Aprilt 29 north of the 51st entrance to the Pt Isabel area, there were three birds in the marsh being chased around by the crows. Except for their bills they were all white and their bills seem gull l

Ethan: I was interested that you saw the Short-billed Dowitchers at Pt. Isabel recently. Last week, I saw a group of them near the 51st Street Bridge at a somewhat low tide and I was surprised at how

This is the first time I saw a juvenile Double-crested Ccrmorant and initially wondered about the spotted white breast. It also seemed small, but it was just a young bird. At the west end of Stege Mar

In the last month or two, I have briefly caught sight of small bfocks of Cedar Waxwings in the Berkeley Hills several times. Today as I returned home from a walk in the hills, they appeared on a power

No rare species to be found either in Wildcat Canyon Gorge or at Lake Anza today, but I did see an Mallard with a single duckling. It looked very young to me, but was able to swim in tight formation w

EBB and Kingbird Thanks for all the thoughtful comments on whether the photos show a Western Kingbird or a Tropical Kingbird at Arrowhead March about a hundred yards south of the north walkway. Since

Teale : Tropical Kingbird or Western Kingbird? Here are two photos showing the breast and tail feathers. I look forward to hearing the outcome. Link 1. https://flic.kr/p/2kRwayG Link 2 https://flic.kr

April 6. I was at Arrowhead Marsh around noon today and spotted a Yellow Bird that didn’t match any in my photo list. It was hoping around in a tree eating something. The most instructive photo showin

About 3 pm today about a mile north of Lake Anza in Wildcat Canyon Gorge there was a opening in the trees with some Wilson’s Warblers feeding. Only of note because I have been watching for them and fi

About two hours after high tide this afternoon just south of Stege Marsh there was a large group of American Avocets and Marbled Godwits, at least 50 of each. A smaller number of Long-billed Curlew we

At Lake Anza this afternoon I thought it was a Red-breasted Merganser, but the more I look at it, I am leaning toward a Common Merganser. The iBird photos don’t make it clear. Here is the link. https:

March 12, 2021 at Arrowhead Marsh I photographed a Merlin for the first time. Also saw a Ridgeway’s Rail, a funny marked House Finch and a Marsh Wren. Photos at https://flic.kr/p/2kKkmbN Claude Lyneis

This afternoon there were some interesting birds at Arrowhead. I saw a Belted Kingfisher hovering and diving into the marsh area. A presumed Red-tailed Hawk landed in the field, in a tree and flew aro

Today, out just north of Pt. Isabel I was getting close to photography some of those tiny peeps, but in the process I got some photos of Dowitchers and remembering the earlier post Jim Chiropolos stat

Feb 21, I went out to Pt Isabel Shoreline in the afternoon expect not see much because it was low tide. As I crossed the bridge between the S 51st entrance and shoreline path a Ridgeway’s Rail was out

Feb12, about 1.5 after high tide I spotted a Ridgeway Rail at the north west end to Stege Marsh just at the edge of the Marina Bay development. Maybe there are more there than before or I am becoming

Feb 9. I spent sometime mid afternoon at Lake Anza on a cool cloudy day. The most interesting bird for me was what I thought was female Common Merganser with an overdone crest. However, when I got hom

Feb 4, there weren’t so many birds out on this quiet blue sky afternoon just north of Point Isabel. I was at the bridge where the S 51st entrance joins the shoreline trail and spotted a Ridgeway Rail.

Jan 25 I went over to Lake Anza in the afternoon to see I the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was there. There was one other birder there and while neither of us saw it we both heard it briefly. Not all was

Jan 25 I went over to Lake Anza in the afternoon to see I the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was there. There was one other birder there and while neither of us saw it we both heard it briefly. Not all was