I went back to the Gyuto foundation again this evening at about 7PM to try again to get photos of the female Summer Tanager. This time I had some luck! https://flic.kr/p/2nuoz4W https://flic.kr/p/2nup

Yesterday I got a brief obscured look at a tanager along the forest trail at the Gyuto Foundation. I assumed it was a Western Tanager, but after getting a much better look at what I think is a female

Thanks for the report, Jim. Yesterday (Tuesday) I had my first tanager and Hermit Warbler at the Gyuto temple, and just this morning I had at least 7 tanagers high up in the Eucalyptus in Alvarado Par

I was gardening this afternoon and heard a prolonged kikikikiki call. While I was trying to decide what it might be, two merlins appeared flying overhead to the northwest along the El Cerrito/Richmond

Heads up for folks in the El Cerrito/Berkeley Hills, about an hour ago I was at the Gyuto Foundation in East Richmond Heights and I had a couple of Lewis's Woodpeckers flying southeast along the hills

Hi Rusty, I had a small flock of maybe 8 Vaux's yesterday morning at approximately 10:30AM from the Alvarado Staging Area parking lot to Wildcat Canyon. It was tough to tell but I think they were head

I walked the Bonita Trail up and back and also a bit passed the intersection of the Belgum trail on the Wildcat Creek Trail from the Alvarado Staging Area parking lot off of Park Ave in Richmond. It w

We went for a walk in our East Richmond Heights neighborhood this morning and it seemed really birdy with lots of warblers (spp, no binoculars unfortunately), a quartet of Acorn Woodpeckers, and a ver

Highlights from a walk in the Northwest portion of Wildcat Canyon today: Willow Flycatcher (1), Western Wood Pewee (1), Warbling Vireo (2), California Thrasher (2), Yellow Warbler (6), Black-throated

I bumped into Sam Zuckerman near the Alvarado entrance to Wildcat Canyon this morning and together we walked along the main Wildcat Creek trail and back through the Belgum site. For both of us it was

Are the migrants finally trickling in? This morning I had my best visit this spring to the short trail at the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, on the edge of Wildcat Canyon. 47 species in less than an ho

For what it's worth, we still have continuing White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows, along with Pine Siskin, here in Richmond near Wildcat Canyon Park as of this morning (Wednesday). We had a Fox

I just headed out in my neighborhood of East Richmond Heights to look for a rainbow (no luck), but while scanning across Wildcat Canyon I saw a strange dark spot on a hill above the Monte Cresta Trail

We had a Red-type Fox Sparrow among our morning sparrow flock today in Richmond near Wildcat Canyon. It was the first we've had here for several years. A tan-stripe White-throated has been a fairly re

This morning on our neighborhood walk we heard at least 4 Varied Thrushes calling (saw one on a tree top). This was along Bernhard Ave near Wildcat Canyon park. First we’ve gotten this season. Hopeful

Some sightings from the past few days, East Richmond Heights near Wildcat Canyon. Best Weekend yard bird: Western Tanager, I guess they are still around. Monday at the Gyuto Foundation: 1 Hermit Warbl

Highlights from Wildcat Canyon Park this morning: FOS Red-breasted Sapsucker and Hermit Thrush 2 Western Wood-Pewee Western Tanagers continue (not quite as many as last week) 2 Yellow Warblers 3 Towns

I managed a short hike this morning in Wildcat Canyon today. I focused on the Bonita Trail and the large water storage tanks at the top of the ridge along the Monte Cresta Trail. The most noteworthy b

I took advantage of a warm sunny Saturday to do some birding in Wildcat Canyon Park. 49 species is a pretty good total for here in the fall. The highlight was the large number of Western Tanagers. I c

We had a Lincoln's Sparrow join the juncos in the back yard this morning (Richmond). Good birding, Alan Krakauer Richmond, CA