Shortly after telling Fred Safier about seeing a Barn Swallow fly over McNabney Marsh Wednesday, Fred spotted one flying over the large, mostly natural pond of Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. I

This morning I brought my bike over to Coyote Hills, and birded through many of the trails, including a trip out the No Name Trail, north along the Shoreline Trail, then back along Alameda Creek. I

Red-necked Grebe on Tuesday afternoon (sorry for late posting), east side of Marina near the boathouse at the end of Spinnaker Way (Richmond Marina Bay in Richmond). Non-breeding plumage. Cathy

Yesterday, while assisting EBRP staff as a Alameda Creek Alliance volunteer, I notice nesting Cliff Swallow on the Bart train trestle which is over the Alameda Creek (south east of Quarry EBRP). The

A male Hooded Oriole was the first to appear at our nectar feeders today. We put out the grape jelly. Last year our first one arrived on Mach 1st. Judi Cooper Moraga

On Monday at Oakland Middle Harbor, a gaggle of 9 Cackling Geese (Aleutian) was feeding contentedly on the lawn at the far north side of the park. In the distant photo I took of them, one of them has

Hey folks, My morning walk takes me through Piedmont Park along Bushy Dell creek. This morning at dawn I heard my first of season Pacific-sloped Flycatcher. Later I heard the resident Wrentit singing

Birders, This morning I observed a different banded Double-crested Cormorant at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area (near Pleasanton), which I just reported to BBL. I have seen and reported this

The resident Spotted Towhee in our yard has been singing an unusual (to me, anyway) song the past few days. It sounds somewhat like a California ground squirrel alarm call. The bird also sings the

From a message on Feb 29"The cavity nesting owl continues at the Lafayette-Moraga Trail. It is becoming famous and has been photographed by many." Maybe the damage has already been done and the bird

Is the owl still there? I was at the location on the Lafayette-Moraga Trail last Sunday and found no owl, just a couple birders waiting there patiently. It was 4:00 pm. We waited for 30 minutes and

I agree as well. Raptors have it hard enough these days. Lisa Lisa Owens Viani Director Raptors Are The Solution A Project of Earth Island Institute 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460 Berkeley, CA

A bird conservation group is having a fund raiser and hopes to find a talented birdsong/birdcall imitator to join in. If you fit this description or know someone who does, please respond off-line to

I agree whole heartedly and I'll go a bit farther in stating that giving out locations like this is unethical. It is clearly against the ABA guidelines and the stated guidelines of EBB. I'm

Here you go. Aaron. -- George, If you take a look at my eBird sighting, I think I got the location of the personal spot exactly right. That's about as close direction that I can give you.

as would I Steve Taylor

Hi all, I had a(n) Eurasian Wigeon at the NW Quarry Lakes pond today at noon. Isherwood / Paseo Padre, Fremont. House Wren at Garin/Dry Creek was my first of the season. Good birding, Bob

Hi, I’d really like to know too. If you’d rather email me off list to protect the location of the owl I understand. I have no intention of getting too close to the owl and disturbing it. I just

Can someone tell me where to look for the Western Screech-Owl on the Lafayette-Moraga trail? It would be a life bird for me and I would like to see it. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

We saw one pair of Wood Ducks at around 3pm at the north end of the lake. Also the two different herons previously seen.