You can usually reach it from the YWCA parking lot off Richmond Parkway but that lot is closed due to closure of the gym. The alternate location is the corner of Lakeside Drive and Research Drive in R

Highlights: Many flickers - might see one here but today saw many. First red-shouldered hawk here - usually see red tails perched high on transmission towers, red-shouldered flew over lake and perched

Sorry about the late post... At Miller Knox on Dec 30, highlights were a hooded merganser pair, a Eurasian wigeon male with his bright red head, a merlin chased by crows the 3 times he tried to fly ov

I was at Pt Pinole yesterday as well. Saw a Hermit Thrush, many YR Warblers (FOS for me) and GC Sparrows. Missed the terns but saw 5 Brown Pelicans, swimming then flying up to dive. Saw the Osprey fly

I'm seeing what I think is an unusually large number in all the parks I visit: Tilden, Briones, Pt. Pinole, Sibley, Fernandez Ranch. Rosemary Johnson Hercules

On the ridge near a log bench I flushed two lark sparrows who flew up to oak tree where I had a good look at them. Believe that I heard several more singing in the woods on my way down Whipsnake Trail

On March 27, I saw one lone swift flying above Pinole Ridge. I was fairly sure that's what it was but not used to seeing them and since I only sighted one I put a question mark in my notes. However, y

While taking a walk in my neighborhood, I came a pair of hooded orioles chasing one another from tree to tree. Then I saw another male, for sure, and possibly another female. Wasn't sure if I was just