I took advantage of a warm sunny Saturday to do some birding in Wildcat Canyon Park. 49 species is a pretty good total for here in the fall. The highlight was the large number of Western Tanagers. I c

Another clear air morning in Walnut Creek. And a slight uptick of passerine activity in Heather Farm Park. David Kent and I counted 6, perhaps 8, Black-throated Gray Warblers, at least 5 Yellow Warble

We had a Lincoln's Sparrow join the juncos in the back yard this morning (Richmond). Good birding, Alan Krakauer Richmond, CA

All dark storm-petrel seen heading SE into Bay. Seen first as it flew south past the tip of the Berkeley Pier at about 4:40, followed for about two minutes in scope as it flew SE toward Port of Oaklan

Today, Sept 17, I was on the north side of the the Hayward Regional Shoreline just south of Sulphur Creek and saw at least 30 small birds. They appear to be Semipalmated Sandpipers, a first for me. He

After being cooped up inside for much too long due to the crummy air, I was excited to finally take some walks in the neighborhood again. I was treated to a flock of around 100 FOS Cedar Waxwings in N

Looks like there are plenty of eBird checklists documenting the Creekside Park Northern Waterthrush. I saw it briefly around 10:30 this morning (Thur, 9/17), along the creek by the east end of the bas

This morning a FOS immature White-crowned Sparrow appeared in our yard. Happy birding, stay well and be safe. Paul Schorr Antioch

I was able to see the Northern Waterthrush At about noon today after a few minutes of searching. Mercifully I saw it, with Mark Rauzon, on both the Contra Costa Co. side and the Alameda side of the cr

Pleasantly cool, somewhat overcast Wednesday morning at Heather Farm Park. And the air quality was the best it's been in three weeks, or more. In addition to the expected resident species (White-breas

EBBers, With wife away, I did an entire day or car birding in Alameda and Contra Costs Counties. This was my first full and solo day of car birding since moving here 3+ years ago. That explains why I

The last couple of days I have stayed in mornings, partly due to the smoke, partly due to the bike race in France. so, today I went to Heather Farm late in the afternoon, sometime around 5:30. The nor

Hi folks, Sorry for spamming your inboxes tonight. After some helpful feedback, I've updated the bird in question to a Red Knot. A classic case of wishful thinking on my part. hope everyone is hanging

Hi all, Just saw a Pectoral Sandpiper at Elsie Romer Bird Sanctuary on Alameda Island. At 17:15 it was foraging about 50m south of the main lookout platform, about half way up the mudflat. Some digisc

A pair of Black Headed Grosbeaks arrived at our feeder here in Walnut Creek by Heather Farms park. They are in their 1st winter plumage. Last Friday morning, 2 Peregrine Falcons heard and seen on the

A Common Nighthawk just flew overhead heading south. Bob Richmond Alameda

I. Reddy posted a checklist with a house finch, the photo of which tells a story for our time of smoke. I regret that I rated it as a 2, but that's what the ebird and MacCaulay Library want. If I coul

Many apologies to all whom may have tried to search for it. With excellent help from Ethan Monk and Dominic Mosur, I have decided that the bird I observed today was a very nice Hooded Oriole. Hideousl

The first White crowned Sparrow of the fall made a brief appearance atop The Holly tree in my back garden this morning. Twelve days earlier than last year and eight days earlier than 2018. Date Septem

An Orchard Oriole found by Albert Linkowski continues at Hillcrest Park in Concord. It’s using a hummer feeder at a house on the SW side of park. The house is on the south side of creek. This location