Hi E. B. Birders, This morning there was an American Redstart in the main parking lot to Castle Rock Park/ Diablo Foothill RP in Walnut Creek. The bird was a female or young bird, and was actively

Fred Safier was a little ahead of me today, but we met halfway around the large, mostly natural pond. Many workers are preparing for the Walnut Festival which will limit access to the south half of

There are 11 brown pelicans on the detached dock in front of band stand this morning. http://aurich.com/Email/Pelicans/16.09.21.7D2_9620.jpg Lee Aurich http://aurich.com/photos/

Peggy Macres and I attended the A’s/Astros game tonight at the Coliseum. It was an interesting night for birds (not as good for the A’s, who lost 2-1 in 10 innings). First, above the scoreboard

This morning, Tuesday, I found a Clay-colored Sparrow in the sparrow flock along the Bay View Trail in Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont. Take the paved trail north from the Visitor Center

After several days of birding places that were far from home, I decided to visit places much closer to home. I visited two of my favorite places there -- Inspiration Point and Jewel Lake, to look for

The FOS Townsend’s Warbler appeared in my yard this morning. The Allen’s Hummingbirds are gone, but I still have at least 8 Anna’s, draining about 16 oz of sugar water a day out of my feeders.

The good news is I found 3 Western Bluebirds in the east side ball fields of Bushrod Park early Sat 9/17 after trying to pin down a cacophony of bird song when it had been dark. I hadn't seen any on

On Monday at lunch at noona chocolate colored parasitic Jaeger flashing white at the base of the primaries flew about 75 yards off the Emeryville Marina looking towards the golden gate bridge flying

On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Bob Richmond wrote: Today at the shoreline (in the afternoon) Sabine's Gull - 1 juvenile in Hayward Marsh, east end. The best place to look for it may be the

Hundreds of crows flying north right now essentially just east of I880 near downtown Oakland. Lee Aurich 510.654.2216

Hi E. B. Birders, Nothing rare to report, but it was nice to hear and see my first Hermit Thrush of the fall season on the west side of Briones Reservoir - Bear Creek Staging Area (EBMUD permit

I just had what might have been a Eurasian accipiter circling over my Oakland neighborhood. If I'd have remembered to empty my memory card earlier today I would have nailed it, but my card was full

Howdy, Birders, Shearwater Journeys has just completed six Monterey Bay pelagic trips — September 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 14. Monterey seabirds and marine mammals have put on quite a

Yesterday (9-13) at the Hayward Shoreline At Mt. Trashmore a Swainson's Hawk flew overhead heading south. Also a Grasshopper Sparrow was on the south side. Bob

There is no WW Scoter. A message about it that I wrote in November 2015 keeps posting itself from time to time. I'm not sending this message out. This old message seems to be repeating somehow. I

A message about a white-winged scoter that I posted in November 2015 keeps posting itself from time to time. I'm not sending this message out. This old message seems to be stuck in the cache

FYI: before anyone jumps use and heads out to Richmond, please note that this email was originally sent last spring. -cm On Sep 10, 2016, at 11:49, 'Lucy Canter Kihlstrom' lcanter@... [EBB_Sightings]

Hello again, Yesterday, I tried to send a photo by attachment. Thank you to Bob Powers who suggested that I use my flickr account as my photo, because the attachment most likely went into

Hey folks, I finally had a chance to stop by Middle Harbor Park to look for the godwit. The tide was just starting to ebb when I got there and the birding started getting good about the time the light