This morning starting around 7:15AM I heard a White-eyed Vireo deep in the riparian raven at the sharp blind curve. The bird moved slowly westward calling persistently. Several times the bird would

Flycatchers are moving through the Oakland Hills ... an ash-throated flycatcher was busy eating ivy berries off a eucalyptus tree this morning at my house while an olive-sided flycatcher called in the

I found an Ash-throated Flycatcher this morning at Hidden Lakes Park (Martinez), on the hill to the East of the 2 baseball diamonds. It was on the move across the the ridge heading North. Paul

While gardening this AM I had a small flycatcher light in the fountain in the yard. By the time I got the camera it was gone, but it had a distinct upward tail flick - with no downward motion. By

Today, 5/22, at about 9:40 AM we had a continuously calling Northern Pygmy Owl in Sunol Regional Park. It was found near the intersection of Welch Creek Road and the High Valley Road (trail). James

Spent about two hours riding my bike and walking around various corners of the park this morning. The highlight, I guess, would be the Great-tailed Grackle, which was making a bunch of noise on the

Dunno, but a crow will try it on with pretty much anything. I saw one make a spirited attempt at a Green Heron the other day, flying up and dropping down, only to sheer off when the heron's spike of a

For several years, a wild turkey tom and several hens have been (mostly) resident in the Morcom Rose Garden, where a turkey whisperer/neighbor feeds them daily. Lately the hens have been missing, and

Since several people responded, I’ll now respond to whole group. Wendy Beers and I checked it out yesterday, prepared for potential rescue. The problem appears to be 3 patches of tar on its

I had to take a friend from Berkeley to a medical procedure, but had time to take a quick spin around Heather Farm before leaving. Had two woodpeckers--a female Downy and the Nuttall's at the nest.

I used to volunteer at IBR. They would take it. Someone would have to bring it to them.. What did IBR and Lindsay tell you?

Hello all, although I don’t bird as much as I used to (back in the late 70’s, early 80’s used to bird with Jean Richmond on occasion and sometimes with Bob, too), I’m started to get back into

An hour or 2 ago on a bike ride I found a Common Loon in full breeding plumage, floating along the south side of Richmond Marina by Barbara and Jay Vincent Park. It was clearly unbalanced in the water

Today I walked my local patches in a loop - house- El Toyonol- Inspiration Point - Seaview trail - Vollmer peak -house. The Highlight was 3 lark sparrows seen off Seaview trail. The habitat was

Hi all, Spent an enjoyable day yesterday driving around Contra Costa county with bike in tow. I started in Richmond, working southeast briefly to Redwood Park, and then out to East county. Overall,

I've also seen Lawrence's Goldfinches a couple of times in the east bay in the past week or so. It seems like it may be a good year for this species so keep your eyes open whenever you're in the right

I got out for a long walk in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park this morning for some birding and photography. I'd heard about San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory's Big Photo Day and figured that was a good

Saw a pair of Lawrence’s Goldfinches yesterday at about 11:30 AM at Briones Park (East Bay Regional Park District) at the Maud Whelan group campsite, up the Abrigo Trail from the Bear Creek Staging

Sorry for the late report, but Lori Stoneman and I had a couple of Lawrence's Goldfinches along Elderberry Trail at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on Friday May 15. They were flying back and forth

We saw a male Lawrence’s Goldfinch from the Oursan Trail about 2 miles west of the trail junction with Hampton trail. There are several access points to this EBMUD property around Briones