Putting together all the observations led to a successful conclusion. I arrived at Beach Street just in time to see the oriole fly from the neighborhood towards the golf course and land in the largest

Thanks to Sharon Jue for finding the Black and White Warbler. Today she was accommodating at 10:30 as the fog was burning off, and very many birds were present including the pretty female. I took some

I saw a flock of Evening Grosbeaks fly overhead today around 10:30 at Sequoia Gate, Fern Ravine restoration site, off Skyline Blvd, in Joachin Miller Park near Chabot Space and Science Center. When I

Sorry for any inconveniences caused by reporting a long legged, long billed sandpiper at Frank's Dump. I appreciate the e-mail suggestions of Curlew, Stilt Sandpipers and Dunlin and views on the webpa

Sunday afternoon at Frank's Dump, Hayward Regional Shoreline, accessed via Winton Avenue, the first bird I saw was a Stilt Sandpiper in the SE corner of the main pond. The long-drooping bill, long leg

Here are a few photos of the male Summer Tanager from this am at Clark Kerr campus, Berkeley. https://rauzon.zenfolio.com/p859914566/slideshow#hc0875bdb

The male Summer Tanager was cooperative today in the upper Clark Kerr campus near the Tanglewood Path, off of Upper Derby St. Originally I found the bird by hearing it calling along the path at the to

The American Tree Sparrow continued at the Gomes Park, in the south side of the reed/weedy ditch, in short grasses and flying into the cattails and willows. After a long morning hiatus, it was refound

The male Summer Tanager was seen briefly today, Nov. 1 at 9:30 where the Tanglewood trail meets the Claremont Canyon trail or at the start of the fire road up the hill. It was foraging with Robins on

At noon today the first year Green-tailed Towhee was very cooperative on the Upper Jordan Trail in Berkeley. I reached this site by driving up Claremont Cyn Road and parking about 2/3rds to the top, a

At Creekside Park in Albany this mid morning, there was a smattering of migrants including a willow flycatcher, 2 Pacific-slope flycatchers, and yellow, orange-crowned and Wilson's warblers. Photos of

This is just to let folks know that the Buff-breasted and Baird's Sandpipers were still at the West Co. Wastewater Plant in Richmond at 4:30pm. Thanks to Dave Weber today for posting the good news for

I eventually lucked out on the Brown Booby, an immature female, at 4pm; it flew right by me while I was at the end of the dock that holds the USS Hornet, after having missed it at the site described i

First bird heard singing this morning in Dimond Park, Oakland, was a Cassin's Vireo, seems early and unusual for this site. Hope many more follow. Mark Rauzon Glenview, Oakland

In the last 15 minutes, I counted 34 passing butterflies moving up my street in a northerly direction, flying purposefully. That's about 2 a minute. I can't count and identify at same time. Keep an ey

From 9:30- 11:00, the Eastern Phoebe ranged over the area from upslope of the Railroad Museum to the edge of the parking lot across from it, to the small oaks along the main pond, About 15 birders wer

Gleaning through ebird, I saw there is a Vesper Sparrow or two in Briones Regional Park at Sindicich Lagoons near the center of the park. I started at Bear Valley entrance and hiked 2 miles up Old Bri

The Harris's Sparrow was relocated by Aaron Maizlish today around noon and as he remarked, it is a handsome sparrow, especially in the pm light. http://rauzon.zenfolio.com/p859914566/h9F1951F0/slidesh

As Jerry Ting mentioned, the Tropical Kingbird cont. at the end of West Winton Avenue, & I think I know why. There is a feral cat feeding station that attracts wasps to the food and the kingbird takes

Mid morning, several Lapland Longspurs were settled down feeding or flitting around the grasslands atop Mt Trashmore, located at Hayward Shoreline at the end of W. Winton Ave. A merlin, kite and harri