Being seen now in pine at (37.7963891, -122.4493425) -- Nina Bai San Francisco

At 12:00 PM today Friday, August 20, 2021I briefly observed a male Black-chinned Hummingbird in the northeast corner of the garden area. The Hummingbird appeared from the gardens touching the plum

At 1:30 I briefly observed the continuing BROWN THRASHER @ Dragonfly Creek. It was in the location where Daniel Scali first found it on 8/15 — just upstream from the lower bridge, in the area with

All, There are a few spots left for the trip tomorrow in case anyone is interested. Swell is widely spaced (10 seconds) as it is today, conditions today and tomorrow are similar and the weather

Costas still in exact same spot right now, been here from 6:30am. Thank you Nina! Jennifer Sent from an iPhone . . .

Jaegers are finally increasing on the ocean at Sutro, as a minimum of five Parasitics were simultaneously attacking one of the many Elegant Terns. There were likely more individuals, but most were

Today was even more active than yesterday, with an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in the same tree in the lower Battery. Another ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER

I think this is an adult male Costa’s seen from Sherman Road about 2pm (37.7966964, -122.4491806) Stayed around bottle brush tree in front of 534a garage door. Good luck! Nina Bai San Francisco

Rose-breasted Grosbeak appeared briefly at 4:45 pm, trying to relocate and grab a photo. Pulse of migrants include 2 gnatcatchers, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, and a possible Willow

A nice early pulse of migrants moved through Fort Mason this morning, including an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and four species

Hi all, Went for a brief stroll around Simonds loop this PM and was elated to see an adult male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the strip between upper and lower Simonds here (37.7962606, -122.4494096).

Hello all, There are Cook’s Petrels being reported from Bodega down to San Diego, so this is definitely an incursion year for this species. Dan Nelson had 7-8 Cook’s, and a Hawaiian

Yesterday morning, Sunday 8/15 (8-10:30 AM), I did a seawatch at the south end of the Great Highway. Brisk W/SW winds, overcast skies, and good visibility.

I had a brief sighting of the Brown Thrasher around 8:45, mid way through the riparian zone, on the ground under an oak tree. The bird called once and flew into scrub in the upcreek direction. Brian

Approximately 10 seconds after saying (in the presence of witnesses) what a hopeless place this was to refind a bird like this, I shouted "Holy [expletive] I'm looking at it!". By the time I finally

Just refound, briefly: further up the creek opposite the patch of redwoods.

Birders, Around 10:15 AM a Brown Thrasher popped up in the riparian at dragon fly creek (near Ft Scott). Seen from the south side 50 m west of the bridge at the bottom near the freeway. I had a good

Hello all. What a day! While watching our second skua of the day, a quick flyby of a Hawaiian Petrel happened, although seen only by some of the boat. But five minutes later, a Cook's Petrel shows

Yes, it's nearing completion of the second prebasic molt (p8 growing, p9-p10 juvenile) which puts it at 15-18 months of age. The bill color changes that Al mentions are good for telling these from

See below. The photos show a young bird, already with the pink bill and dark tip. So not a real young juvenile. It is brown-bodied as is typical at this age. Just as a quick guide Red-footed Booby