Regarding the milepost numbers in my previous post: CCCo milepost numbers should be Alameda County, not Contra Costa. SCCo means Santa Clara County, of course. Sorry for the confusion. - Steve

We co-led a GGAS trip out Mines and San Antonio Valley Roads yesterday. Although many of the songbirds were scarce, we had a good trip with excellent looks at many birds, especially raptors. Total

Yesterday afternoon while parked on Welsh Rd before the bridge over Alameda Creek and right before the Calavaras Rd entrance to Sunol Regional Park, a flock of approximately 15 - 20 Yellow-billed

A Slate-colored Junco joined the Dark-eyed Junco flock at our Lafayette home this morning. Maury Stern

Late post - was intended for 1/25/11: ************************************ This morning Mary Foley and I spent a couple of hours birding in Tilden at Lake Anza and Jewel Lake. Of the 31+ species seen

I've ridden a consistent route three times the last couple weeks in Pleasanton starting at the bike path off Bernal Drive and 680. Highlights today were 3 Snipe flushed (one at a time) in the fields

Today in a grassy field between the Linear Marsh and Auto Mall Parkway (just west of the last buildings) and in with a flock of at least 1000 gulls was a possible adult Lesser Black-backed

This evening as the tide was coming in, I saw a Clapper Rail from the bridge just north of the S 51st St/Bayview entrance to the Bay Trail. It was standing in the mud in one of the small channels west

Today while quietly watching bird life at "Jet Ski Bay" (the bay water between Arrowhead and Doolittle Drive), about 20 White-fronted Geese flew over. One group of six was in fine

There has been a Wilson's Warbler in my back yard, singing away for about an hour. On January 28? Rusty Scalf Berkeley

Mt View Sanitation District ponds in Martinez has a great variety for a "small" area. Yesterday I saw a Flock of Great tailed Grackles, several ducks including, pintail, green winged teal, Cinnamon

I decided to go up to Mines Rd. today to try and add some species to my 2011 Alameda County list. At mm 5.75 there were two California Thrashers, two Wrentits and a lone California Quail. At mm 6.26

Late this afternoon we visited Contra Loma Regional Park. Several Tricolored Blackbirds were observed among large mixed flocks that also included Red-winged Blackbirds, Brewer's Blackbirds and

After the White-throated Sparrow two weeks ago, a male SLATE-COLORED JUNCO appeared at one of my backyard ground-feeding stations today (in East Oakland, near Brookdale Park). It

I was at the soccer fields from 10:45 to 12:15 today. The easy ones were one GREATER SNOW GOOSE, and 12 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. These birds have been around for some time. The day before

The Prairie Falcon was still around Tuesday at the south end of Cushing Parkway, near the Lam Research campus. It was hunting the fields east of the causeway between Cushing Parkway and 880. George

Saw my FOY Allen’s Hummingbird in my backyard on the 24th.............it was successfully keeping four Anna’s at bay. Judi Cooper Moraga

I made a quick stop Monday morning on way down to San Jose. Didn't see Prairie or Peregrine Falcons, but did have great looks at two American Bitterns in the pond nearest the business park. Also saw

Hello Birders: If you find yourself birding in Brentwood and would like to add a Loggerhead Shrike to your list for the day, here's a tip. A Loggerhead Shrike has been present at my bird feeder for

Today on my bike ride up Mt Diablo's north side I once again observed a male Loggerhead Shrike sitting on a power line close where I have seen him in past years. Nearby, sitting on a telephone pole