Thanks, Hilary. Ethan Monk weighed in with hatch year male Common Goldeneye: " On a Barrows the forehead is pretty steep, almost vertical, and it goes up to meet the high point on the head normally in

I submitted this as a first winter Common Goldeneye male, given brown head, mottled side and wing plumage, and ill-defined round white circle on face; however, the head shape is more like Barrow's gol

Yellow and Orange-crowned Warblers, a juvenile male Western Tanager (a wash of orange-red on head), a Willow Flycatcher (no eyeing) plus warbler chips and songs we couldn't identify (and neither did M

On a bird walk in El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area yesterday I saw a pair of swifts swirl around each other and fall through the air. Twice. I assume this was a courtship fall. Try as I might, I could

Fun spring birds, breeding behavior, and a couple surprises at Hilltop Lake Park. A Hooded Oriole or 2, 4 Western Tanagers, 4 swallow species (CLSW, NRWSW, TRSW, VIGRSW), Great-tailed Grackle, Caspian

At about 5:30 tonight I saw a FRGU at low tide in the bay just off the SF Bay Trail between Meeker Slough and 51st St bridge, north of Pt Isabel. A small gull among CAGUs with a black head, thick whit

I see Myrtle’s YR Warblers regularly at Hilltop Lake Park, but NEVER in such abundance. I believe I saw at least 10 yesterday, but listed 7 because photos eluded us for several individuals. The attach

The last couple days, 5 females and one male HoMe. White Pelicans, American Wigeon, 1 Common Goldeneye and a few other species. Pictures: https://ebird.org/checklist/S98060228/media

On behalf of Craig Nikitas, Chief Operator, Bay Raptor Rescue: “The hawk that was captured at Kaiser Medical Center was taken by us (Bay Raptor Rescue), although an Oakland Animal Services officer was

Mountain Plovers continue to elude me on the Robinson/Flannery Road circuit, but it was nice to see the adult male Rough-legged Hawk (https://ebird.org/checklist/S80156780) and 2 Ferruginous Hawks (Za

This was my patch for the Master Birder class. I’ve led monthly walks there the past 2 years till Covid. https://ebird.org/barchart?r=L1405454&yr=all&m= I went yesterday and unfortunately they are rem

Yes. There was a Bald Eagle that flew over twice as I walked up and back between 51st Street bridge and Meeker Slough area from noon to 2 PM. First pass was over the bay and thus completely backlit; I

Since several people responded, I’ll now respond to whole group. Wendy Beers and I checked it out yesterday, prepared for potential rescue. The problem appears to be 3 patches of tar on its side/belly

An hour or 2 ago on a bike ride I found a Common Loon in full breeding plumage, floating along the south side of Richmond Marina by Barbara and Jay Vincent Park. It was clearly unbalanced in the water

Saw a pair of Lawrence’s Goldfinches yesterday at about 11:30 AM at Briones Park (East Bay Regional Park District) at the Maud Whelan group campsite, up the Abrigo Trail from the Bear Creek Staging Ar

First of season Black-headed Grosbeak for me at Redwood Regional Park, east of Stream Trail and not too far down from SKyline Gate 3 days ago. Singing. https://ebird.org/checklist/S67093339. Surfbirds

Amazing day yesterday (4/2) with a group of at least 3 Myrtle’s Yellow-rumped Warblers at Jewel Lake, Tilden Park in Berkeley on Wildcat Trail right below bridge in a lakeside thicket of alders and wi

At low tide today (11/11 at about 1:30), I watched a yellow-green legged sandpiper feeding in the mud on the east side of the bridge on the Bay Trail right by the dog park at Point Isabel regional sho

Red-necked Grebe on Tuesday afternoon (sorry for late posting), east side of Marina near the boathouse at the end of Spinnaker Way (Richmond Marina Bay in Richmond). Non-breeding plumage. Cathy Bleier

Follow up from a friend who has 20+ yrs raptor banding for GGRO and is also a great admirer of corvids.