Most unfortunately, I have heard that Frank's Dump is completely dry this year, with no shorebirds using it as a roost. I remember someone vandalized the water control structure last year, meaning tha

Are there two pairs of nesting Kites at the Marina? We counted what appeared to be 5 chicks on the tops of the pine trees by the new circle. A couple were really squawking. Also, and I know this is pe

Hi East Bay Birders! A Black-chinned Hummingbird has been buzzing around the intersection of Arch & Rose Sts. in North Berkeley the last few days. I was able to see it just now. Here are two photos ta

Not sure I made it clear in my last message for those who haven't shorebirded the East Bay much: The issue at hand is that ALL the many thousands of small migratory shorebirds that foraged along most

This morning, on a rare windless morning on the Forebay, I was treated to the sight of a Black Skimmer plying the still waters. This is the first record of a skimmer in Contra Costa County east of the

Saw a big osprey casually eyeing the possibilities from his perch above the San Pablo Bay . We were sightseeing with our binocs on the leeward side of ‘The Bulb’ on a very windy day, Sat. Away from th

It was not yet 6:45 when I looked out the window and one of our California Towhees and a Junco were looking for seeds. The kitchen light was not even on and there they were. It makes one wonder when w

We have had two Juncos coming to our patio quite a bit the last few days, we are thinking they might have a second family. It would not be the first time, though at least once the second family was a

This afternoon about 4 pm there were on the order of a hundred Brown Pelicans just off the Bay Trail near the S51st entrance. They were also in the “pond” just west of the gas plant and shuttling back

I went back to the Gyuto foundation again this evening at about 7PM to try again to get photos of the female Summer Tanager. This time I had some luck! https://flic.kr/p/2nuoz4W https://flic.kr/p/2nup

Yesterday I got a brief obscured look at a tanager along the forest trail at the Gyuto Foundation. I assumed it was a Western Tanager, but after getting a much better look at what I think is a female

I checked my records dating back to 2018. This year we have two to three times the number of Anna Hummingbirds of 2019 through 2021 at this time. 2018 numbers may be comparable to this year. It’s fasc

A male orange backed rufous hummingbird has visited our feeders several times today. Rufous Hummingbirds are relatively common at the house in the spring, but very uncommon in the summer/fall with les

We've been gone doing a Yuba Pass trip and then visiting a Las Lomas classmate of mine in Idaho (Ruffed Grouse). It was a long time and we're glad to be home despite the heat. Though we returned late

There is a pair of nesting stilts with four chicks at the north end of Aquatic Park. Phoebe tanner

Hey all Certainly hard to keep track on birds from other Bay Area counties. Elegant Terns were confirmed with ( 15 ) incubating eggs during the summer of 2019 at the Don Edwards NWR near the Dumbarton

I had lunch at Middle Harbor today and there was a large group of Caspian and Elegant terns on the mudflat and one of the Elegant Terns flew to the former Alameda county navel base with a fish in its

I heard and saw a male hooded oriole today for the first time in about 2 weeks. There had been at least 2 families raised since spring but I had not seen or heard them for 2 weeks. One family with 2 f

I was out there with my fiance at the end of Winton St. It was low tide - very low. We had to walk the dog-walkers trail out because Maggie (our poodle) was along with us. We saw a turkey family (3 or

Monday a.m. on oak woodland ridge between Heavenly Ridge Lane and Morningside Drive, about an hour's worth of very clear, bell-like repeated song that keyed out via the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Cent