This morning we had our FOS Swainson’s Thrush show up in our yard and it has remained throughout the day. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch

Birders: Immediately after reading Jim Lomax’s post to the County Birders list serve I headed out the door, forgetting my binoculars in the process. I found a parking place at the intersection of

Tilden Nature Area, Contra Costa, California, US May 4, 2018 8:20 AM - 11:30 AM Friends! Golden Gate Audubon Society First Friday Birdwalk, May 4, 2018 Our regular birdwalk (earlier today was the

Tilden Regional Park, Contra Costa, California, US May 4, 2018 5:30 AM - 8:00 AM Friends! Golden Gate Audubon Society Dawn Chorus Birdwalk, May 4, 2018. This weekend is International Dawn Chorus

Being lazy thought I would just forward Jim's message on county birders concerning the Brown Booby in Alameda. I posted this bird on ebird last night. After Jim left the bird appeared to fly south

Yesterday (5/4) a Swainsons Thrush at my small waterfall feature/fish pond and this morning a male Black Headed Grosbeak at a birdbath. Loving May in Martinez...... Jackie Bobrosky in Old Martinez

There have been posts from SF, the peninsula and Santa Clara about a fallout this morning. The mini-fallout also occurred in the east bay hills at my house below Vollmer. 5 hermit warblers, a

Hi All, Just a quick correction on the Bank Swallows. There are a few regular spots in the Bay Area: Nesting colony on the cliffs of Fort Funston. These birds often go to Lake Merced to

The Swallows at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek do not ordinarily include Bank Swallows, but the other 5 common species might be seen: Barn, N Rough-winged, Tree, Violet-green and Cliff. This

On a casual walk through HF today with my pocket bins, I spotted 2 and maybe 3 types of swallows: Barn for certain, several flashy-looking adults in the oak scrub west of the Natural Pond; Bank, I

Yard Bird Stories - Scrub and Stellar’s Jays I have often wonderedwhich of these species is more assertive and my yard is proving to be a great locationto watch the two species interact. Next to

I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Gain Regional Park (Garin Rd. Entrance) for morning of overcast birding. We had many highlights during our 4 hours of birding, including several

Hi, California Birders: From 2011 through 2016, Western Field Ornithologists offered three birding trips to the Sierra Nevada and to northeastern California, each trip roughly a week long. The

4 Elegant Terns on seawall. 1 Red-throated Loon on SF Bay nearby. Bob

This message didn't seem to go through, so I'm sending it again... Hi All, As this topic seems to have gone public I feel like there are a few

My I ask what plumage the YBSA is in? Rich Cimino Larkspur

Not sure what happened to this on the EBB Yahoo Groups About page but be sure to Sign your sightings posts with first and last name and city you reside in Judi Sierra- Oakland And I broke a cardinal

Not sure what happened to this on the EBB Yahoo Groups About page but be sure to Sign your sightings posts with first and last name and city you reside in Judi Sierra- Oakland

Interesting this popped up today. Note that it's dated Feb 26! --------------------------------------------

...or anyone else in breeding season! We all know it is the height of selfishness to stress out birds by playing recordings. Especially in breeding season. Especially in heavily-visited areas like