I just had a great view, in great light of a purple martin flying north over my Lafayette home, traveling with a second, similar bird that may have been a second martin; however, I did not get my bino

Today, in the short walk down to the stream on the Bear Creek trail from the Bear Creek staging area (EBMUD permit required), there were 3, possibly 4 or more, white-throated sparrows. Minimally, ther

Visible from the Bear Creek trail, there were horned and eared grebes on Briones Reservoir today. Both species were in striking breeding plumage. Also a sign of the changing seasons, there were many W

Today I found an early Hammond's flycatcher on a side-path off of the Blue Oak Trail in Briones Regional Park, accessible at the Reliez Valley trail head at Gloria Terrace. Other good sightings for my

On Friday I saw and photographed an interesting gull at Clifton Court Forebay. It is probably an American herring gull but perhaps is a slaty-backed gull. Photos (sorry for poor quality) are here: htt

Today, among American Wigeon and Northern Pintails, I found a male Eurasian Wigeon while hiking the landfill loop trail at Wildcat Marsh (accessed at the end of Pharr Road - north of Richmond). Good B

Yesterday my wife found and today re-found for me a sapsucker that appears to be a red-breasted x red-naped sapsucker. Location is adjacent to a mailbox at 1751 Reliez Valley Road where there is a sma

This morning, pre-dawn, I worked Pinehurst Road near Canyon. In addition to several great-horned owls, I found one northern saw-whet owl that called for about 20 minutes, first from one side of the ro

Hi Birders: This morning, in a flock of about 7 Oregon juncos working the ground under my bird feeders, I found a pink-sided junco. This being my first ever pink-sided, I was not initially confident o