Hey there all, My apologies for the belated report from the April 14 pelagic out of Half Moon Bay and into San Mateo and San Francisco waters. I had to travel the day after, and could not get this out

Hello all, If you want a fix of seabirds this weekend, we are on for a Half Moon Bay pelagic on Saturday. Weather is looking good right now, so we are ready to go. Lots of possibilities, arriving shea

Dom et al. Just and FYI for the ID oriented. I was just out east for a few days last week and was able to get a look at a few Slate-colored Juncos (the juncos I grew up with actually). I was particula

Josiah Great points. I will add that I always tell people that birding is perhaps the broadest most diverse activity anyone can do anywhere. There is no correct way to bird, or how to enjoy birds and

Hello all, Murphy’s Law, no matter how calm the winter has been, if you schedule a pelagic it will get blustery! It did for this weekend, so we are re-scheduling our fulmar, murrelet, kittiwake, albat

Hello Bay Area and Monterey Bay Folks Thanks so much for the participation in last year’s trips. We really appreciate it. We saw some awesome birds out there, rarity of the season was the Wedge-tailed

Josiah Clarification, eBird does not have a “morphna” that you can choose. So morphna is in a group of similar looking subspecies, and the one that is on eBird is rufina. Just so you know that in the

Peter and SF Birds This was a real helpful communication, I think we are on the same page. The crux being what the heck merrilli is! Take care Alvaro Jaramillo <mailto:alvaro@...> al

Peter I guess the issue then is what you consider merrilli to look like, and in particular if eBird is lumping montana/merrili, then they are considering them to look like Eastern/interior birds not c

Ken, and SF Birds. I couldn’t help but look at the eBird designation of that Song Sparrow. I think I need to send out a note to the eBird folks for clarification. But the designation montana/merrilli

SF Birders Any Gull action going on out there? Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo <mailto:alvaro@...> alvaro@... www.alvarosadventures.com Sent: Monday, January 8, 2018 5:22 P

Dominik I don't know if the situation here (owl wise) is correlated with anything in SF, but this is a particularly good winter for Barn Owls on the San Mateo coast. They are here because there of the

Ken Your odd thrush is a Hermit Thrush. However, it seems to have buffy flanks, strong rusty wash above. It may be something even rarer than a Swainson’s, it is possible that it is an Eastern Hermit T

Hi folks I have been out of town, and just arrived a couple of days ago. I was talking to one of the local captains here in Half Moon Bay and he looks to be interested in doing a short (1 hour) booby

Brian, But what type of Evening Grosbeak were you listening to in the Sierras? Here is an article on the call types http://ebird.org/content/me/news/evening-grosbeak-flight-call-types-how-much-overlap

SF Birders If that Evening Grosbeak is being vocal, it would be cool if someone could record calls and upload to eBird and or Xenocanto. Just like Red Crossbills, Evening Grosbeaks have vocal “types.”

Hello penbirds and SFbirds. We went out last Saturday offshore to waters in both counties, with much of the time off the continental shelf in SF county. We were seeking Flesh-footed Shearwater, Short-

Nice shots Aaron! I would add that there are some subtle differences between McCown’s and Chestnut-collared. McCown’s has a more rectangular shaped head, there is a steep although short forehead, and

Hi I am intrigued by the ID issue. Are there any photos of the bird anywhere? Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo <mailto:alvaro@...> alvaro@... www.alvarosadventures.com Sent:

Hello all, There is a Half Moon Bay pelagic this Saturday (Oct 7) which we are offering. This time of October is interesting out there, and the best time to find some species which are at other times