Running during the early dawn this morning in Strawberry Cyn, Berkeley I saw a silhouette of a perched Coopers hawk (from a distance with an extended twig tail it looked like a Cuckoo)  at the same

Hi all; Though this morning was slightly more foggy and windy than yesterday, Brooks Island was still quite visible from the Red Oak Victory Ship at the end of Canal Blvd in Richmond. A single male

This afternoon a female, perhaps two, American Redstart was photographed in the butterfly garden at the visitor's center. Later after the garden closed a couple standing in the driveway leading to the

Hi all, Anyone up and out early this a.m. was treated to a glassy bay and extraordinary visibility. I had 15 minutes at the end of Marina Bay Pkwy in Richmond before being pulled elsewhere. Just

Present this morning around the Visitor Center: 2- White-cr. Sparrows 1- Lincoln's Sparrow 2- Orange-cr. Warblers 2- Yellow Warblers 1- Townsend's Warbler 2- Wilson's Warbler 1- Willow Flycatcher 1-

Today morning I saw an all white underparts and white on upper tail Buteo above Glider Hill. I was still convincing myself that it is some weird juvenile red tail (light morph :-)). On posting to IS

Hi. I birded the various groves of trees near the Coyote Hills visitor center today, finding relatively few migrants representing a surprisingly good diversity. The warblers gave a one-of-each show,

Dear Birders: A friend and I walked to Jewel Lake this afternoon in the slim hope that the Solitary Sandpiper might still be there.  No such luck, only the Horned Grebe was still on the lake along

Seen at the shoreline today - At Winton Ave. the only unusual bird was a Winter Wren. This is the 7th one I have seen at the shoreline. Frank's Dump West had no unusual shorebirds. Bob

Yesterday, my husband and I circled the main island and Bay Farm Island on bikes. When you approach Mount Trashmore from Harbor Bay Parkway, there is a model airplane field on your left. A little

Seen today at the shoreline - Western (Pac.-slope ?) Flycatcher - 1 at Winton Ave. Willow Flycatcher - 2 around Mt. 'T'. 1 on the north side and 1 on the west side. Warbling Vireo - 1 at Winton

The already reported Solitary Sandpiper was across Jewel Lake when I finally left just before 2 PM. I was leaving when Jane Dang arrived, so walked back to show her where it had been. By that time

Today morning at Tilden myself and Jerry met Harold Newman who guided us to Solitary Sandpiper at the Jewel Lake. A distant shot shows a distinct white spectacle for sure. A Hermit warbler was seen

All, Kelly and I made a run to Hayward Shoreline on Saturday lunch time. Tide was headed out when we arrived and Shorebirds were leaving Frank's Dump and gathering on the flats near Johnson's

Hi all, I was scouting a route today for SFBBO's fall challenge. A couple of friends and I will be doing a CCCo big day on Sunday the 19th. At Mitchell Canyon there was a nice group of Yellow

Heading north on the trail along the west side of the reservoir, Richard Schwartz and I had our first-of-fall Townsend's Warbler in a mixed flock of Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Bushtits. The

Today, Pamela, Carol and I did our Monday hike out of Valley Vista behind Moraga. While our main purpose was the 7-8 mile loop hike we did spot some interesting birds along the way. At the

This morning I birded the bike path and Bay Trail from Point Isabel to Meeker Slough from 7:30 AM-10:00 AM (Richmond, Contra Costa County). Most of the activity was in the flowering fennel that lines

I was later than usual arriving at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, but about 9 AM I watched a Spotted Sandpiper fly across the pond several times. It was having trouble deciding where it wanted to

Saw a single SOLITARY SANDPIPER about 9:30 AM today feeding at Jewel Lake. No other sandpipers there. Three other birders also saw it, Ken from Lafayette, and Harjeet Singh and Jerry Ting from