East Bay Birder
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Eden Landing Ecological Reserve
I went to Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Hayward a few weeks ago to take a walk before sunset. It’s right off of the south side of the San Mateo Bridge. It was amaaazinggg, highly recommend!!! This was my first time there. I didn’t really have any major expectations, and I left extremely happy. The…
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Early Morning at Lake Merritt v2
Another early morning at my favorite place, Lake Merritt! I saw a nice variety of birds in about 15 minutes… took a quick walk from the light by Comal over to the bird sanctuary and back, saw 11 species, not bad! Was very excited to see a winter ruddy duck with his blue bill and…
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Early Morning at Lake Merritt
I had a meeting near the lake and decided to arrive extra early to take a quick walk! It was overcast but the sun was peeking through the clouds… fun to see the birds before my day started! Birds at Lake Merritt: Lesser Scaup Canada Goose Snowy Egret American Coot Western Grebe Ruddy Duck Black-Billed…
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Early Morning at Elsie Roemer
It’s really an amazing time of year right now to see shorebirds! I stopped by Elsie Roemer before work because I arrived in the area early… got to take in about 10 minutes of sea air and birds before my crazy day began! Even in the few minutes that I was there, it was so…
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Quick Walk at Tassajara Ridge Trail
During our day in San Ramon, we were gifted an hour between tournament games, so instead of sitting around on our phones like everyone else, we drove over the Tassajara Ridge Trail, and took a quick walk. It was so beautiful and the view was incredible (and hot, no shade). The trail climbs up pretty…
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Leucistic Woodpeckers in San Ramon
We visited Bishop Ranch Nature Preserve, and I had no expectations of what I might see. Shortly after we arrived, I saw a couple other birdwatchers with their big camera kits set up, pointed at some trees. Immediately, I saw a white bird land and recognized it as a white woodpecker! VERY EXCITING! I chatted…
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Pigeons in SF!
Made a rare trip to SF to photograph a dog Santa event, and had some time to walk around before I set up! There was a flock of pigeons nearby… couldn’t help myself! Pigeons are very intelligent birds, and back in my photo days I worked with Palomacy Pigeon Rescue on some photos. One time,…
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Albany Bulb
It’s been a couple years since I’ve visited Albany Bulb… was super excited this time though because of my bird-seeking intention… it did not disappoint! It’s crazy how many different birds you can see in a short amount of time… I spent about 30 minutes there and walked up the neck of the bulb, then…
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Heron’s Head Park
I read online that over 100 species of birds have been seen at Heron’s Head Park in SF, so I stopped by for a bit before I went to an event… it was very cool! Reminded me of Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland, which is also nestled among port cranes. There’s a nice marshland…
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Early Morning at the Bay Trail Vista
I left extra early for work so that I could take a little walk, I realized that my favorite Arrowhead Marsh is so close to my office and there are trails along the opposite side that I have yet to explore! So I took a walk around 8:30am, it was super overcast, gray, and cold!…