Saw a big osprey casually eyeing the possibilities from his perch above the San Pablo Bay . We were sightseeing with our binocs on the leeward side of ‘The Bulb’ on a very windy day, Sat. Away

It was not yet 6:45 when I looked out the window and one of our California Towhees and a Junco were looking for seeds. The kitchen light was not even on and there they were. It makes one wonder when

We have had two Juncos coming to our patio quite a bit the last few days, we are thinking they might have a second family. It would not be the first time, though at least once the second family was a

There were also about 100 at Albany Bulb, along with 5 Avocets and 20 Clark's Grebes. High tide around 11:30 AM. Ed -- Edward Vine Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Building 90R2002 Berkeley, CA

This afternoon about 4 pm there were on the order of a hundred Brown Pelicans just off the Bay Trail near the S51st entrance. They were also in the “pond” just west of the gas plant and

I went back to the Gyuto foundation again this evening at about 7PM to try again to get photos of the female Summer Tanager. This time I had some luck!

Yesterday I got a brief obscured look at a tanager along the forest trail at the Gyuto Foundation. I assumed it was a Western Tanager, but after getting a much better look at what I think is a female

I checked my records dating back to 2018. This year we have two to three times the number of Anna Hummingbirds of 2019 through 2021 at this time. 2018 numbers may be comparable to this year. It’s

A male orange backed rufous hummingbird has visited our feeders several times today. Rufous Hummingbirds are relatively common at the house in the spring, but very uncommon in the summer/fall with

We've been gone doing a Yuba Pass trip and then visiting a Las Lomas classmate of mine in Idaho (Ruffed Grouse). It was a long time and we're glad to be home despite the heat. Though we returned late

There is a pair of nesting stilts with four chicks at the north end of Aquatic Park. Phoebe tanner

Hey all Certainly hard to keep track on birds from other Bay Area counties. Elegant Terns were confirmed with ( 15 ) incubating eggs during the summer of 2019 at the Don Edwards NWR near the

Elegant Terns are currently nesting in San Mateo County at SF2 near Dumbarton Brodge and have bred there for a year or two prior. Matthew Dodder Executive Director Santa Clara Valley Audubon

Just like the case of Black Skimmer, this mystifies me. Apparently Elegant Terns began breeding in San Diego Bay in 1959. Or at least, they were noticed by then. Skimmers it seems was 1976 Then

Please be on the lookout for red/orange leg bands on the Elegant Terns. The breeding colony from Bolsa Chica that was disturbed last season has not returned in significant numbers this year, and those

Hayward least tern colony is doing very well. Marty Morrow

Yes, Least terns are alive and well and at Alameda Point. This is the first year since Covid that volunteers have been allowed to observe the colony. You may be interested in this article by Richard

I had lunch at Middle Harbor today and there was a large group of Caspian and Elegant terns on the mudflat and one of the Elegant Terns flew to the former Alameda county navel base with a fish in its

Thanks for responding. Maybe he will be here for a longer summer. Which is really nice. Sent from iPhone. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors!

I was out there with my fiance at the end of Winton St. It was low tide - very low. We had to walk the dog-walkers trail out because Maggie (our poodle) was along with us. We saw a turkey family (3