Reports to the Northern California BirdBox, transcribed for BirdWest by Adam Winer.
ALAMEDA COUNTY
30 March In Oakland, an adult male Eurasian Wigeon was in the flooded field at the end of Edgewater Drive, across the freeway from the Oakland Coliseum [in Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. No Tufted Ducks could be found in this general area. Bob Reiling28 March Two Greater Roadrunners and three Phainopepla were along Mines Road at mile 6.81. A Canyon Wren was at mile 13.83. [Mines Road is southeast of Livermore.] Rich Cimino
28 March In Oakland, two male Blue-winged Teal, a Blue-winged X Cinnamon Teal, a male Eurasian Wigeon, and two Clapper Rails were at Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. In Berkeley, an Oldsquaw continued just north of the pier at the Berkeley Marina. Kevin Guse
27 March In Berkeley, the Oldsquaw was seen at the Berkeley Marina. Mike Rogers
27 March In Fremont, a Black-and-white Warbler was seen along the Alameda Flood Control Channel, along the paved bike trail on the south side of the channel, about 0.25 mile west of Alvarado Boulevard. Joelle Buffa
27 March Five Glaucous Gulls were off the south end of Fremont Avenue [this may be Fremont Boulevard in Fremont --Larry]. Take the dirt dike toward the pond along the bay, north of the dump. Gulls flew in from the dump and roosted on the lagoon around 4:30 PM. Mike Rogers
27 March Along Patterson Pass Road, a female Western Tanager was in willows at mile marker 6.21. A singing Rock Wren was on the outcropping across the road. [Patterson Pass Road is east of Livermore.] Rich Cimino
26 March In Berkeley, the Oldsquaw was seen at the Berkeley Marina. George Finger
25 March In Berkeley, a male Costa's Hummingbird was refound in the front yard at 1061 Park Hills Road, though it was not seen until about 10:30 AM. Mike Feighner
24 March In Berkeley, a male Costa's Hummingbird was in the front yard at 1061 Park Hills Road. The bird was chased off after 45 minutes by an Anna's Hummingbird. Bob Brandriff
21 March In Emeryville, a male Tufted Duck continued just north of Point Emery [west end of Ashby Avenue]. Graham Etherington
21 March A male Eurasian Wigeon was just north of the island of Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. A male Blue-winged Teal was seen from the north end of the boardwalk, accessed from Doolittle Road. Phil Gordon
19 March In Oakland, a female Tufted Duck continued at Lake Merritt, just left of the Rotary Nature Center. A male Eurasian Wigeon was at the southernmost spit in Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. In Berkeley, a male Oldsquaw continued by the restaurant at the breakwater at the Berkeley Marina. Graham Etherington
14 March In Emeryville, a flock of at least 27 Surfbirds and 4 Black Turnstones was seen on rocks off the Point Emery parking lot at low tide [west end of Ashby Ave]. In Berkeley, the wintering male Oldsquaw continued at the Berkeley Pier, off the west end of University Avenue. Phil Gordon
13 March In Emeryville, a male Tufted Duck was on the bay, halfway between Powell Street and Ashby Avenue. In Berkeley, four Black Oystercatchers flew south over the Berkeley Pier, and a male Oldsquaw was seen at the Pier. In Oakland, two male Eurasian Wigeons were in the first pond on the right along the entrance to Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. Perhaps a different male Eurasian Wigeon was in the waters east of the marsh, along with a pair of Blue-winged Teal. John Luther
11 March In Oakland, a male Eurasian Wigeon and a pair of Blue-winged Teal were seen at Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline]. John Luther
9 March In Oakland, a female Wood Duck was seen on Lake Merritt, just south of the fountain along Lakeshore Drive. Carlos Davidson
7 March In Oakland, two male Eurasian Wigeons were at Arrowhead Marsh [Martin Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline], in the southernmost pool just north of the first parking lot. In Berkeley and Emeryville, at least 42 Surfbirds were along the waterfront on and just north of Point Emery [west end of Ashby Avenue]. Two Black Oystercatchers were just south of Point Emery. Graham Etherington
7 March In Alameda, a pair of Black Oystercatchers were on the Alameda Naval Air Station, south of the old runway. Jim Edgar
3 March In Berkeley, a male Oldsquaw was at the eastern end of the Berkeley Marina. ???
2 March In Hayward, a Surfbird was at Hayward Regional Shoreline at 3:30 PM. Park at the canal at the end of West Winton Avenue and hike west to the area beyond the "Hayward Landing" sign. The Surfbird was on the outermost rock on a changing tide. Kevin Hintsa
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
No rare bird reports from Contra Costa County in March.