Sounded like the guy was approx between Brookdale/Fleming; Maxwell/Cole. Not heard last night.

Monday morning I walked along the north end of Lake Merritt. I spotted my first Lake Merritt Canvasback of the season by the Rotary center islands among a lot of Ruddy Ducks. Other treats in the same

Hi, birders: The immature Northern Shrike that Dan Kopp and Jose Martinez found and photographed on November 1 continued this morning, near the marina at 7000 Orwood Road. I saw it from the levee

Hi, al. Any more sightings of the summer tanager? I was up to look both Friday & Saturday & there was no sight of sound of him @ either the last sighting on Hillside or much of the east side of the

We had an FOS Hermit Thrush and several FOS American Goldfinches on our feeders this AM in SW Walnut Creek. Elizabeth Leite Lafayette/Walnut Creek border

The Tropical Kingbird continued near the wooden railing today in Heather Farm Park, located in the Ygnacio Valley. Most of the expected winter species were seen, including several American

Our FOS WTSP appeared on our patio on 2 Nov. An expected annual event. But this morning a 3rd and a record 4th showed up, all visible simultaneously. Immatures migrating with returning adults may

Late Sunday morning I saw a solo male Hooded Merganser in the third reservoir pond up the hill at Mountain View Cemetery. It was in the company of half a dozen Canada Geese, two Pied-Billed Grebes, a

Yep - Bev & Marcus nailed it. Thank you both. My partner can't remember why she dismissed whatever clip of a GHO she found last night, but Marcus' youtube clip is a higher pitched version of the same

Approx. location of owl in Maxwell Park? It's a tolerably big area. Thanks! Raleigh

Bob Richmond and I arrived at about the same time around 12:45 pm, and managed to find the previously report 1st year Northern Shrike at the Cruiser Haven Marina (or Yacht Club) in eastern Contra

I spent a couple of hours this morning strolling the trails on Mount Trashmore in Hayward Shoreline. I was searching for the Chestnut-collared Longspur that Bob reported yesterday. I was not able to

Just turn it into a small video file, standard def, 720x 480 and post it on youtube and send the link to the group. This is what I recorded October 1 in the Laurel https://youtu.be/cJUs-BsczIE If

There had been a Great Horned Owl near there last month. We are near Kansas and Maple and heard it several nights, as did Marcus. Bev

There's been a visiting owl the last 2 nights here in Maxwell Park, a rarity in my experience of 25 years here. (Here = the foothill just northwest of Mills College, west the junction of highways 580

1 seen on Mt. Trashmore in the middle of the field. Identified by both the flight call (kiddle) and tail pattern in flight. Also has anyone looked for the Northern Shrike in east Contra Costa

FYI: Typo noted: should be Hillside Ave, according to ebird & map. Alan Howe North Oakland

Hi all, Finally found the Summer Tanager, but in a new location much closer to campus. It was where Hillsdale crosses a small creek. It was calling almost non stop. Hard to see but finally got a good

Passing this on. Aaron Maizlish Begin forwarded message:

Today at lunchtime we had a FOS HERMIT THRUSH visit our bird bath. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch