For those interested in this years eruption of  Pine Siskins, note that  they have now arrived in Rossmoor (Walnut Creek).  The first individual we have had for several years showed up at our

I've seen Goldens over the Lime Ridge open space in Concord several times, and a Baldie over the San Pablo Reservoir a couple years ago. Your ID is surely possible. Sandy R Walnut

In Sept. we found 13 new species - 2 code 3 birds (Brant and Lapland Longspur), 3 code 4 birds (Long-eared Owl, Black-chinned Hummingbird, and Costa's Hummingbird), 4 code 5 birds (Sooty Shearwater,

Hundreds of gulls were loafing and bathing in the tidal channel on the north side of Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline today around noon. Best bird was a classic adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL:

Hello, Bay Area Birders: Golden Gate Audubon Society invites you to take part in the Oakland Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 16 . . . unless, of course, you're committed to your local CBC

On my way to accountant on freeway near Willow Pass exit on 680. Very large dark bird with long very slow wingbeats parallelling 680N, roughly in line with "Walnut Creek" (flood control area). Saw in

Yesterday, November 12th there were two adult Bonaparte's Gulls at the West CountyWaste Management facility located at the Pittsburg exit off the Richmond Parkway.They were in the middle pond just

Barn Owl made 3rd appearance today since Sunday. The Bird is always on time, around 5PM and it's there. It fly's around the field by the main entrance on the right side. The photo is Geo-tagged for

On my lunch hour, around 12:30 went for a short walk at Berkeley Meadows. Though relatively quiet, on the main path that goes south from the Virginia Street Extension, I had excellent views of a

I walked around Briones Reservoir on Veteran's Day and saw a ton of Ruby-crowned, probably more than 100 over the course of the day.   Also at Briones: Eight Ring-necked Ducks and two adult Bald

Hi all, Just a historical note on the Mute Swans. Those birds have been present in that area since at least as far back as the mid-1990s. The birds are usually present out on the Naval Weapons Station

On the soccer fields this morning there was one adult SNOW GOOSE, 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 3 ALEUTIAN CACKLING GEESE. On November 10 -- 4 Aleutian Cackling On November 6 -- 1 Greater

Went to Mallard Reservoir in search of the Mute Swan reported by Albert Linkowski but had no luck. I did, however, identify four THAYER'S GULLS mingling with numerous Ring-billed gulls on the exposed

Posting the following sighting for Susan Steele: Richard as I can't seem to post to EBB if you could pass on to the group that I had a palm wabler at Pacific Commons linear park this morning. I

Those geese are interesting. The far left bird to which Mark refers, appears to me to have the typical Aleutian head and bill shape. The murky transition between neck stocking and chest make me

Western Bluebirds have found my neighborhood in the Oakland lower hills where Chinese Pistacia street trees are loaded with pink and blue berries (and

Hi All, If you haven't notice I typed "Retail" instead of Red-tail Hawk in the last posting. I guess that was a Freudian slip because of all the traffic and lost of birding habitat for the new "

This morning I first visited Mt. Trashmore, which was hopping with various open field songbirds. The mat of cut grass that was present earlier this fall has mostly disintegrated with the recent rains.

Observed in Livermore on Doolan Canyon Rd.. Direction are Hwy 580 east to Airport Blvd. exit then turn left go north over the Hwy 580 to North Canyon Parkway turn left follow to Doolan Canyon Rd.

Birders, Has anybody else seen a lot more kinglets this season? I seem to always have several Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the yard and yesterday I had a Golden-crowned. Normally only a handful of Rubies