Saw a hermit thrush as well in Central Berkeley on Wednesday morning. Pleasant surprise as I was making coffee to look out my window and see my first hermit thrush. This is my first fall as a birder,

FOS Hermit thrush is back in our yard, tchupping, mewing, and bathing in the bird bath. ‘She’ may well be our familiar returnee from many past seasons. Especially this season, she endured a smoky

At the 2nd parking lot. In the large eucalyptus tree. Just found by Yvette MacDonald.

I did an especially early and brief visit to the park, but saw Don Lewis and the MDAS social media chair, Rosalie. Some of the birds I found included Yellow and many Yellow-rumped Warblers. The

I first heard their high-pitched whistle, then saw them, a flock of twenty or so, shopping for fruit. Right on schedule for my neighborhood: first week in October and among my favorite signs of

Consensus, overwhelmingly, is that it's a Warbling Vireo. Apologies for false alarm. John Missing

Seen today in the same spot as two previous winters - the boulders adjacent to the take-off point of the breakwater. Ken Berniker El Cerrito

I saw a potential Philadelphia Warbler at Creekside Park this morning. Dark cap, some color in chin/breast, dark lores -- other possibility is Warbling Vireo, but cap seems too dark and dark lores

A Townsend’s Solitaire appeared at my small yard pond just now.. Plain gray bird, size between that of a Robin and Bluebird, white eye ring, cream/ peachish color on wing. At first glance I

Friends! This evening (1 October 2020) we had the pleasure of a FOS Hermit Thrush in an Ashbury Avenue yard in El Cerrito. For at least 3 years a Hermit Thrush has overwintered here or nearby and been

Sharon That is a “Western” Flycatcher, but given where we are you can call it a Pacific-slope Flycatcher. The wide bill which is entirely orange, streaky breast, green tones above and pointed

A immature Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler taking a bath this evening here in Richmond View. It's the first rump i have seen, they usually head straight to our persimmon tree every year. Last

Hi all, hope you're surviving the heat and smoky air. Maybe you can do a little vicarious birding by helping with an Empidonax ID. My impression *in the field* (i.e., not sure it's totally bourne out

Hi All, Yesterday 9/30 Eric Heisey and I birded around various spots in Richmond, Contra Costa county. We focused our efforts primarily on migrant passerines, checking a variety of coastal traps,

The certainty of morning heat prompted me to visit Heather Farm Park soon after the sky became light enough. A cool breeze was helpful. I was treated to FOS waterfowl on the natural pond. Ruddy Duck

Hello all, We did not have any trips from Half Moon Bay this last weekend. We were down south in Morro Bay and Monterey Bay, and our friends (Redwood Region Ornithological Society) had a great

I mis-IDed the tanagers @ the park, too. Thankfully another birder straightened me out on that. & yes, I saw them hawking, too. Alan Howe North Oakland

A bright individual in my yard today. I'm sure to be joined by many for weeks to come until they finish off what the squirrels left of the wax myrtle berries. Judi Sierra - Oakland

Welcome back migrating sparrows! What a treat to see these sparrows return to my East Oakland yard after disappearing in April! 3 males and a female flew in and pecked around the ground under the

Five Western Bluebirds (#42), (2 adults and three juveniles ) were a joyful addition to our year-old yard list in downtown Berkeley this morning , delighting my 1 year old granddaughter who called