Both Pectoral Sandpipers were there this morning (9/13) around 9:30 am. Also of interest were several Lesser Yellowlegs and a Sora. Michael Strom Davis

Late this morning I birded the creek corridor from the pedestrian bridge next to the parking lot downstream to the Iron Horse Trail bridge and was delighted to find a number of migrants. Highlights in

This afternoon (3/1) the Sora was calling from the vegetation along the northwest shore of the natural pond. Recording here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S65342721 Michael Strom Walnut Creek

This evening there was an Osprey feeding on a fish on a snag at the west side of the Heather Farm natural pond. One piscivore I have yet to see this spring at Heather Farm despite usually seeing one b

Anyone aware of large groves of eucalyptus infested with lerp psyllid insects in the east bay that are attracting large numbers of birds right now? These are known bird magnets in other areas of the s

Today there were female type Red-breasted Mergansers at Mallard Reservoir and Ellis Lake Park in Concord. I saw them a couple hours apart, and these locations aren't too distant, so not sure about the

Inspired by reports of spring morning flight, also known as visible migration, elsewhere in the state, in which 10s, 100s, or in a few cases 1000s of birds can be seen flying by low to the ground in j

Thanks Ethan! That’s interesting to hear about the flyovers around the Volvon Trail at Morgan Territory. I want to get back out there, but who knows how far of a hike would be needed to get to a bette

The last few weeks I decided to focus on trying to observe morning flights at the Highland Ridge gate saddle location I mentioned last time as it's relatively easy to access and seemed to have good po

Nice find Ethan that's an impressive flight! After multiple visits to the Highland Ridge flight sites this spring that require hiking over a mile and around 800 ft elevation gain to reach, I would muc