I recorded the MacGillivray's Warbler on Nimitz Way just past the 1/4 m sign on the right side of the trail on april 9th. It can be heard on SoundCloud

Michael, Rich Cimino and I birded the Greenville pond at mp 1.2. No Solitary but rough-winged swallows, Golden Eagle, Bullock's Oriole. -- Michael Feighner Livermore, CA

Zach Baer and I birded east Alameda County hoping to see new arrivals. As previously reported, we found a SOLITARY SANDPIPER in Livermore. And we saw Steve Huckabone on Patterson Pass Rd east of the

It sounds like the soaring birds are American White Pelicans. They are not unheard of in that area. Hugh B. Harvey Walnut Creek Hi all, Could use some help identifying 5 soaring birds I saw in

The McGillivray's warbler was still present at about 1030 this morning in the same area. I found it singing on the left side of the trail just past the quarter mile mark. It was visible in a live oak

Hi all, Could use some help identifying 5 soaring birds I saw in Martinez earlier.  They were soaring high and well, and definitely weren't raptors.  They had white wings with black tips and a

Hi, Birders: Western Field Ornithologists is now soliciting papers for presentation at its 37th annual conference, in Petaluma, Sonoma County, Sep 26-30. As in past years, papers should reflect

This morning was a perfect on Patterson Pass Rd. I had Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Nashville Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cassin's Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Chipping Sparrow. I bumped into Zach Bear

From 8:20am-9:20am this morning I was able to observe the Solitary Sandpiper reported by Michael Park & Zach Baer. I was able to watch it for about 10 minutes uninterrupted from 9:10-9:20. At one

Yesterday I made four visits to the Hayward Sewage Facility on Enterprise Ave, in eastern Hayward. Jim Ross and I arrived by 9AM. The construction crew was in full throttle busy working. There were

Zach Baer and I have just seen a SOLITARY SANDPIPER at a pond on the south side of the end of the paved portion of the south terminus of Greenville Rd. This is +- 1 mile south of Tesla Rd. We first

All, I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Mitchell Canyon today. It was a great day except for the ticks! Highlights were several HAMMOND'S and PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS throughout

Thanks - uploaded both today and got them crossed... Allen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hightlights: Cassin's Vireo (1) - seen on both 4/13 and 14 between 10-11AM feeding and calling from trees surrounding the nectar garden (pics

Correct picture link http://allenh.zenfolio.com/p1012524813 Unless you want to look at baseball pictures

Saw the female last evening - she was quite vocal, presumably calling for her partner, who I never saw. Saw only the male today, who did considerable excavation and housekeeping on the

I saw a hummingbird in Huckleberry Botanic Preserve today that *might* have been a Calliope. It was a bit far away so I'm not sure, but it seemed to have some streaking in the gorget, which looked

Hi: Went birding at Sibley this morning. I was happy to see half a dozen Rufous-crowned Sparrows just uphill from the intersection of the Quarry and Volcanic Trails. Also I saw my fos Rufous

Greetings Birders, Between the wind and sun, rain and hail showers, I birded Mitchell Canyon of Mt. Diablo State park today from noon til 4. I found only two big flocks, one at the parking lot and

Dear Friends: This morning Sylvia Hawley, my birding buddy, and I headed for Jewel Lake under a threatening sky that failed to produce more rain.  After the battering storm the  night before, birds