Yesterday (12/11) at the shoreline - At Grant Ave., the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek, and south along the bay to Ora Loma Marsh yielded nothing unusual. A Peregrine Falcon was the best bird seen but

I just recently joined this group so I'm a little late in reporting and asking about the bird I saw on Nov 23 (late afternooon)near the Sindich Lagoon in Briones Park. He had his back to me with his

A Merlin was perched on a tree east of Quarry parking Area. (Next to marsh boundary) Myself and Vivek spent almost 40mins (8:10AM till 9AM) watching the Merlin stretch and relax. After record

Today at Garretson Point in Oakland at the vernal pool there were three species of teal: Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal and Green-winged Teal. Also, a Blue-winged Teal was resting on the shore

Hi all, The Wigeon flock(s) at Albany Crescent were crowded on the north side near Richmond's Central Ave. I counted 4 Eurasian Wigeon among the 550 American Wigeon. I think this is the same

The female BALTIMORE ORIOLE continues was still at Washington Park today. The row of eucalyptus trees that the bird frequents are now blooming much more extensively, with larger numbers of

In an amazing vocal performance, three species of owls were heard early this morning by birders in Claremont Canyon (north Oakland). While standing in the same place, over the space of 1.5 hrs, we

wrote: A large collection of photos here: http://10000birds.com/manky-mallards-domestic-feral-or-just-plain-odd-mallards.htm Some are not unlike the original description. -- Joseph Morlan,

Some of the mutt ducks at Lake Merritt look like that, except for having no white on the head. The shoveller cross is an interesting idea, but I'd expect it to show up in the bill as well as the

At lunch today I was in downtown Pinole. I stood on a little footbridge to check out the ducks--just a bunch of mallards I thought. Well, one was different. Had the bright green head and a normal

Hi all, I drove my route for the Eastern Alameda CBC this afternoon. I stopped counting Kestrels at 20. Last year's entire circle had 133. Looks like it will be a good year for Kestrels. About a

At about noon today there were three Hooded Mergansers( 2 male, 1 female) in Walnut Creek behind Trader Joe's at California and Newell. The creek has easy visibility at the edge of the parking

My Black-Rail-wannasee guy and I spotted the Tufted Duck this afternoon - just as described, with a weaselly one-dreadlock tuft. I think this is a different duck from the one I saw a week or so ago;

SAVE THE DATES: The 2011 Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival will be held the weekend of April 29-May 1 and the Cordell Bank pelagic trip will be on Monday May 2. More than 500 people from all

This morning at Lake Merritt there was a male Tufted Duck in the scaup flock at the El Embarcadero or Grand Lake Theater lobe of the lake. The tuft was very short and only visible when the bird was

The male Hooded Merganser continued yesterday at dusk on Jewel Lake (Tilden RP, accessible from the Nature Area for those new to the area). There were 2 females as well, all seen in the SW corner of

Yesterday I was surprised to see 21 Double-crested Cormorants in the cement pond in Heather Farm Park of Walnut Creek. Today I counted 25. I have not asked if the pond was recently stocked with

There's a Yellow-rumped Warbler hanging out in my yard drinking nectar from the Oriole feeder. It spends a lot of time chasing Chestnut-backed Chickadees away and I wonder if it could be defending

The first few times I saw this bird, it was in Lake Merritt at the inlet/outlet.  The tide was incoming, and the flock of goldeneyes & the hybrid were diving against the current.  It wasn't until

Today (Tues, Dec. 7), I hiked around Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond. I was unable to find the previous Brown Thrasher, but here're the consolation prizes: Birds feeding in the toyon