This afternoon we were delighted to spot a FOS Swainson’s Thrush at our bird bath. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch

Saw a Stellar's on the road side and stopped for a bit. It seemed rather animated and moving around on the ground.  Location - Pleasanton - Sunol Road just south of Verona For some of you this may

I thought I'd add to the Lime Ridge sightings; we had three Phainopeplas while helping with Save Mt Diablo's Lime Ridge Mangini BioBlitz on May 4th, on SMD's Mangini property. They were fairly vocal.

I saw Phainopepla twice in the past few days, once at Don Castro Regional Park in Fairview and again in Palomares Hills (sitting on a light pole on Villareal). I wonder if we are having an irruption

I went looking for the Phainopeplas today. Didn't see them. There were at least two LAZULI buntings, an ASH-THROATED flycatcher and a Red shoulder-hawk that grabbed lunch from the drive range

Folks, Just heard and then saw. a Chat at the upper end of the lower (west) pond. It's skulking in a patch of broom near waters edge. Seen from the road that divides the two ponds. Bird on, Bruce

A morning walk in Castle Rock Regional Park (Walnut Creek), and further up into Pine Canyon, produced some pleasant Springtime rewards. The setting, as is so often the case this time of year,

I led the second half of my Palo Alto Adult School birding class through Del Puerto Canyon, San Antonio Valley, and Mines Roads yesterday. Conditions were sunny and mild with increasing wind in the

Just after arriving home from church a few minutes ago, we had 3 fledgling Juncos in our little Walnut Creek patio.  What a great sight for this beautiful Mother's Day Morning. Hugh B. Harveybetween

I did a quick check this morning and had two Phainopeplas back at their spot on Lime Ridge in Walnut Creek Open Space. From the trailhead across from the Boundary Oaks golf course clubhouse, proceed

I've been walking past the mouth of Glen Echo Creek for 5 years on the way to/from work, and I often see snowy egrets or black-crowned night-herons fishing in it. This is the stretch next to the

HI all, I work in El Sobrante, about 2.5 miles from the bay as the crow flies. Earlier this week, I heard a White-crowned Sparrow singing in the parking lot and thought that it was a late migrant.

A white-edged Blue-Gray Tanager, a bird of South America, continued this morning at Veterans Park in Livermore. Both parks, Sycamore (on Wetmore) and Veterans (on Arroyo), which adjoin, were closed

I stumbled upon another spot in the East Bay hills with little eBird coverage. The Clyde Woolridge Staging Area of Anthony Chabot Regional Park had only 39 checklists over all years. Lydia Huang and

Hello East Bay Birders, Yesterday (Saturday), I led an enthusiastic group from Marin Audubon Society on a 4 hour walk through lower Mitchell Canyon. We followed the Globe Lily Trail on the way in and

Friends! Tilden Nature Area, Contra Costa, California, US May 3, 2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Golden Gate Audubon Society First Friday Birdwalk, May 3, 2019. Tilden Nature Area, from the entrance to

Friends! Tilden Regional Park, Contra Costa, California, US May 3, 2019 5:30 AM - 7:45 AM Golden Gate Audubon Society Special First Friday Dawn Chorus Birdwalk, May 3, 2019. This is the weekend of

Hi All, It has become better known in recent years that Black-chinned Hummingbird populations exist in small numbers off Happy Valley Road in Lafayette and over a slightly larger area in West

Seen today - 1 adult male PURPLE MARTIN seen over the south end of the shoreline. 1 heard only WESTERN-WOOD PEWEE. Bob RichmondAlameda

I forgot about the Chipping Sparrow we saw at the Junction today.  It was at the upper part of the campground, maybe the second site around the loop. Hugh B. HarveyWalnut Creek