Hello all, Allen and I stopped by the Nimitz Way location to look for the MacGillvray's Warbler. While there we spotted a pair of Violet-green Swallows, lots of Wilson's Warblers, and 2 pair of Wester

Hello All, Stopped by Lake Elizabeth in Fremont yesterday afternoon. I took a few photos of a White Pelican coming in for a landing: http://birds.jorj7.com/2013/130317-Lake-Elizabeth/slides/0317-13294

Hello All, I don't remember anyone posting a female Hooded Merganser at Lake Merritt recently. Saw on this afternoon by the islands near the Nature Center. Saw reports of Common and Red-breasted Merga

Hello All, Sorry to bother you all again, but had some interesting sightings this morning. Walked the Round Top Loop Trail at Sibley Preserve and saw a pair of Western Bluebirds "working" a nesting ho

Hello All, Stopped by Jewel Lake in Tilden Park. While there I spotted a couple of Varied Thrush of the Lower Pack Rat Trail: http://birds.jorj7.com/2013/130227-Jewel-Lake/slides/0227-092625-01.html T

Hello all, Went to Berkeley Aquatic Park this morning to look for the Loon Jim posted yesterday. Spotted one at the North end of the large pond. Took some photos, but it looks more like a Pacific Loon

Ric, Hope everyone doesn't mind me answering on the "public line", but I've spotted the Townsend's warblers a lot around the East Bay this month. Not only at the Berkeley Aquatic Park. At the Canyon T

Hello All, Went by the Albany Shoreline Park (Albany Mudflats area) this evening around sunset and found a very cooperative Burrowing Owl. It let me take a lot of photos, while it went through it's re

Hello All, I stopped by the Albany Mudflats hoping to see the Osprey and Peregrine again, but they were a no show. I did see a small group of Western Meadowlarks on the Plateau, inside the fenced off

Hello All, Stopped by Berkeley Aquatic Park on the way to work this morning. Saw three pair of Red-breasted Mergansers on the large pond. http://birds.jorj7.com/2013/130220-Berkeley-Aquatic-Park/slide

Hello All, I was at the Canyon Trail Park in El Cerrito the other day and noticed a lot of hummingbird activity. Not only males singing all over the place but a female on a nest. It seems early to me

Hello All, Looks like the Osprey and the Peregrine Falcon are becoming regulars at the Albany Mudflats (north of the Albany Bulb). Caught them both having meals again this afternoon. http://birds.jorj

Hello, I was with the Tuesday 4 the Birds group walk this morning, and wewere lucky enough to see a Osprey eating a fish and a pair of Peregrine sharing a meal. They were all out on the pylons out in

Alan, Good to see the group out at Tilden today. I got there a little late and missed some of the action. http://birds.jorj7.com/2013/130104-Jewel-Lake/slides/0104-102538-01.html Group Photo I did man

Hello all, Allen H and I went to Coyote Hills yesterday. We expected a lot of water fowl, but not many were present. We did find a Merlin and Loggerhead Shrike at Dairy Glen. http://birds.jorj7.com/20

Hello all, With a break in the rain, I've taken the opportunity to take a few excursions. Saw an Osprey cruising the waterfront at the Berkeley Shoreline. Didn't see it dive for food, but it did hover

Doug, I and some others spotted a Rail at Jewel Lake (Tilden Park) last winter, that's not too far from you. So it could have been a native or wild bird. George http://birds.jorj7.com

Albert, I was at Jewel Lake in Tilden yesterday and saw about 70 Band-tailed Pigeons. Three large flocks that seemed to scatter every time a Turkey Vulture passed over head, which was often since ther

Hi all, Stopped by Jewel Lake in Tilden Park this morning before work and found that the Hooded Mergansers are back. Two females and a male were hanging around on the lake. Got a few photos (a little

Hello All, Had a good bird day. Went with Allen H. to Arrowhead Marsh this morning. We were greeted at the entrance to the parking lot by a Merlin sitting in a tree. At first I thought it was a Cooper