I’ve been hoping the 1st-year Emeryville Bar-tailed Godwit will stick around for the winter, although at first I didn’t think the odds were good. But there he was this morning, on Day 35, in his usual

Two years ago (in March I believe) i was following up on a reported Pileated, and I spoke to a ranger at the Canyon Meadows Staging Area who said that one male had been there all winter. She seemed to

Folks, The young Bar-tailed Godwit found yesterday afternoon by Sharon Jue is back at the high-tide roost today. A few words about the location: this shorebird high-tide roost is a special location fo

I’m currently looking at it with Jim Chiropolos and Sharon Jue. Across Powell Street from the Emery Cove Yacht Harbor in the regular roost with about 700 Willets/Godwits. My best work-patch bird yet!

Bob, Are you referring to the small island outside the San Leandro Marina breakwater? Or to other islands? Thanks, Aaron

ADropped pin Near 535 Pierce St, Albany, CA 94706 https://goo.gl/maps/Vsq4GS7aWiPjdjSH7 This is the exact spot where one enters. There is street parking on Pierce Street. There is a public path betwee

The gate to the WTP is locked now. Better luck on Tuesday. Aaron Maizlish

There are dozens and dozens of White-throated Swifts and a few Vaux’s Swift flying with the swallows around Berkeley Meadow. With this low cloud cover this morning in the middle of migration, the swif

Passing this on. Aaron Maizlish Begin forwarded message:

Folks, I just heard from Jim Chiropolos. He has a Brewer’s Sparrow at the very end of the Emeryville Marina (i.e. Marina Park). It is in a stalk of fennel at the very, very tip of the Point (NW tip),

EBB’ers I did a quick stop this afternoon at the Richmond WTP (West County Wastewater Treatment Plant). Literally the only sandpipers on any of the ponds were two very handsome juvenile Pectoral Sandp

Folks, I just got a note from Adam Dudley, who is not subscribed to EBB, that the Buff-breasted Sandpiper has returned to the Richmond WTP. As of 11:37 AM he is viewing it on the “furthest” pond. Good

Birders, Many thanks to Logan Kahle for getting the word out earlier. At least a dozen birders were able to see the bird this afternoon. Now that I’m back home I’ve been trying to catch up on some of

EBB'ers I wanted to put the word out about a potentially good bird, even though my view of it was too quick to give me 100% confidence on the ID. Since this is a heavily birded spot, maybe others will

EBB’ers On a quick stop before work this morning at 8:30, I made one of my frequent stops at the Marina Park at the end of powell street in Emeryville. Reasonably active on this overcast morning, but

The original poster has already retracted the report on eBird.

Four of us converged at lunchtime at the San Leandro Marina to look for the Harlequin Duck that was reported on eBird yesterday evening. Cold and windy, but we finally re-found it. Refound by Jim Chir

EBB birders, I made a quick stop this morning at Oakland Middle Harbor and was richly rewarded with close-up views of a very confiding LAPLAND LONGSPUR. This bird was first reported to eBird on 2/21.

The Harris's Sparrow was refound this afternoon at 12:30, after considerable searching. In with a loose flock of about 100 Zonos in front of the 5658 Doolan Rd. mailbox. It was first refound in the gu

EBB'ers I went down to Marina Park in San Leandro at lunchtime to look for two recently reported rarities - Black Scoter and Pacific Golden-Plover. I didn't find those guys, in fact I couldn't find an