Hi Derek, For what it's worth, since I'm not terribly close (about 6 miles) I live in Maxwell Park near Mills College and we've had a pair of hooded orioles nesting in the area for at least 5

Around noon today, May 17, there was aMacGillivray's Warbler along the paved trail from the Inspiration Pt parking loton Wildcat Canyon Rd. It was just after the .25mile marker. Probably the samebird

Folks, I led the second-half of my Palo Alto Adult School master birding class along DPC, San Antonio Valley and Mines Roads yesterday. Results were similar to last week with some exceptions. Cooler

Quick update. I had been meaning to post the sighting for a few days, and of course five minutes after I do my wife yells "come here" and sure enough we had a Hooded Oriole pair briefly visiting our

Birding in my yard has not been very fruitfull over the 15 years I've lived on Dudley Court in Piedmont, but last Saturday I saw a flash of orange as I arrived home from birding Sonal Regional Park

We have been seeing a pair of California Thrashers at a thicket in theArroyo Mocho streambed, 37 40.297 N, 121 45.907 W.: North West of thesignal-protected crossing of the Robertson Park Road. Seen

Today we scouted out Contra Loma Regional Park in preparation for Mt. Diablo Audubon Society field trips with fifth grade students next week. There were many noteworthy sightings, but the obvious

Hello All, Took a quick walk in Canon Trail Park in El Cerrito and saw a pair of Western Tanagers fly in. http://birds.avianist.com/2015/150514-Canyon-Trail-Park/slides/0514-121253-02.html Also saw

Early this morning, there was a Pacific-slope Flycatcher working its way through shrubs in our yard. At one point it perched and offered very nice views. In addition, the(a) Swainson's Thrush made a

My first time at Ironhorse Sanitary district in Oakley on May 12, I say two Black Oystercatchers around a group of 6 Terns. Wonderful! Anyone else seen them? Dusty black birds, gull like, clumsy

Did I see a Black Oystercatcher or two along with a group of 6 terns yesterday? Anyone else? Tons of Kingbirds too...

Sitting in my backyard early this afternoon I thought I heard quiet "chups" coming from a corner, through the usual urban chorus of BART, airplanes, ever present house sparrows. Finally I found it, a

Today we drove to Bethel Island in hopes of finding a Black-chinned Hummingbird. At the end of Bethel Island Rd., we found two. While driving toward Bethel Harbor, we observed a flying Long-billed

This afternoon we had a FOS Swainson's Thrush in our yard. In addition, this morning there was a male Black-headed Grosbeak bathing in the birdbath. Good birding, Paul and Nancy Schorr Antioch

[EBB_Sightings] wrote: Take a look at the "silk oak" _Grevillea robusta_ - the Tuesday morning bird walkers spent most of today's trip riveted in place, watching Western Tanagers, Bullocks and Hooded

Yep! An osprey! Circling and hovering over the natural lake. How cool is that!? Also a male Western Tanager, a Caspian Tern, 2 Great-Tailed Grackles, barn, rough-winged and violet-green swallows,

Today between about 11AM and 12:30PM I observed the following birds in the Martinez Regional Shoreline Park: 1. White Pelican off shore (it later made a brief landing in the large pond). 2. Two Muted

Bird folks, Here's a strange sighting. I was driving southbound on I-80 this morning in fairly heavy traffic at 8:33AM - between University and Ashby exits. While creeping along, I saw two geese

Hello All, I made a quick stop at the Berkeley Aquatic Park to check out what was there. A Great Egret had staked out a spot in the overflow duct between the South and Central Pond and was catching

A friend in New York writes: I said I'd no idea... but perhaps it could have been a young bluebird or scrub jay, as mediated by a non-birder's eye and memory. Suggestions? -- - Hilary Powers