200 yards. South Park Drive is closed from

Of local interest this morning between 8:30AM and 9:00AM I drove W. Jack London Blvd in Livermore and had a 5 goose surprise. A single Ross’s Goose was with a flock of Canada Geese in the vacant lot

A couple of quick birding stops along the bay on my way to pick up some lost luggage at Oakland Airport. Elsie Roemer in Alameda ~ noon. The tide was very high- good numbers of Dunlin and Westerns,

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