Yes, Tilden is open! Just was at Inspiration Point for a long walk. Nothing notable there but nice to be out birding. Ed -- Edward Vine Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Building

Alan, this survey is one of the few activitties that might go along with social distancing if we're counting solo. Any news on whether or not the Tricolored Blackbird on April 3-5 is still on?--

Again... outdoor recreation is specifically allowed according to the official Alameda Co. shelter in place order, and is presumably the same in other counties. So birding is one of the few things that

if you can't be out observing, explore.org has wonderful wildlife cams so one can watch Great Horned Owls and Bald Eagles on their nests right now

Here are the results of birding from home today for 5 hours in the Oakland Hills from south side of Shepherd Canyon looking north towards Round Top. 6511 Exeter Drive, Oakland, CA

Latest news that I know of: https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/03/17/east-bay-parks-will-stay-open-despite-confusion-and-citations-tuesday-in-berkeley Will be going out tomorrow and will hope for the

FYI This morning I met a friend at Claremont Canyon at 7:30am for some birding. There were quite a few people out walking, everyone keeping a safe distance. When we arrived back at the entrance at

Healthy people over 65 need to exercise too! Will be out running and hiking and birding, but keeping a wide social distance. Carolyn Arnold (510) 590-1172 (cell)

Reminds me of a truly disgusted-looking peahen I once saw watching the magnificent display of a peacock... to a spotted guineafowl. The peacock was chasing the guineafowl around a yard,

3 days ago I was checking on the progress of the Nutalls next and momma was digging out a new hole on another branch trunk, about 1-1/2 inches and a quarter inch deep. I yelled out what are you doing

Not yet. I keep boggling at the idea of three matching leucistic crows. It feels as though if the variation ran that strongly in families, we'd be hip-deep in piebald crows....

Library closed? Try birding eBooks: http://www.birdwideweb.com/2019-06-article.php

Have you showed him images of "leucistic crows" from Google images?

Hi all, At 9:30 this morning a golden eagle was perched on one of the Sibley towers. Didn't see any white on the tail so maybe an adult? cheers, Wendy Oakland Hills

Corvids catching light weirdly seem most likely... but that's not saying much. The guy reported seeing three birds together on the median behind Berkeley Bowl and thinking vaguely "oh, crows

Sheltering at home this afternoon turned out to be unexpectedly exciting. A pair of Northern Flickers (one male, one female) perched for a while in a tree (a Horse Chestnut?) behind the parking lot of

Hi, all. I escaped out this afternoon, rode my bike up to look for the summer tanager &, for the 3rd time this year came up short. But I did get to see 2 red-tails in what appeared to be a courtship

Either Coots or Gallinules would be surprising in that location, though. Is there any possibility it was a crow/raven/blackbird that the light was hitting oddly?

May be a Common Gallinule immature? The legs and bill are not black but could be dark enough in the distance. Just guessing.

Interesting, I saw a male Eurasian x American Green-wing Teal on the Albany mudflats in 2017; not great photo here: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/55103901