Hi birders, I finally made it out to Lake Elizabeth after work today to look for the Solitary Sandpiper -- without success. However, as I was heading back to my car around 7:30 pm, I decided to stop a

Though it was a very windy day on the bay front, I went looking for LEAST TERNS. Middle Harbor RP had the best tern action, with perhaps 10 Leasts fishing over the shallow waters of the low tide, alon

Today the Mount Diablo Audubon Society conducted its annual spring outing to East Contra Costa County. Sixty species were seen or heard by the eleven birders. Highlights included the following sightin

Today Ohlone Audubon held it's annual Patterson Pass - International Migratory Bird Day outing. Sixteen birders a combination of many veterans of Patterson Pass and spring seasonal birders braved the

Seen at the shoreline today - Wilson's Phalarope - 1 in the city ponds. It was in the second pond (on your left) as you are walking towards Cogswell Marsh. Black Tern - 12 seen in Hayward Marsh from t

All, I led my Palo Alto Adult School birding class to Sunol Regional Wilderness yesterday. Weather was great, although the wind picked up late morning. Highlights included a female WOOD DUCK and three

Hi Birders- I stopped at Hayward RS early this morning. I was able to see six Black Terns over the second pond in Hayward Marsh while I was where the trail is close to the bay. By the time I got to th

With a life led in the underbrush, it is usually only in the springtime that we get great views of this pretty bird. It is the time of year that the male seeks open perches to sing and hope for a mate

Though the Chestnut-backed Chickadees fledged from our patio bird house on Monday, for the past 2-3 days at least one has returned to with a parent. We have seen as many as two, and this morning three

An Olive-sided Flycatcher is singing this morning at Mills College, in Oakland. FOS on campus for me. John Harris Oakdale/Oakland

On Friday, I hiked up Mitchell Canyon and turned up White Canyon. Just short of a mile up White Canyon, almost to where the trail opens up to grassland, I saw a bird that I have been trying to identif

I spent a couple hours out at the shoreline, from around 11 a.m. to just before 1 p.m. I arrived at the Interpretive Center in time for the fierce wind and succession of rain squalls. In many ways, th

I made a visit to the Sunol Regional Wilderness this morning that included a quick hike near the visitor's center (pre-rain) and a drive up Welch Creek Road in the drizzle. Other than Swainson's Thrus

Hi everybody. This morning I birded Hayward Shoreline, starting off from the Interp Center and going to the ponds near Cogswell Marsh, which were alive with birds. Most numerous were Forster's Terns,

On Sunday, we took our dogs out to Hap Magee Ranch Park (between Danville & Alamo). I was happily surprised to discover that Oak Titmouse were nesting inside the dog park (for large dogs). There's an

On an organized trip today we encountered many birds some of which included: Acorn Woodpeckers by the dozen Ash-throated Flycatcher Red-shouldered hawks including one sitting on a nest Bullock's Oriol

There must be quite a wave of Western Tanager moving through. In a short walk this morning to my neighborhood park I detected four of them. And this is not prime habitat. Rusty Scalf

I had already decided that I would not see any pine siskins this seasons but on Sunday there was a single bird at my sunflower chip tube feeder. I was hoping I hadn't misidentified a lesser goldfinch

This morning at 10 AM, 6 Black Terns flew up from behind the furthest island in Cogswell Marsh, circled the islands for about 5 minutes, then flew off together to the north. All 6 were breeding plumag

Seen at the shoreline from a little after 11 to about 12:30 - Bank Swallow - 1 on the trail going to Cogswell Marsh. It was with the many Cliff Swallows. Warbling Vireo - 1 at Winton Ave. Yellow Warbl