Yesterday afternoon around 4 PM I saw a male Surf Scoter in very shallow, sheltered water just inland from the large driftwood sculptures. The time of year and the setting both seemed unusual. Ken Ber

All, No politics, no ad hominem attacks, if you have a problem with the direction a conversation is going please reach out to your moderator. I am not going to let this list go into any nasty directio

Once again this group has shown they want to police everything. This does not happen in a free society. You must be Trumbers?

I'd enjoy hearing your comparable experiences and readings. Oh, and your ID? Last Saturday, August 1, as I walked back to the car at Las Trampas. . . . well, I mulled forever, and finally added the fo

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,

Could I get some weigh-ins on whether these ducks are Rouen or something else? Seen at Lake Temescal in Oakland. Thanks!

Hello all, My apologies for sending to various groups all at one time. But, this Saturday we did our first offshore pelagic of the season, from Half Moon Bay (San Mateo County). We have been doing tri

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

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This afternoon I glanced out the window at one of the bird feeders, then reached for binoculars. There were a dozen birds on the feeder: lesser goldfinches, house finches, and chickadees. But on the s

Hi All, a quick note-- This morning I birded Clifton Court Forebay between the parking lot and Eucalyptus Island. I was joined for most of the time by Srikant Char. Birds of note included 1 previously

Good morning- last Thursday, we saw some interesting hummingbirds along Grayson Creek near Oak Park Blvd during our monthly survey. There were two that were smaller than the Annas we normally see, and

On Sunday (07/26) morning, I found an interesting calidris sandpiper feeding in sludge next to the red float rope near the pump station on No Name Trail in Coyote Hills. I am struggling with the ID an

It's a unanimous opinion that this is a juvenile Least Sandpiper. Many thanks to Alvaro, Joachim, Fred, Joe, and Dominik for commenting on it. Though I accept the fact that I should concentrate more o

The first hermit warbler of the fall moved through the yard Monterey pines today. Listen for their chip - they like Monterey pines....I have had several tanagers move through the yard already too, but

A Peregrine Falcon was a thrilling sight at the Albany Mudflats, Alameda; observed at approximately 3:15 pm today 7/27, from eastern most viewing platform, on the north side of Buchanan Street. I was

Shorebird migration has been going on for a while now, but the passerines have started moving through the past couple of days. This morning at Pt. San Pablo this was highlighted by a Warbling Vireo an

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

EBB Folks, I’m just getting the word out that ace birders Ethan Monk and Lucas Stephenson have just found a Golden Plover at Frank’s Dump. The Golden Plover is in with Black-bellied Plovers at the hig