Hello:   I was surprised to read in the current the Quail that the last documented sighting of a Greater Roadrunner in this area was in 1986.  Four of us saw it on August 30, 2010 walking by my

Spending much of the day working outside resulted in three FOS birds at my very suburban Livermore abode: White-crowned Sparrow - heard singing in the distance around 10 am Yellow-rumped Warbler -

I had a very productive (and very early) morning before church at Courtland Creek and Brookdale Park in Oakland. The migrants were still dropping in, and the warm and sunny conditions gave great views

Hi Birders- This morning the Black-throated Sparrow was seen at Coyote Hills in the previously described location by me and a group from the south bay. It was fairly cooperative. Also in the area

Not a rarity, but the first one for my yard. I've been here (Oakland hills near Skyline/Shepherd Canyon) since 1991, this is yard bird species #94. After many years of nothing new I've added three

Hi E. B. Birders, Nothing rare to report, but yesterday, the highlights of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory Fall Challenge All Contra Costa County Mini-Big Day were: Clapper Rail (1) swimming

Hi all, A drive along Calaveras Res. this afternoon showed 5 Western Grebe juveniles in Alameda Co., just over the Santa Clara Co. line. I'm leaping to the conclusion that these are breeding birds

> On 9/23, my friend Bob Hepps sent me > a picture of a young male Red-breasted Grosbeak seen in his > yard near Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. It didn't stay. > > Maury Stern > > >       >

Saturday morning in San Ramon: FOS Golden-crowned Sparrows FOS Lincoln Sparrow FOS Song Sparrow (we only get an occasional one in our yard) FOS White-crowns showed up a few days ago. Steve and

Seen at the shoreline today - Pacific-slope Flycatcher - 1 at Winton Ave. House Wren - 1 at Winton Ave. Hermit Thrush - 1 at Winton Ave. is the first I have seen here this fall. MacGillvray's Warbler

On 9/23, my friend Bob Hepps sent me a picture of a young male Red-breasted Grosbeak seen in his yard near Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. It didn't stay. Maury Stern

I haven't seen it mentioned, but Mt. Diablo Audubon has an extensive list already as "East Bay Places Birding Resource".  See http://www.diabloaudubon.com/places/index.html .  Also on the Mt.

The first White-crowned Sparrow of the fall showed up at my feeder today in Fremont to keep the Red-breasted Nuthatches, who have been around for about a week, company. Charlotte

Seen at the shoreline those 2 days - Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 on 9/23 in the rapidly drying up city ponds. Baird's Sandpiper - 1 on 9/23 in the channel on the north side of Cogswell Marsh. Western

Hi. I was mainly butterflying at Brookdale Park this afternoon, but the park was very birdy, so I did a little birding with my excellent new "Vortex Diamondback" binoculars. There was a single large

I have also been slowly working on birding locations, mostly in the East Bay. I don't have the number as in the below link but I have been trying to add some of the birds you might

wrote: success. Chris Chochems photographed an American Redstart at Coyote Hills on the 11th.

I visited Coyote Hills this morning and refound the black-throated sparrow at the previously described location. I was actually at Coyote Hills yesterday morning birding around the visitors center

I really liked the examples of birding location maps from other groups that Glen and Calvin showed. It's a better solution than I presented. Here is a start for the counties of Alameda and Contra

I forgot to sign my last post for the continuing black-throated Sparrow at Coyote Hills. Bob Dunn San Leandro