I'd like to id the bird who comes to our backyard at 6 a.m. just about every morning (I'm not aware of it at other times). The sound it makes is a middle range low to higher 'whee' followed by 'dee

This afternoon at Coyote Hills, we were walking along the D.U.S.T. Trail near the swallow boxes trying to get swallow shots. I was tracking a swallow on the north side of the trail when I saw a

Participants at Ohlone Audubon's field trip to the Port of Oakland's Middle Harbor this morning enjoyed beautiful weather, scenic views, and great birds! We started 2 1/2 hours past low tide so that

After a delightful afternoon at a foodie event in Woodside (mushrooms, of course!), David and I took advantage of the lingering light and half-way to home location to walk along the levees at the

After arriving March 16th, a male Rufous Hummingbird hung around our yard until Thursday of last week, 28th April, when it appears it departed - a period of just over 6 weeks. During this time we had

Seen at the shoreline - Redhead - 1 male seen from the Least Tern sign on 5/1. Clapper Rail - 1seen in Cogswell Marsh on 5/1. Found by Zach Baer. Red Knot - 180 (est) on 5/1. Spotted Sandpiper - 1

The Nashville Warbler that we reported yesterday returned to our yard this morning, offering several good views. Good birding, Paul Schorr Antioch

Dear List Members, It's time again to remind everyone about the guidelines for posting to the list. The purpose of this list is to report the sighting of migrating and unusual birds in Contra Costa

<P>I don't have a nest-cam unfortunately, but I can report by deductive logic that we have some baby chickadees of our own&nbsp;in last year's Downy Woodpecker nest.&nbsp; (Love the cycle of life in

Another update. Egg #3 was laid this morning. Mom is bringing in more nesting material and is sitting on the eggs. I have no idea where the 4 fledglings went. Johan Langewis Oakland Begin

I spent 3 hours birding Castle Rock Sunday morning and in addition to what Steve reported, I spotted in the grassy ball field area the following: a Peregrine Falcon catching and eating a Rock Pigeon,

HI all, Sequoia Audubon's 2nd field trip this week to Mines Road was very successful. It warmed up nicely and the wind didn't seem to bother us very much. We saw most of the same species as

This morning we had a brief visit from a Nashville Warbler that was gleaning insects from shrubs. This was a new yard bird for us. Good birding, Paul and Nancy Schorr Antioch

The White-throated Sparrow put in appearance later this morning than I usually go. It was about 10 AM before I could visit Heather Farm Park. A Spotted Sandpiper was standing on one of the floating

To review, I have a nest box with a camera with Chestnut-backed Chickadees. 5 eggs were laid between 3/21 and 3/26, all hatched on April 10. On April 11 there were only 4 chicks, presumably one died

From 7:30 to 8:30 this morning I had about 400 CEDAR WAXWINGS Waxwings flying north in groups. At least 1 BLACK-THROATED GREY and 1 HERMIT WARBLER are singing and showing themselves in a neighbor's

All, My Palo Alto Adult School Birding class visited Mitchell Canyon today. Breezy conditions made viewing VERY difficult. Most birds were seen only with great effort, and songs were hard to hear

GGAS Quarry Lakes-Alameda Creek-Coyote Hills-Bicycle Trip-Sat Apr 30 The water was running swiftly in Alameda Creek and the majority of the birds were Mallards and Canada Geese, but we managed to see

Hi birders, I birded at the north end of Lake Del Valle today (EBRPD parking lot at the south end of Arroyo Rd. in Livermore). I had both Calliope and Rufous Hummingbirds at two different

A 4 mile round trip walk from the Castle Rock Park entrance out into Mt. Diablo SP provided a very birdy morning, with lots of migrants singing. As usual, half the species were seen in the Castle Rock