Thanks to Michael Strom for alerting us to this nice, underbirded park on his post last week. On a Golden Gate Audubon bird walk yesterday, we had a nice mix of migrants and residents in the mature tr

Maybe I missed it with all the postings about terns at Hayward, but are the Elegants breeding there? If so, is this the first season that Elegants have bred at Hayward? As you probably know, Elegant T

We had a FOS adult male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE in our yard this morning. We haven't seen BUOWs in our neighborhood for a few years, so this was a treat. Interestingly, the bird spent most of its time feedin

For any of you who would like close-up looks at swallows and are also sick of driving 680, there are a couple of spots on Pleasanton-Sunol road north of the town of Sunol that are worth a quick stop.

An adult male Hooded Oriole showed up in our backyard, this morning, about the same date as in the past. Steve Lombardi San Ramon

At the risk of being dead-wrong in public, we believe that we saw a Blue-winged Warbler along Pine Creek in Diablo Foothills Park this (Sunday) morning, about 11:00. The bird was foraging in some Hima

This (Friday) morning at Mitchell Canyon was a symphony (or cacophony) of bird sound, with several species of spring migrants competing with residents and laggard winter visitors for air time. Early b

This morning, an immature Sharpie ran a quail into the back of our house, but apparently didn't know what to do next. The hawk mantled the quail briefly, then attempted to pick it up and fly off with

Our Golden Gate Audubon field trip to Shadow Cliffs today turned up the expected species in spite of the weather being chilly, foggy, and windy. We saw nothing unexpected except a GREAT-HORNED OWL tha

A FERRUGINOUS HAWK (same bird as last year?) was hanging out on the street lights on lower Laughlin Rd. near the Bluegrass Ct. intersection. Otherwise, Laughlin Rd. and Brushy Peak were somewhat slow,

25 birders enjoyed a lovely day at Hayward Shoreline on the Golden Gate Audubon second Friday walk. We walked from the interpretive center to the tern colony and back. There were lots of shorebirds co

Apparently, the Say's Phoebes that fledged young on our neighbors' house in April have done it again. We woke up this morning to at least two fledglings perched on our back fence with the adults nearb

The Black-chinned Sparrow reported a couple of days ago persists at Muir Picnic Area near the summit of Mt. Diablo as of 10:00 this (Sat.) morning. The bird was singing from various perches uphill of

A pair of Say's Phoebes nesting on a home in San Ramon fledged their young today. We saw the parents feeding four active kids on a fence near the nest this morning. This is the first brood of any spec

If anyone knows anything about Barn Owl behavior, we'd be interested in hearing it: At dusk, three adult birds were seen in a long-term roost tree (palm tree) in our neighbors' back yard. As usual, on

Thanks to EBRPD naturalist Mike Moran for pointing out the Phainopepla hanging around the trees at the southeast corner of the parking lot at Big Break Regional Shoreline in Oakley. He said the bird h

As of Sunday afternoon, the two Cassin's Kingbirds reported earlier were still hanging around the vacant lot at 2nd & P in downtown Livermore, dividing their time between the yellow posts at the front

As of Sunday afternoon, the Cassin's Kingbird continued at Holdener Park, actively flying and vocalizing below the parking lot. It was using many perches, including the nearby fences, shrubs, oaks on

I tore a page out of Bob Power's book (see his original post from 11/11 below) and birded around Brushy Peak and the fields north of 580. As Bob said, the place is crawling with raptors. The highlight

Regarding EBMUD trail permits, there was a police officer in the Valle Vista parking lot checking trail permits as we came out through the main gate yesterday. It's the first time I've been asked to s