I often see ebird checklists for the Berkeley Meadow showing ducks and shorebirds that were clearly in the North Basin between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley shoreline north of University Ave.

This is not in the East Bay, but I went cycling yesterday in Marin. I love to stop by the Laguna on Chileno Valley Road because there are usually a lot of water birds. Yesterday, there was a big

I saw my first Allen's hummingbird of the year at pt Pinole Regional Shoreline Park yesterday afternoon. It was atop a blackberry behind the pond and seen from the path that connects Owl Alley with

A pair of Great Horned Owls were calling steadily in duet from 6:30 to 7:30 pm from backyards near Tassajara Park in El Cerrito Wednesday night. They were species number 75 for the day, capping an

Heard and then saw my first of season Allan’s Hummingbird at the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, this morning. The vibrant male was feeding in a patch of Echium spp. In the Mediterranean Area by the

Feb 4, there weren’t so many birds out on this quiet blue sky afternoon just north of Point Isabel. I was at the bridge where the S 51st entrance joins the shoreline trail and spotted a Ridgeway

At 2pm today (Feb 4), I saw an adult Bald Eagle soaring pretty low, just north of Albany Hill. The Eagle then passed just over Albany Hill before circling higher and higher above Berkeley. My family

Hi, East Bay Birders: About 10 am yesterday, February 3, 2021 a very cooperative Townsend’s Solitaire was found in the trees along the entrance to the north parking lot (near Oak Grove, the

These are some interesting observations! I had personally noticed Ferruginous Hawk numbers in eastern Alameda county seem to be lower this year than last year, but I was wondering if that was just

Since my days doing tallgrass prairie restoration and breeding bird surveys in Illinois a long time ago, I have always enjoyed grasslands. In the bay area, the best grasslands are off Patterson Pass

There was a good variety at Middle Harbor Shoreline today, but the highlight were seven Black Skimmers. I arrived just a little after high tide, but it looks like they were seen in the morning and

You beat me to it... yesterday at 930 am there was also a Skimmer (presumably one of the pair) on Brooks Island just East of the Heron Rookery. Photos in eBird soon. Presumably they will behave like

Yesterday (Saturday 1/30) at around 4:30PM, I was treated to the delightful sight of two Black Skimmers plying the waters along the Bay's coast from the Richmond Marina entrance down to Shimada Park

The previously reported Harris’s Sparrow was seen well again today at midday in Fremont’s Pacific Linear Park along the black chain link fence separating the paved path that dead ends into Noble

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I’m going to change my eBird report to Mallard (Domestic) for this one. I do think it’s a pretty duck! -Melani King Pt. Richmond

Here is the information I received from ebmud Hikers along Upper San Leandro Reservoir may notice lower supply levels as EBMUD uses this local reservoir to supply more water than usual to

Does anyone have info on why the Upper San Leandro Reservoir has been lowered so much, why EBMUD is cutting so many trees in the Valle Vista area, and what their plans are? Went to Valle Vista today

That russet chestnut is interesting - but I'd be surprised if it's anything but a domestic Mallard mashup.... There are so many many possibilities. -- -- --~ Hilary

Hi Melani, https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2019/01/hybrid-ducks-are-common.html calls this a "Bibbed Mallard" and says it's a cross between a mallard and a domestic farm duck "of some sort." I

Hi all, This morning I went to Sunol regional wilderness to look for the Dipper. I haven't seen any reports since the "atmospheric river" event, and today I continued that trend, not being able to