Nothing really new, but both Ted Robertson and I separately saw a Pied-billed Grebe today. If has been sticking around, it has certainly been very elusive. Ted's eBird list is here: https://ebird.org/

Not a whole lot has changed in Heather Farm Park, which is why I have not reported. We are seeing fairly regularly up to three Great Egrets, a Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night-Herons and Green Herons,

Pat Mahoney and I made a large circular walk this morning looking for the Western Screech-Owl and the Lewis's Woodpecker. We did not see the Screech-Owl in the Madrone on the way out, but continued pa

Today would have been the day of our Mt. Diablo Audubon Society field trip to Frank's Dump. Due to the current pandemic, of course, we are not doing any field trips and do not know when we will. Still

This morning I arrived later to the park than usual, not leaving the house until almost 8:45. I was out on the dirt trail next to a eucalyptus tree when something caught my eye flying left toward the

Things have seemed to be slow in Heather Farm Park, and I was telling that to a non-birding couple on the west side of the large pond. But as I continued south toward the big oak tree, nearby was a ju

What seemed fairly quiet turned out to be a pleasant morning. Ted Robertson and I arrived about the same time and quickly saw one adult and two younger Killdeer on the north ball fields. The kids are

I usually refer to it as the summer doldrums, the period after breeding when the fledglings have dispersed with their parents. In Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, it becomes pretty quiet in the morn

Tracy and I found each other in the park today, and walked together for a while. He had a Junco south of the equestrian rings, which I did not see. I had a Mockingbird on the power pole next to the pr

The sprinklers were going on part of the north ball fields, but that did not slow the Killdeer family. Though the kids are now maybe 2-1/2 weeks old, the parents seem to know how to keep them fairly s

I did a bike ride for exercise to downtown, out Olympic Blvd and home over the hill past Acalanes High School today. Caught at the stoplight at Olympic and California, I noticed bird shadows around me

Following the excitement of a Father's Day weekend, it seemed quiet between 7 and 8 AM in this Walnut Creek park. Over 50 Mallards are using the large, mostly natural pond and the concrete pond. A few

Though I was leaving later than I prefer, the morning was a good one in several respects. Despite the big tractor-sized machine mowing the ball fields, the two small Killdeer chicks first seen Saturda

Saturday morning there was a new Killdeer family on the north ball fields in Heather Farm Park, located in the Ygnacio Valley of Walnut Creek. Three small chicks were on the grass with their two paren

Rosita and I joined Ted Robertson to hike in Sibley Volcanic Preserve this morning, only my second visit to this location. Today we hiked up from the Fish Ranch Road trailhead, which was open for park

After reading so many reports of the Pileated Woodpecker near Canyon and the Black-chinned Sparrow at Sibley Volcanic Preserve, I decided it was a good morning to give it a go. I passed the bridge sou

After reading about the Black-chinned Sparrow being seen in San Mateo County, I decided to breakout and try South Gate Road on Mt. Diablo. Just below the entry kiosk used to be the place to find them,

It was so quiet in the park this morning that I did not even find a Barn Swallow. Ted Robertson may have, though I have not yet seen his eBird list. A Red-tailed Hawk was on the Hale Property near the

After the overnight thunder and rain, I checked Heather Farm this morning. The two Killdeer kids are still with their parents. A male Nuttall's Woodpecker stuck his head into the nest hole the family

Several highlights today, but the best was a Spotted Sandpiper seen on the tip of the island closest to the Big Oak. This is the third report of this species this spring/summer, I think. Two Ravens we