I first heard two Great Horned Owl about ten nights ago. They called for a single evening. Tonight they're back calling from several large pine trees on Gatetree Circle, Pleasanton. Gatetree Circle

I decided to try to celebrate New Year's eve day with some beautiful county birds.  I started in Napa Co where at 9 AM I saw 6 Evening Grosbeaks in a pistache tree on Stonybrook Ave near its

Seven if us saw the bittern at 11:10am, extremely close to the trail, on the shore side. Photos here: http://allenh.zenfolio.com/p991181533 The bittern was so close to trail, I couldn't capture a

Seen today at 11, reportedly at 3 feet. It disappeared until 12 where it was seen near where it was sighted on the 27th by Laura Look, adjacent to the Pickleweed Trail. It was so close we had to

This afternoon around 3:30 I found a Hermit Warbler at Lake del Valle RP. The bird was in a mixed flock of Bushtit's and Chestnut-backed Chickadee's. I found the Hermit Warbler about half way between

Hi all; The Least Bittern appeared along the Pickleweed Trail at the Martinez Regional Shoreline today from 12:45-1:15 PM. It was seen by 10 reverent birders as it posed on a piece of wood, then

Today at 12:15 we found a Tan-striped White-throated Sparrow at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch. The bird was located at the northern end of Loma Island and was feeding with a small flock of

I birded along Patterson Ranch Road this morning from about 0550-0800, mostly west of the entry kiosk, listening and looking for rails and owls. I heard a single GREAT-HORNED OWL near the entry kiosk

After seeing the Least Bittern today in Martinez (well reported by others), I headed to Marina Bay in Richmond, where I located the female BLACK SCOTER reported by Sheila Dickie on 12/29. The bird

Today, Thursday, at noon the Least Bittern treated 15 or so birders to great looks. It pays to be patient; we had been waiting well over an hour. I had been there 1:40 to 3:30 on Tuesday and not seen

Very late morning,/like 11:59 AM/ the Least Bittern made an appearance for the many admiring birders. The LABI even flew a short distance for us, nice. It went on to catch a mosquito fish and posed

East Bay Birders, A photo of the LEAST BITTERN contributed by Calvin Lou has been posted on the WFO web site: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Click through for full large

Hi everyone   At 3:45 p.m. this afternoon, Dec. 29, I saw a female Black Scoter swimming in the Richmond Marina.  It was seen from the boardwalk on the bay side of Salute Marina Bay restaurant

Hi E.B.Birders, The Least Bittern just showed up at noon. It was on the north side of the trail, crossed the trail and returned to previously reported location. All the Best Birding, Denise Moraga,

Forwarding to EBB that covers the region where the Large-billed Sparrow was discovered in winter of 2008. -- Michael Feighner Livermore, CA, Alameda

We were in the group mentioned in the previous post by Ted Robertson. As you can see, we were very lucky to witness this individual hunting and fishing.

The Least Bittern first reported by Rob Thomas on the 26th continues close to the same location at the Martinez Regional Shoreline as previously reported. The bird was seen by many observers and well

I made a quick stop at the small pond at the west end of Stevenson Blvd in Newark this afternoon around 2:00 PM to find at least 4 TREE SWALLOWS circling over the pond. The only other bird of note

Seen in the AM at the shoreline - Yellow-billed Loon - 1 seen on the bay from the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek. Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 female seen on the bay from San Leandro Marina. White-winged

Seen today at the shoreline - Black Oystercatcher - 2 at Hayward's Landing. Red Knot - 450 (est.). I have not seen this many since last winter. An estimated 800-1000 wintered here. Good