I spent this morning enjoying the migrants at Coyote Hills Regional Park. The trees by the Visitor Center and the nectar garden held many Yellow Warblers, Orange-Crowned Warblers, Warbling Vireos, Wes

Ohlone Audubon's annual field trip to the Alameda shoreline this morning, led by Jerry Steenhoven and Gail Ryujin, kicked off with a Peregrine Falcon just finishing breakfast on the beach north of the

In early May 2011 several of us posted about seeing Great-Tailed Grackles at Coyote Hills Regional Park. This afternoon, nearly three months later, as I rounded the bend on the boardwalk into Main Mar

This morning on the soccer lawns north of Lake Elizabeth, the Red-Tailed Hawk nest had a Western Kingbird on it but no baby hawks...they'd fledged! An adult Red-Tailed Hawk circled low overhead, obvio

Rich Nicholson introduced me to the lovely Cameron Loop Trail on the east side of Lake Chabot this morning. Early showers gave way to serious rain over the two miles and three hours of our hike, but w

Photographer/Birder Wendy Naruo kindly offered to show me nesting Hairy Woodpeckers at Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve this morning. Tucked into the Oakland Hills, this park is a hidden gem!

This morning, in the small flowering garden next to the Visitor Center door at Coyote Hills RP, Wilson's Warblers, Yellow Warbler, and Hermit Warbler (life bird!) along with several Warbling Vireos we

Garretson Point (end of Edgewater Dr off Hegenberger in Oakland) is the Avocet Nursery right now. Every pair of American Avocets seems to have three fluffball chicks in tow. Most are safely in the mar

I have always wondered where people found Lazuli Buntings at Garin Regional Park, and the other day photographer Jerry Ting enlightened me. At the main park entrance (go east on Garin Ave. from Missio

A flighty Wandering Tattler continued at San Leandro Marina Park this morning on the shoreline at the end of the peninsula across from the island. It did not want to be looked at through a scope and f

Participants at Ohlone Audubon's field trip to the Port of Oakland's Middle Harbor this morning enjoyed beautiful weather, scenic views, and great birds! We started 2 1/2 hours past low tide so that w

Photographer Michael Park gave me excellent directions on how to find the Grasshopper Sparrows at Garin/Dry Creek Regional Park. Park at the end of Tamarack Drive in Union City, and as soon as you ent

I ran into Rich Nicholson at Coyote Hills RP this morning, and we spent a few hours hiking around the park together. In general, things were quiet although we did see some 46 species. Rich spotted a R

Garin Regional Park in Hayward was birdy today after the sun came out mid-morning. At the north end of the park, I found House Wrens singing from the sycamores, Western Bluebirds on the fences, and tw

At 8:35 this morning, Kathy Parker spotted a brilliant male Evening Grosbeak in the tree in front of 1213 Greenwood Rd. A group of us got to admire him and soon another male flew in. The arrival of a

Around 4:15 this evening, I parked at Quarry staging area and walked back along the entrance road, turning left (northwest) onto the Chochenyo Trail before the entry kiosk. Soon I ran into another bir

Yesterday morning, the pair of Blue-Winged Teal continued in the fenced-in northeast arm of the lake across from New Marsh. At least one Ring-Necked Duck joined them. The Ross's Goose, fourteen Greate

On Thursday, January 20, 2011 I posted about seeing 82 "Aleutian" Cackling Geese at Pacific Commons Linear Park in Fremont. One bird was banded, and a couple of you took the time to tell me where to r

The Wood Duck was on the Union City Library pond this morning. I haven't seen him the last few visits, but he invariably shows up when someone is tossing bread to the ducks as was the case today. Arou

I was at Coyote Hills RP for a few hours this morning hoping to find some kingbirds. I took the boardwalk east of the Visitor Center to the Chochenyo Trail and past the Tuibun Village to the spot wher