Hello East Bay Birders, Yesterday (Saturday), I led an enthusiastic group from Marin Audubon Society on a 4 hour walk through lower Mitchell Canyon. We followed the Globe Lily Trail on the way in and

Friends! Tilden Nature Area, Contra Costa, California, US May 3, 2019 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Golden Gate Audubon Society First Friday Birdwalk, May 3, 2019. Tilden Nature Area, from the entrance to Jewel

Friends! Tilden Regional Park, Contra Costa, California, US May 3, 2019 5:30 AM - 7:45 AM Golden Gate Audubon Society Special First Friday Dawn Chorus Birdwalk, May 3, 2019. This is the weekend of the

Hi All, It has become better known in recent years that Black-chinned Hummingbird populations exist in small numbers off Happy Valley Road in Lafayette and over a slightly larger area in West Pleasant

Seen today - 1 adult male PURPLE MARTIN seen over the south end of the shoreline. 1 heard only WESTERN-WOOD PEWEE. Bob RichmondAlameda

I forgot about the Chipping Sparrow we saw at the Junction today. It was at the upper part of the campground, maybe the second site around the loop. Hugh B. HarveyWalnut Creek

Today was the Mt. Diablo Audubon Society field trip up South Gate Road to the summit of Mt. Diablo. While it was not the birdiest of trips, we had some really nice birds. The hillside just outside the

For the first time, ash-throated flycatchers are building a nest in one of the boxes on my property. Also, at least two more are occupied by western bluebirds, one is being used to raise white-breaste

In today's Grayson Creek bird survey (a monthly project with Friends of Pleasant Hill Creeks), highlights were two Western Tanagers (one male and female) in the trees along the creek near the new PH L

I went from Grant Ave to the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek and south to Bockman Channel. Seen today were1 YELLOW WARBLER1 GRAY FLYCATCHER1 ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER1 HUTTON'S VIREO Both flycatchers were in

I was delighted to have a male and 2 female Western Tanagers land in my Oakland flats yard this afternoon for a brief time. Not to happy the other day to have a eurasian collared dove on the the groun

A White-throated Sparrow has been seen in my back garden twice in the past week, previously seen a few weeks ago, and before that end of last year. The White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows seem t

I just heard the loud, resonant call of a pileated woodpecker at my house and was able to locate it near the top of a redwood tree on Heartwood. It just flew south toward Shepard Canyon so if you live

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather Sunday, I birded Pinehurst Road from Oakland to the EBMUD Valle Vista Staging Area. Just before Canyon, a Western Tanger was singing in front of a residence.

Seen yesterday, Sunday 21st at 12:45 PM. I think immature Golden Eagle. I was surprised to see it flying above downtown Hercules while chased by a Red-tailed hawk. Then it flew east, over our yard, po

4/22/19, Mitchell Canyon: 9:30 AM, a White-throated Sparrow was low in some shrubs south of Mitchell Canyon Trail (fire road), just past the first trail intersection after the gate. White-striped morp

After my friend Pam Peck and I hiked Kennedy Grove in El Sobrante this morning, I was surprised to see that the park has only 45 checklists on eBird covering all years. Then I had to kick myself: this

In the afternoon when it was windy. Seen at Winton Ave1 Black-headed Grosbeak1 Swainson's Thrush1 female Black-chinned Hummingbird4 Wilson's Warbler1 Yellow-rumped Warbler1 Fox Sparrow heardBoth White

Friday at Arrowhead Marsh (MLK Regional Shoreline) Dunlins, Short-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpipers were still present and in breeding plumages, making them somewhat easier to identify (Dunlins

Sorry, I left these guys out of my last post. A couple of years ago I took a broken electric kettle outside with the idea of planting a succulent in it. A Bewick's Wren couple had better plans for it.