This (12/8/2018) morning during the Fremont Birding Circle Facebook group monthly walk, we found an adult Glaucous Gull on levee about a half mile out to the bay on No Name Trail (37.549978,

Hi Folks, I walked about 6 miles today from 8-12ish at Briones regional park. Started at Old Briones Rd trailhead, went and checked out the lagoons. Headed over the ridge on Mott peak to Black Oak

After over an hour in traffic I was too late for the Lesser Black-backed at Clifton Court this afternoon, but others saw it just before I arrived and Albert Linkowski showed me his photos. His best

On a morning walk along the north end of Briones Reservoir, Joe Eaton and I had two Varied Thrush. First ones I have detected this season Two Wood Ducks were another nice treat.     Rusty Scalf

LBB Gull continued this morning. Not where Noah saw it, but on levee across water from south end of fisherman's parking lot. Large number of gulls preening and stretching at 7:30 am before flying west

This morning I saw a white-throated sparrow at my seed feeder. That's a first in many years of having feeders. Very exciting! This was right near the Oakland rose garden. Last year I saw a pair of

Here's an eBird checklist with (bad) photos and field notes on the Clifton Court Forebay LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, plus some slightly better photos of the GLAUCOUS

After spending the afternoon finding nothing unusual at Los Vaqueros, I got to Clifton Court Forebay late this evening, and started scanning the massive gull flock after sunset. However, in about 25

This afternoon we had a pair of Western Bluebirds in our yard for only the second time in eighteen years. In addition, for the past couple of weeks we have had a female Purple Finch frequenting our

The two Cackling Geese found yesterday by Elizabeth Leite were still present today with many of their larger cousins. They were on the large, mostly natural pond, fairly easy to see from the wooden

In my earlier posting, I neglected to mention that a scope is essential to viewing the birds on the City Reservoir. My apologies. Paul Schorr

This afternoon (12/3) around 3PM we found 2 Cackling Geese among about 125 Canadas. Two Fox Sparrows were along the path adjacent to the natural pond on the west side. Elizabeth Leite

Today there were two pairs double dating in the same location. https://www.flickr.com/photos/149173800@N05/albums/72157704251067334

This afternoon there was a male Barrow’s Goldeneye among the flock of 30+ goldeneyes at Antioch City Reservoir. In addition, there were 16+ Ring-necked Ducks, 25+ Buffleheads, twelve American White

Today (Mon., Dec. 3), an adult Bald Eagle cruised westbound along the Carquinez Strait past the George Miller Regional Trail about 1:00 pm. I've seen them in this area before, but notably this bird

The Tropical Kingbird continued near the wooden railing this morning, despite the cool temperatures. But we only had 5 Ring-necked Ducks on the large, mostly natural pond. A Green Heron and

The beautiful male Wood Duck first spotted more than a month ago continues at Lake Merritt. I've seen it twice this week (as recently as Sunday morning) hanging out with the Mallards by the Rotary

After finding a pair of Hooded Mergansers on Grayson Creek (see previous posting), we birded along the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail and had nice views of a Townsend’s Warbler. The bird was with

Today we located a pair of Hooded Mergansers on Grayson Creek, downstream from the Wild Birds Unlimited store on Contra Costa Blvd. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch

A basic plumage RED PHALAROPE seen mixed with Short-billed Dowitchers on No Name Trail in Coyote Hills Regional Park about 40 yards from the trailhead sign (37.546404, -122.091994). Happy