EBMUD Valle Vista Staging Area on Pinehurst Road was also resplendent with termites this morning. I was there yesterday guiding some friends from Minnesota and we saw none-we left just as the skies we

Even before 7 AM, the Anna's Hummingbirds were harassing me as I filled the seed feeders in our patio. So it was before 7:30 that I was arriving in Heather Farm on my bike, the pavement still wet and

Golden-crowned Kinglet is foraging near the deck of the new pond interpretive center across from Jewel Lake in the Tilden Nature Area. Good birding, Pam Young Berkeley

This afternoon I found a female western tanager at the same location as last winter, over the creek bed adjacent to the tennis courts. Female, possibly same bird. Also a house wren, a good bird for he

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Hello again, I just saw a Lapland Longspur at Cesar Chavez park. It was with various other dirt birds on the path that runs east west just south of the industrial tower in the southeastern part of the

After shopping at the Wild Birds Unlimited store on Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill, Nancy and I checked out Grayson Creek behind the store. We were delighted to see seven Hooded Mergansers, 3 mal

The cold weather must be working to drive the ducks south; we had five Ring-necked Ducks on the big pond in the park this morning. We have had up to four Buffleheads, two females and two males, but to

Hello, A few minutes ago I saw a Lucy's warbler at the southeast entrance of Berkeley meadow. This is the corner entrance across the road to from the sea breeze cove. I got plenty of photos that I wil

Nov 10 between 2 and 4 PM there were many birds to see at a not very low tide at the base of the Albany Bulb. The species that was new to me and I am not sure of the ID were many Dunlin. Here is a pho

This morning on our neighborhood walk we heard at least 4 Varied Thrushes calling (saw one on a tree top). This was along Bernhard Ave near Wildcat Canyon park. First we’ve gotten this season. Hopeful

Some people here report an irruption of pine siskins in our area. Hoorah!. What a blessing for us. In my long time ad hoc bird sanctuary home in New Mexico I experienced a PISI irruption lasting all w

Large diverse flock of birds eating Chinese Pastiche tree berries on Laguna Ave. just west of Hearst Ave. First time I’ve seen Western Bluebirds here and there are many, perhaps 10-30,hard to tell as

A striking Slate-colored Junco appeared in the yard today. Last year a similar bird appeared on-and-off through the winter. Pat Bacchetti Oakland

Following up on Phred Benham’s post from Saturday I was able to find one of his two White-winged Scoters briefly and also sighted two adult Black Scoters close together about 100 yards offshore. All s

Hello all, Had over 100 Cedar Waxwings visit the backyard in the El Cerrito Hills near Canyon Trail Park. They're a semiannual visitor here. Last week a couple of dozen showed up, now they brought the

Hi All, I spent about 6 hours today covering the bay shoreline between the Alameda County Line and the N end of Pt. Richmond. A baywatch from Pt. Isabel produced an unseasonably high count of 21 Elega

Pileated Woodpecker at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park. around noon today(11/8) we saw a vey busy woodpecker on the east ridge trail, about a100 yards south of the south end of the Philips loop trail.

I saw FOS white pelicans in numbers at the Lafayette Reservoir Friday, Nov. 6 and again today, Nov. 8. They weren't there on Election Day. Today I also saw mallards, Canada geese and other distant wat

This morning there were 3 minima Cackling Geese with the other waterfowl at Albany Mudflats. They might stay in the area for a few days but tend to bounce between locations - I think they might use Go