I am not sure how relevant this record is for your spring/summer observations but I heard a singing Black Rail in Alviso on 12 September 2008 which very much surprised me. John

Bob Toleno and I birded Arrowhead Marsh this afternoon, where we were thrilled to discover a single RED-THROATED PIPIT foraging with about seven American Pipits. All of the pipits were on the short

Today while kayaking from Richmond Marina around Brooks Island, we spotted 5 Black Brant on the north side of the spit that extends from the island. Chris Bard Alameda

After birding Hayward Shoreline in the morning my Palo Alto Adult School birding class visited Coyote Hills for an afternoon of birding. The Sage Thrasher seems to have moved on, but we did relocate

I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Hayward Shoreline, specifically Mount Trashmore, in search of Longspurs... Well, that didn't have the desired results, but we had some great birds

Today Oct 19, Jerry Ting and I led an Ohlone Audubon Field Trip at Coyote Hills RP. The morning started out with the Tule fog just lifting off the dry marsh and then a very sunny pleasant day. Around

The mudflats surrounding Doolittle Pond (MLK Shoreline) were very exposed by a low tide late in the afternoon yesterday. It brought in the "usual suspects" including about five Black-crowned Night

Folks: In June and July of 2013, we encountered multiple calling Black Rails along Alviso and Artesian sloughs near Alviso. These records, as far as I knew at the time, were the first in a hundred

Yes, I saw a Wilson's in my back yard 3 days ago. Barbara Quein Albany/North Berkeley Sent from my iPod

Sorry, forgot to sign per the rules-Anthony FisherOakland

...drinking from the cattle pond, Whipsnake trail. Also, exquisite immature Golden Eagle and two Prairie Falcons soaring about.

On Friday Oct. 18 I saw two peregrines roosting on the Kaiser sign on the northerly side of the Kaiser Center. First saw them around noon and they stayed there for around two hours. A J Burgess

Anybody else still seeing Wilson's? I've had a male at the bird bath the last two days, twice today already, which suggests he may not just be passing through. This is my latest record for a

The GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETs remain at Coyote Hills this morning (8/18) at the location previously reported by Vicki Robinson. There are at least two birds present, as evidenced by this

Okay, the ID by all is the Pacific-slope. Besides that cute little puff of feathers. I also saw in the Nectar garden a Black-throated Warbler, like Jerry's. The Wilson's, Orange-crowned and

It seems like the yahoo email editor was not quite working properly. So again, here is the image link: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=%222013+OAS+Bird-A-Thon%22 Happy Birding, Jerry

Yesterday (10/16) after 12 hours (7:00AM - 7:00PM) of visiting 15 locations in west Alameda County, Davor Desancic and I finished our Photo Bird-A-Thon event for Ohlone Audubon Society with the tally

The new Yahoo has many problems and changes. Photographers I like looking at your pictures but not cutting and pasting the link. Many links forpictures etc. aren't appearing in hyperlink text and not

Ruff continues Thurs as previously reported. Seen 3:30 to 4:00 Bill Clark Lvmr

A White-throated Sparrow returned today to our N. Berkeley patio for (I think) the 12th year in the past 13. Not the same one, of course, but I do wish I knew which have been new and which