During a bird walk this morning (Sat., May 2, 2015) with Wild Birds Unlimited, these are some of the birds sighted in Mitchell Canyon: 1. Ash-throated Flycatcher 2. Western Tanager 3. Lazuli Bunting

Hi all, Seven Brant continued between Emeryville Marina and Berkeley's fisherman's wharf today (Saturday). Of the 50 or so aechmophorous grebes on the bay, every one that was within high confidence

Tilden Nature Area, Contra Costa, US-CA May 1, 2015 5:30 AM - 7:45 AM Golden Gate Audubon Society First Friday SPECIAL Dawn Chorus Birdwalk, May 1, 2015. Tilden Regional Park and Tilden Nature

Tilden Nature Area, Contra Costa, US-CA May 1, 2015 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Golden Gate Audubon Society regular First Friday Birdwalk (following the Dawn Chorus special bird walk from 0530 to

Mid-afternoon today, swimming and repeatedly diving, near the north edge of Vincent Park. Ken Berniker El Cerrito

Thanks for all your responses to my query regarding the Beethoven's 5thbird song. The consensus (four replies) seems to be song sparrow, although the ones Ilistened to online and on my old

Friends! I think this is a Bewick's Wren! This Beethoven reference sounds like how I originally interpreted one of the many Bewick's songs. Best of Boids! Alan Kaplan

The last few days I've heard a four note bird song that is exactly like the first four notes of Beethoven's 5th. It's in perfect pitch and the fourth (lower) note has a little trill. What is it? I

There were a lot of birders in a warm and breezy Mitchell Canyon this morning so their sighting may add to mine but my highlights were a cooperative male Hermit Warbler

Yesterday we had an Olive-sided Flycatcher in our backyard. Earlier in the day there was an Ash Throated Flycatcher also. One year the Ash Throated nested here so I'm hoping they will do the same

As part of Golden Gate Audubon Society's Birdathon, the Wren Wranglers - Alice Li, Alyssa Olenberg-Meltzer, Don Simborg and Glen Tepke - did a Photo Big Day on Sunday, April 19, 2015 (sorry for the

Yesterday at the HF large natural lake (we really should agree on a name for that lake!) at the south end I saw a Band Tailed Pigeon. Not that those are unusual, but haven't seen 1 yet at that

Today was the Team 1 day for the MDAS Phenology Survey of Moorhean and McNabney Marshes. We did not have anything unusual at either of the sites, but did see a Hooded Oriole in Moorhen Marsh, which

This morning there was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in the UC Botanical Garden on Centennial Drive in Berkeley. The bird was first found by Chris Carmichael, associate director of the garden, who was able

This morning, 3 Western Tanagers (2 male, 1 female) enjoyed a brief bath in my very small waterfall. Two Wilsons Warblers zip through the yard each morning and evening, and for the last few weeks, BH

Kevin Hinthsa reports a Varied Thrush on April 24 , 2015 along the creek at Perkins Canyon , Mt. Diablo State Park .

This morning at 8:00AM I had several Vaux's Swifts flying around the bridge at the south end of the lake. Good birding. Steve Huckabone Livermore, CA Alameda County

This morning a Caspian Tern - cocktail frank beak much in evidence - was fishing the finger of the lake by Children's Fairyland, and put in an appearance a bit later beside the nature center. Many

Seen yesterday at the shoreline From the Least Tern sign in Cogswell Marsh, the pond where the Least Tern island is, had a Black Skimmer and several dozen Red-necked Phalaropes. Winton Avenue had a

Folks, I led my Palo Adult School master birding class to Mitchell Canyon today. It was cool and overcast for the first couple of hours, but became sunnier by late morning, at which time things began