Dear fellow birders: I would appreciate your input in confirming the identification of some juvenile hawks that I photographed a week ago near their nest in a large oak tree off of Tice Valley Blvd. i

There was a spectacular showing of male and female Western Tanagers in Walnut Creek this morning (9:30 am) right along the Iron Horse trail near San Miguel Park. I thought it worth noting. I have neve

The yellow-rumped warblers have all been hanging out at Borges Ranch, feeding on the new tree growth. They are absolutely everywhere and in beautiful coloration, along with a large population of brigh

We had a rare surprise visitor to the neighborhood yesterday afternoon at 3 pm - a beautiful Merlin perched atop a conifer at the end of our block in Rancho San Miguel (Las Felicas x San Benito Dr.).

Dovetailing on Travis's post, two members of the East Bay Nature birding group (Mike & Rusty) also spotted 4 Red Crossbills yesterday morning (12/8) in Berkeley at approximately 11 am. At least one wa

Just a reminder that the Valley Vista Staging Area of Upper San Leandro Reservoir requires an EBMUD permit.

Yesterday was a beautiful day to bird the Upper San Leandro Reservoir / Valley Vista Staging Area. At about noon I spotted a Pileated Woodpecker in a grove of mixed oak and eucalyptus trees while trac

I would like to ask for your help in identifying a raptor photographed this morning at Albany Bulb during a bird walk by the East Bay Nature group. It was perched on one of the tall towers across the