Reports to the Northern California BirdBox, transcribed for BirdWest by Adam Winer.
ALAMEDA COUNTY
24 January In Berkeley, the male Oldsquaw was still at the mouth of the Berkeley Marina. Joost Romeu23 January In Berkeley, the male Oldsquaw was seen near the Berkeley Marina. David Nelson
21 January In Berkeley, a Tufted Duck was still along the frontage road just north of the Ashby Ave exit from Hwy 80. A male Oldsquaw was still at the Berkeley Marina, just north of Skate's restaurant. Florence Bennett
19 January In Emeryville, a male Tufted Duck was just north of Point Emery (the spit near the foot of Ashby Ave). Graham Etherington
17 January In Berkeley, the male Oldsquaw continued at César Chávez Park, just past Olympic Circle Sailing Club at the Berkeley Marina. Peggy Page
14 January In Berkeley, the male Oldsquaw was seen near the Berkeley Marina. Denise Wight
14 January In Alameda, an immature Ross's Goose continued with Canada Geese on the east side of the campus of the College of Alameda, at the corner of Webster & Atlantic Sts. Tom Condit
12 January In Berkeley, 4 Ross's Goose, a Snow Goose, and a Greater White-fronted Goose were at the Berkeley Marina, behind the Seabreeze Deli on University Ave just west of Hwy 80. Ken Archibaud
8 January In Berkeley, an Oldsquaw was just north of the Berkeley Pier. Kirk Swenson
7 January In Berkeley, a female Hooded Merganser was near the water ski jump ramp in the main pond at Aquatic Park, and a White-throated Sparrow was on the fairway of the first hole of the Frisbee golf course, near the main pond. Kirk Swenson
5 January In Emeryville, a male Tufted Duck and 50 Redheads were in the scaup flock just south of the Point Emery spit. Kirk Swenson
3 January In Oakland, a single male Barrow's Goldeneye was off the Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline. Tom Condit
1 January In Berkeley, two Ross's Goose were on the bay just north of the Berkeley Marina. A male Oldsquaw was at the entrance to the marina, just inside the breakwater. A male Merlin perched along Spinnaker Way. Steven Davies
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
22 January In Martinez, the Tropical Kingbird was seen again at Hidden Valley Park, on Center Ave west of Pacheco Blvd. It usually is seen from around 8:30 to 9 AM. Park in the small lot west of the school, follow the sidewalk around the playground past a small amphitheater and around the hill past the large electric towers. Look toward the hill with a eucalyptus grove. Hugh Harvey11 January In Martinez, the Tropical Kingbird was seen again at Hidden Valley Park, flycatching from low branches on the south side of the eucalyptus grove. George Finger
10 January In Martinez, the Tropical Kingbird was seen again in Hidden Valley Park. Jim Davis
7 January In Martinez, the Tropical Kingbird was still in Hidden Valley Park, in the lower eucalyptus trees, below the dead eucalyptus on the hillside. Doug Shaw
5 January In Martinez, the Tropical Kingbird was still in Hidden Valley Park. The park is on Center Ave, one block west of Glacier Dr. Take the path around the edge of the eucalyptus grove to the right; the bird was in a large dead eucalyptus near where the path turns toward the wooden bridge. Florence Bennett
1 January In Tilden Regional Park Nature Area, a male Hermit Warbler was along the boardwalk at Jewel Lake. Bo Soderstrom