I had another raptor success story on Dec 23 at Valle Vista. After feeling I had struck out on both wood ducks and the snipes, standing at the end of the reservoir path right before it turns left and

<compasros@...> wrote: Actually Purple Gallinule is accidental in California with only six accepted records mostly from Southern California. The only previous East Bay record is from October

You can usually reach it from the YWCA parking lot off Richmond Parkway but that lot is closed due to closure of the gym. The alternate location is the corner of Lakeside Drive and Research Drive in

On Sunday, January 3, 2021, 10:58 AM, Alan Howe <adhowe@...> wrote: Hi. Exactly where is this gem? Haven't heard of it before. Thanks. Alan Howe North Oakland On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 6:10 PM Rosemary

Hi. Exactly where is this gem? Haven't heard of it before. Thanks. Alan Howe North Oakland

I am always hesitant to call a female Wigeon a Eurasian Wigeon without seeing the upperwing greater secondary covert pattern, the most objective and definitive way to tell them apart. -- Alex Henry

Highlights: Many flickers - might see one here but today saw many. First red-shouldered hawk here - usually see red tails perched high on transmission towers, red-shouldered flew over

Sorry about the late post... At Miller Knox on Dec 30, highlights were a hooded merganser pair, a Eurasian wigeon male with his bright red head, a merlin chased by crows the 3 times

Hello Everyone and Happy New-Year, I went to Pt. Pinole today and found a couple of Eurasian Wigeons hanging out with a large group of American Wigeons. It was my first time seeing them close. I am

FYI, Cristina and I were at Bethany Reservoir mid-morning today and there was not a gull on the water, only some flying by far above. Derek Heins

Sorry, here are the links: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0kfgV98G_K3eXjxiNd0rMFOzw#2020_12_19-55457 https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0Hj_TVkIJaNOwbkg_mmkcMzww#2020_12_19-55540 Best, Edgar

Hi everyone, I hope everyone had a safe and healthy New Year! I was at Heather Farms on December 20th, and I came across two interesting looking geese (see attached pictures). The first one, I

Hi everyone! Long time subscriber and reader of your sightings, first time writer! Exciting day for me at Heather Farms park. After stopping and chatting with a few other birders, looking through the

Yesterday the reservoir at Valle Vista was extremely low. I’m not sure why or how this happens, but the ducks and winter birds certainly seem to move out further away in the reservoir where

This morning at about 8AM there was a Merlin in north Berkeley, perched near Hinkel Park and then in flight towards Tilden. Photos for id purposes:

I agree--barn owl. Alan Howe North Oakland

Thanks to Jim Roethe for posting. We walked out on the Seaborg trail and sure enough the sleepy screech was in the hole of the madrone tree. It’s a bit further along than first reported, around

Cycling out there yesterday with the grandkids I thought I saw one of these in a small marsh at the SE corner, approximately 37.830627, -121.555815, so went back there today with my camera and got it

I spent the day at Lindemann Road and Bethany Reservoir in eastern Alameda County today. My target was Tundra Swan, which I failed to find. However, there were lots of other birds. I started early at

I made a late bike ride to part of Heather Farm, just to check the pond adjacent to the private Seven Hills School. This afternoon I was very surprised to see 21 Cackling Geese with about 50 Canada