SF Birders, I want to pass on a message that Todd Easterla just had a second-cycle Slaty-Backed Gull flying at the Parakeet Auklet spot at Land’s End in San Francisco. He passed the word on to

Hi Birders, Pair seen at 11:53AM flying NE just above the coastal cliffs below Fort Miley. Russ Bright SF

(Bad cell service at the location so apologies if multiple or broken msgs come through) To clarify location, the Parakeet Auklet was best viewed about 25 meters to the right of the viewing area below

Singing in Battery

The PARAKEET AUKLET is back this morning at the Mile Rock overlook. First observed it flying around 9:30. Hugh Cotter and I are presently (10:00) observing it on or near a flat rectangular rock

The PARAKEET AUKLET is back this morning at the Mile Rock overlook. First observed it flying around 9:30. Hugh Cotter and I then observed it on or near a flat rectangular rock nearshore in line

Hi Candace, Actually, it's the other way around. There is a breeding population of approximately 50 Snowy Plovers across a number of sites in Point Reyes, while there is little to no breeding

Yesterday, I saw a dead crow in the road on the corner of Cervantes and Prado and two crows attacking a man who was jogging by. This morning, they were still mobbing single people running (possibly

Hi all While I whiffed on the White-breasted Nuthatch that David reported this morning, there was some interesting breeding activity at Ft. Mason, with a number of species either courting/displaying,

Hi all, The bird I reported on ebird is a Summer Tanager and not a Scarlet Tanager. After getting home and checking other references and looking at my photos I se I was wrong! The calls threw me! So

Multiple observers combing the Ft. Mason area from about 10:45 am to ~ 12:30 pm were unable to locate the White-breasted Nuthatch reported by David earlier. Lots of breeding activity though (Crows,

Hi Birders, A pair was visible near the summit just before 11 today, and again about 11:25AM. I think that Aaron Maizlish was also able to record them. Russ Bright SF

Greetings Fellow Birders! Since Pt Reyes is closed to vehicles at L Ranch, Lucas and I biked into Abbott’s Lagoon yesterday and searched for several hours for the BT Curlew, 1 or more miles North

FYI So that everyone has a notice and chance to look for one of these birds: Be advised that yesterday a Snowy Plover researcher found this bird on a beach in Marin County. Due to the fact that the

In eucalyptus trees west of garden

Flew over the June Jordan school directly N bound at 9:16am Good Hawking! Dan

Here are a few findings from some simple on-line research over the past few hours. Anhinga species (4 world wide), do not seem to be kept regularly in zoos, though there was one in recent years at San

I don’t have that much to add. While we were chatting I saw a high dark bird gliding and thought I might have an Ibis. When I got my bins on it, saw the cormorant-like yellow bill and mentioned to

Just received word that escaped African Darters have been seen in the south state in the past. I'll leave it to others to consider the likelihood of one making its way up here, or to discover whether

Around 10:30 this morning, Aaron Maizlish and I were standing at the north end of the Fort Scott ball field discussing how to judge the odd weather in regards to where to search for birds. The wind