Hi Birders, In the Guatemalan Fir on the conifer lawn. Russ Bright SF

Hi David, Next step! What’s happening? Russ

Hi Birders, Jim Weigand and myself were surprised to find a young Goshawk flying from Fort Mason along (roughly) Beach St towards Russian Hill at 10:10 today. Russ Bright SF

Now being seen against the shore below logs at eastern end. Russ Bright SF

Hi Birders, On my way to South Beach Marina this morning I couldn’t resist getting off Muni first at the Embarcadero to check out Ferry Park (not in my count area), and with it’s aspens yet retaining

Hi Birders, Seen earlier today: Balboa Park: A continuing minima Cackling Goose with Canada Geese on the baseball field. Ferry Park: 6 warbler species including a continuing Wilson’s (preferring the y

Hi Birders, Sorry for belated report, but I needed time and caution for this to slowly sink in. Yesterday, about 2:35, while in our back yard at 23/Castro I heard a loud, once-familiar sound of chatte

Hi Birders, Saw Semi-palmated Plovers, definitely not Semi-palmated Sandpipers! Russ Bright SF

Hi Birders, Bulldozers were bullying a Burrowing Owl on the shipyard landfill today as seen from the garden at Yosemite Slough. The owl was near the large yellow barrel-looking vent (?) and repetitive

Hi Birders, As a correction, Lee has kindly reminded me that she did not see the BTGW on Strawberry Hill yesterday, but rather found it along Stow Lake Drive. Sorry about that! We don’t often get to s

Hi Birders, Thanks Brian for initially refinding this bird, found again today by Lee Guichan on Strawberry Hill and later by Reef (apologies, don’t know your last name) in an oak along the Log Cabin T

Hi Birders, Canada Warbler—first reported earlier today by Brian Turner—in shrubbery at SW corner of hill @ 4:30 PM, sometimes chipping. Also: as if popping out from an old Japanese scroll, 13 (releas

Hi Birders, The Blue Grosbeak was refound and seen by several birders and myself about 4:15 today. It was loosely associating with House Finches in the seeded weeds and fruiting poke berries near the

Hi Birders, A Chestnut-sided Warbler was found and photographed earlier today by Lee Guichon on Strawberry Hill in GG Park. I saw it about 2:45 just S of waterfall above the Chinese Pavillion. Heavy f

Hi Birders, Early this afternoon I was surprised to see a very distinctive Arctic Peregrine, Falco p. tundrius, dart northward over Pier 94, low and at very close range. May or may not be a regular mi

Still here East face near boundary. Russ right SF

Hi Birders, As Mark and Kevin noted, and as Dawn indicated: The Broad-billed Hummingbird was last seen Monday, but not yesterday or this morning. My mistake in not knowing today from Tuesday. Russ Bri

Hi Birders, Met Dawn this morning, our gracious host for the Broad-billed Hummingbird, who informed me of that it was last seen on Sunday, after a ~3 week stay. There is a Western Kingbird at SutroBat

Hi Birders, Thanks Alvaro and Josiah for the thoughtful discourse! Our California Thrasher has risen from months of obscurity, and today it is bursting with spring song. Russ Bright SF

Hi Birders, Two Cinnamon Teal are continuing on the Hanson pond at Pier 94. A male Eurasian Wigeon bobbed nearshore in a light surf. At Heron’s Head early this afternoon, the continuing Ridgway Rail w