I took a morning walk around San Pablo Park (south Berkeley) and am pleased to report that the Western Bluebirds are almost certainly on eggs. The male is feeding the female in the nest box. High abov

From my yard in the vicinity of Wildcat Canyon Road in Berkeley: 15 April -- CASSIN'S VIREO (1) singing and good looks; last year I had one on 17 April 16 April -- BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (1) singing (a

At the shoreline today - White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 at Winton Ave. is the fourth I have seen at the shoreline. Spotted Towhee - 1 (heard only) is still at Winton Ave. Grasshopper Sparrow - 1 along th

I have no idea about birds, but in all other things zoological, only scientific names are capitalized, and then, only the genus. Species is in lower case. With common names, there is no need for capit

I visited Patterson Pass yesterday 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM and had the same sightings as Bingham Gibbs reported. Two exception: 1.) Two Black-headed Grosbeak's male and female in a cottonwood directly sout

I tried for the Cattle Egrets yesterday afternoon posted by Bob Dunn on weds. and was unable to find them. Earlier that day I did have my first Cassin's Vireo singing on the UC Berkeley campus. Good l

Birded slowly along Patterson Pass Rd this morning from about 8:15A to 11:15AM. Found several FOS birds, Black-headed Grosbeak (4),Yellow Warbler (1), Pacific-slope Flycatcher(4) and Chipping Sparrow

The last couple of days there has been a Horned Grebe in stunning full breeding plumage. Seeing this bird made me realize that previously I had only seen this species in transition plumage. This indiv

I saw and heard my FOS Ash-throated Flycatcher this morning at Upper San Leandro Reservoir accessed via the Valle Vista Staging Area of EBMUD. Maury Stern

FYI, of EBB Interest, at least the part covering Alameda County. -- Mike Feighner, Livermore, CA (Alameda County) -----Original Message----- From: south-bay-birds@... [mailto:south-bay-birds@...] On B

Birding this morning at the base of Northeast side of Albany Hill near Creekside park I saw a Cassin's Vireo. It was silently feeding in the willows up from the creek. Also interesting was seeing a fl

A Golden Eagle was soaring above Del Valle lake, being harassed by a Red-winged Blackbird dive bombing from above, at about 12:00 today, about two miles east from the Staging area on Arroyo. I had bee

Well, that's what I'm assuming it was. I actually camped last night in what of the group camps near The Little Farm in Tilden. Regrettably, I forgot my binoculars, but I nonetheless took a lovely earl

Hi birders, Today I visited Round Valley Regional Preserve <_http://www.ebparks.org/parks/round_valley_ (http://www.ebparks.org/parks/round_valley) >. Highlights were NASHVILLE, ORANGE-CROWNED, "MYRTL

Our Chestnut-backed Chickadees have not yet learned that we are putting out meal worms in the morning. This morning I noticed a California Towhee in our patio early, so I quickly tossed a little seed

Jim Ross and I made our way to Patterson Pass today about 3 PM. We missed birders Zach Baer and Eric Pilotte, they reported a Blue Grosbeak. Their sighting supports the mid April Blue Grosbeak typical

Satuday Jim Chiropolis and I birded Wildcat Canyon sans bikes. Highlights were a Western Bluebird joining two Western Kingbirds on a fence near San Pablo Ridge Trail, one MacGillivray's Warbler seen a

Hi All, Garretson Pt. was a great spot on Sunday for close-up shorebirds and waterbirds in transition to alternate plumage. Highlights were as follows. - HORNED GREBE 2 - EARED GREBE 12 - BLACK OYSTER

The following two species were seen in breeding plumage along Peninsula Drive, Marina Bay Richmond, this past Sunday: A lone Common Loon: http://picfotos.zenfolio.com/p376152684/hb726ea5#hb726ea5 4 Ho

Walking along the Bay Trail in Marina Bay Harbor, Richmond, Ca. yesterday afternoon, I saw a pair of Double Crested Cormorants. They were midway along Penninsula Drive. http://geribrown.zenfolio.com/b