At Middle Harbor Park, Oakland CA at about 6:15 pm, we saw a single Black Skimmer hanging out with 5 Caspian Terns on the sand bar, during low tide on the right side of the tower facing San Francisco.

I saw it and it was all over eBird and Ebb for a little while. Have pics and videos too. Becky Flanigan, Oakland Sent from iPhone. Please excuse typos and grammatical errors!

I had 5 in my back yard yesterday in Oakland, Sequoia Hills Becky Flanigan

Sorry, that i have not figured out how to post on here. Toni and I saw it fishing of the bay side of the "island" fitness circle), yesterday evening about 4:45. It then flew over the lagoon and headin

Sorry for the late post but I had technical difficulties. Yesterday morning, I had 6 cedar waxwings in my yard including a juvenile. I usually do not see them until February. Is this normal for this t

On Sunday around 11:00 My friend and I spotted 3 Brant Geese swimming in the bay near Miller Knox Park. The other usual suspects were present but we did not find the Eurasian Wigeon. Good birding Beck

The Yellow bellied sapsucker continues in the same spot across the trash can in the willow tree at Don Castro. Great birding day which included the following: Cedar Waxwing Belted King Fisher Varied T

My friend and I went out to Martinez Marina yesterday and the red throated loon was there! We looked for but did not find the long tailed duck. Other interesting sitings included a common yellow throa

I went to Don Castro today and saw the yellow bellied sapsucker in the same location, willow tree across from the trash can. I headed to the lake to see the hooded mergansers but they were not there.

At 4:30 p.m., since the storm is coming, my friend Toni and I decided to check out Emeryville. On the spit across from Chevy's was a surprising variety of shore birds: oyster catcher black turnstones

At 9:30 am the white winged scoter was hanging out at the San Leandro marina near the missile. An osprey was fishing near Horatios along with a common loon. Good birding Becky Flanigan Oakland Sent fr

I saw a varied thrush for the first time in my front yard. It was hanging around my fountain and then flew up into a tree. Have pics. I have seen 47 species in my yard so number 48 now! Becky Flanigan

Arrived about 1:30 and parked in the dog park parking lot. Spotted the B & W warbler, townsends and yellow rumped warblers along with bushtits and ruby crowned kinglets in the tree in the parking lot!

The bird is still there! Saw it around 5:45 pm in the back of the left field sign of the baseball field at concord high school. It was feeding on seeds and did not seem to be spooked by us or the dogs

A Red breasted sapsucker visited my neighbors tree and stayed for about 20 minutes. Phaeton drive, off Keller, Oakland. I have pics but do not know how to post them. Becky Flanigan Oakland Sent from i

I had 3 western blue birds drinking from my fountain in Oakland off Keller. The house finches, juncos, and white crowned sparrows and Ca Towhees are also back.

Sorry for the late post. I was there Wednesday 8/20 in the evening and saw a great horned owl near the Hoot picnic area Another hiker said it was a juvie about 3-4 months old and he sees it most days.