Rosita and I walked into Pine Canyon late today, starting about 3:30. While hanging out at the top of the second meadow, our friend, Ann-Charlott, asked about the Vultures. Sure enough, up the canyon

This morning's GGAS walk to Berkeley Aquatic Park had quite a surprise: Song Sparrow nest building; well documented by Becky Matsubara's camera. February 13 seems very early. Red-shouldered Hawks were

Thanks to Bruce Mast's post of relocating the Tufted Duck at Lake Merritt and a prompt by Jim Chiropolos, I would like to take the opportunity to share some images and thoughts about my patch at Laney

This morning about 9am I was treated to clear, extensive views of a pair of phainopeplas in the trees above the Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center. Had binocs but no camera. As I was standing on Watertowe

East Bay Birders, The 2022 Master Birding class enjoyed a great start to this year's field trip program with visits on Saturday to Lake Merritt and Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. We enjoyed horrible dr

Red-shouldered hawks are perch ambush hunters and before today I don’t think I’ve seen one try to catch their meal. Today, amazingly, I saw it happen twice at the Emeryville mudflats. The red-shoulder

Today I did something unusual for me, spending the first half of my day in Alameda County before cutting over to Eastern Contra Costa in the later part of the day. I had a few sightings of note includ

I've had a Red-breasted Sapsucker spend 5-6 hours for each of the last 3 days (possibly longer) in a choke berry bush in my backyard in Orinda. The bird simply clings to the trunk of the bush for most

Yesterday, in the late afternoon a group/flock of robins arrived in our Alamo backyard. There were about 25 robins on our 30' x 40' backyard grass lawn and 2-3 using our water fountain. They only stay

We have not been able to re-find the White-throated Sparrow which was found Sunday morning. We were well compensated this morning with the sighting of a young Sharp-shinned Hawk on one of the light st

I saw American Dipper in the Alameda Creek by the Little Yosemite. Two Hooded Mergansers and Two Common Mergansers as well. Also there was a Red-breasted sapsucker by the big steel bridge.

Been gone for a week to visit a Las Lomas classmate now living in Idaho, so the sparrows were not as plentiful yesterday having gone without seeds for five days. It was different this morning, as ther

Hello all, The long-term forecast looks good, and the boat is available, so we are announcing a winter pelagic (there are few!) from Half Moon Bay next Saturday the 12th. We will be looking for winter

Hi all, December 31st marked the fourth annual Sherman Island Christmas Bird Count. We had 27 parties covering the 8 areas, and came up with a grand total of 152 species, a new record for the count! T

A single Pelagic Cormorant was seen this morning foraging just a few feet off the rocks at Ferry Point in Miller/Knox Shoreline. Its iridescent neck shown almost green when the sun hit it. The Snow Go

Today at pt Pinole Regional Shoreline Park, Richmond, I saw a selasphorus female hummingbird (likely an Allen's) gathering nesting material from a cattail. I waited to see if she would return. She did

Some new birds for me, a Snow Goose and Cackling Geese were at Miller/Knox Shoreline today. I also got photos of a Eurasian Wigeon and a Greater White-fronted Goose. The Snow Goose and the Cackling Ge

I just glanced out my window to notice a Bald Eagle soaring over my neighborhood. I grabbed my binoculars and stepped out on the porch to see not one but two adult Baldies soaring in courtship formati

Sorry the formatting collapsed, hope doesn't happen again- key info is: POSITION: Seasonal, part-time position February - August SALARY: $17.56 per hour. No benefits. DEADLINE TO APPLY: Saturday, Febr

Hi All With permission from the moderator, I am sharing this unique paid opportunity to help stranded herons and egrets in Oakland. The applications are due by Feb. 5 so a fast reaction might needed.