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

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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.

I would be very grateful for information on any possible gull extravaganza at Miller-Knox where photography is often reasonably easy. John Cant Fremont On Sunday, January 30, 2022, 07:56:58 PM PST, Ka

There were relatively few birders at Arrowhead this morning for the King Tide. I arrived around 9:15 AM and peak tide was predicted about 10 AM. The marsh just off the pier was virtually covered and t

This evening I walked from Port Costa down the railroad tracks to within about a half a mile of the Eckley Pier in Crockett. Here, in addition to 11 Barrow's Goldeneye, I ran into a Brandt's Cormorant

I kayaked around brooks island today. The herring run is in progress on the west side of the island (non-visible) side from Richmond. Well over 10,000 cormorants with an estimated 1,000 plus Bryant Co

In the Berkeley Meadow Sat. morning, I took a photo of a young buteo perched some distance away. Unfortunately, the shot was into direct sunlight on a day with lots of glare, so I am unable to ID the

I have been working on distinguishing Ravens from Crows and realized I was often misidentifying Crows as Ravens. Even the pair of crows that drop by our porch for a morning peanut. So I went to the Al

Hello all, Tomorrow I am doing a walking big day in Half Moon Bay, to raise money for phalarope research, in particular their use of salt lakes such as Mono, and similar lakes in North and South Ameri

Word has it that there was a herring run earlier today off the Pt. Richmond breakwater. Not sure if it's still happening. A good chance to work on gull ID, Judi Sierra

For two days we had a singing Bewick's Wren just south of the Heather Farm equestrian rings, but today it was colder and no bird. The number of ducks is again very low, as is the not so large mostly n

It was pretty birdy and sparrow diversity was good along the east fork of Grayson creek today. We had the usual White crowned and Golden crowned, a Song sparrow, 12 Savannah sparrows and re-found a Wh

Hi, all. I need to apologize to anyone who may have tried to find the sandpiper I reported here on Wednesday. After studying my field guides some more & coming across a group of surfbirds yesterday to

Made a slow trip around the ponds with Walt D this morning, though we started at the north ball field. Despite the mowing by a larger machine, the Short-billed Gulls were not bothered, nor were the Ca

I saw a Townsend’s Solitaire in a madrone tree on Phillips Loop trail near (but on the other side of the trail) where it has been seen since Dec. 10, 2021. It was today around 2 pm. Marsha

Following an early afternoon eye appointment, I drove to Oakland to see f I could find the Tufted Duck near Laney College. I parked on 7th Street and walked down to scan all the Scaups. I did not see

Went out to the Emeryville mudflats between about 3:30 and 5:15 and indeed there were at least 30 Black Skimmers out on the mudflats. It was a clear, calm afternoon. There were about four other birder