A Caspian Tern, and sometimes two, has been seen often in Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek's Ygnacio Valley. Sometimes it is around 7 or 7:30 AM, sometimes close to mid-day, and like today,

Hello Birders, This post-rain morning found the Golden Gate Audubon Beginning Birding class walking from the parking area up to the old sanitarium. Swallows were conspicuously absent with the

This morning at 7:40AM I had a singing Yellow-breasted Chat at MM 5.75. The chat sang for approx 60 seconds and was not visible. I stayed for 40 minutes and did not hear or see it again. I heard the

April 20, 2015, Clayton, Contra Costa County,. Considered species "green morph" male Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) vs female European Siskin (Carduelis spinus). Among the "typical" PISI, I found this

In the 13+ years that i have been at this, (I'm a real novice you see) I've been to this sight at least twice a year and never saw a Swan of any kind. Mute Swans in numbers have been at McNabney for

Yesterday, April 22, while doing a bird survey we saw a Sage Thrasher (photo taken) on the old Naval Air Station site in Alameda. This is the second time that I have seen one here over the years and

Dave, Thank you for reporting your Indigo Buntings to EBB_Sightings. The range for Indigo Buntings has their closest breeding site somewhere along the southern Nevada / Arizona state line. They are

Thanks to Logan for posting the big day results andfor answering some questions. Went back to CC today to build up my county list.At 5:30am I was about 200 yds from the gate to Mitchell Canyon and

Hi all, A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT showed up yesterday and is still here today with some other migrants in a bottle-brush tree in my yard (in Moraga.) Kathryn Spence Moraga

Hello All, While walking to work I saw a large bird in a tree on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley, between Ward and Stuart in front of the Rose Garden Inn. I thought it was an owl. I got my camera (minus

Hi all, Congratulations to Logan, Eric and Jeff for breaking the old record. It has seemed inevitable for several years that Logan would beat it eventually. To Logan's credit, I probably did 40 or 50

The Lazuli buntings have arrived at Sibley Volcanic Regional Park. It's great to have them back and singing. Doug Greenberg, Berkeley

Albert Your link did not work for me, but this one does: https://picasaweb.google.com/116458691385845361056/ConceivableLongToedStintCalidrisSubminuta#6140500826630672610 Good stuff that you

April 22, 2015, Pt.Edith trail, North Concord, Contra Costa County. Considered species, Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) vs Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) I have never yet encountered

Hi folks, There are still spaces left for the spring pelagic this Saturday out of Pillar Point Harbor (Half Moon Bay). The spot forecast looks good for Saturday, before that we are going to

For the last two weekends at the Port of Oakland, I spotted a pair of osprey tending a nest in which there appeared to be at least one nestling. The nest is viewable from Middle Harbor Park along the

In preparation for an upcoming Mt. Diablo Audubon Society field trip, we spent a good part of the day birding at BDMRP in Antioch. Highlights included the following and FOS are noted with an

Yesterday, I spotted 6 Indigo Buntings in the orchard of my property here in southeast Lafayette. They were calling and checking out my as yet unripe red raspberries. They are seasonal visitors who

Hi all, On Sunday, April 19th, the Contra Costa Calliopes (Jeff Hoppes, Eric Pilotte, and myself) conducted a Contra Costa big day, birding over 20 hours, walking about 20 miles, and

Hi all, On the 17th and 18th I did some scouting around for my big day on the 19th. I was joined for the scouting by Eric Pilotte. 4/17 We started at Point Isabel around noon. It was high tide