Another birder and I went looking today around 10:00 AM for the Sapsuckers reported at Redwood Regional Park . We walked from the Skyline Parking lot down the East Ridge Trail, got off at the Eucalypt

At 9:45 AM today, I had a good look at a single Golden-Crowned Kinglet with a flock of 2 or 3 Chestnut-Backed Chickadees and about half a dozen Townsend's Warblers. The birds were in a redwood tree ne

Another birder and I saw a Black Scoter swimming with about 10 Surf Scoters at the Richmond Marina around11 A.M. today. I scoped it from VincentPark looking North all the way across the open water in

I saw two Golden-crowned Kinglets at 11:10 a.m. at the far end of the lot in the last tree in the row of conifers that face towards the bay. On the fire-road to Vollmer Peak, it was relatively quiet.

I walked up Volmer Peak Trail to the Seaview Trail 9:30 AM today. Highlights: Western Tanagers (est.6) MacGillivray's Warbler (2) Yellow Warbler (1) Hermit Warbler (2) Townsend's Warbler (2) Wilson's

Another birder and I went to the Vollmer Peak area in Tilden Park in Berkeley around 10 AM. Overall, not a large number of birds. Highlights were: Olive Sided Flycatcher (1) Western Wood-Pewee (2) Her

Still there at 10:10 am today. Another birder and I had a good look. Singing on the uphill side of the trail in the previously described location. Harold Newman Berkeley

It was the exact same spot as last year. I wonder if it's the same bird. Harold Newman Berkeley

I saw and heard a singing male MacGillivray's Warbler at 10:30 A.M. today on the Inspiration Point trail. He was about 30-50 yards past the 1/4 mile marker, on the left side (facing away from parking

The YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER still in same location as previously well described at 3:20PM this afternoon. One Cackling Goose was seen near the dam hanging out with a dozen Mallards, and one male Ring

Seen by at least 10 birders and photographers today, Friday the 19th, (I was there around 10-10:30 AM) in the previously described fennel patches in the Quarry parking lot. Harold Newman Berkeley

Joel Goldman and I saw at least 3 Pectoral Sandpipers and 4 or 5 Lesser Yellowlegs at Coyote Hills about 1 PM today. The birds were seen in the water and mudflat between the Quarry parking area and th

seen by multiple observers at 9:40 am in same yellow poplar at end of black fence as previously described. harold newman berkeley

My wife and were walking on the Berkeley Pier when we came across a Brown Pelican sitting on the concrete walkway about 200 yards from the entrance to the pier. The bird was not moving it's head much

The Crossbills were still there in the previously described location this morning between 8-9:30 A.M. I expect we'll be seeing them until they finish off the seeds inside the conifer cones. Up the pav

I went to the Vollmer peak area previously described and saw the Red Crossbills again around 9:20 A.M., along with about 10 other birders who were there. A flock of about 20 males and females flew in

Multiple birders saw about a half dozen Red Crossbills (males and females) around 9:30 A.M today in the parking lot for the trail to Vollmer Peak. They were near the tops of a group of conifers eating

Saw the towhee tonight at 6PM in the location described below. Thanks to Michael Park for pointing me in the right direction and to Albert who was on scene and pointed out the bird to me. Phila Rodger

Thanks to Joe Morlan, Matthew Dodder and Logan Kahle for their offline comments sent to me. These are Least Sandpipers. They looked too big to be Least to me, but the sun was in our eyes and there wer

Joel Goldman and I found a small flock of 5 birds on the shore of one of the ponds west of Learning Center Pavilion in Fremont. The birds were Dunlin sized but had yellow legs not black legs (yellow s