Date: 4/18/26 7:04 am From: Hilary Powers via groups.io <hilary...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] brown-headed cowbird
On 4/17/2026 6:46 PM, ktandy2 via groups.io wrote: > I live in North Oakland/Temescal on a commercial street. I have a bird > feeder outside my front window and for the past few days I've had a > brown-headed cowbird coming to the feeder! I have NEVER seen a cowbird > in Oakland before, although I've seen them on Grizzly Island. Has > anyone else seen cowbirds in the Oakland flats? They're uncommon but not astonishing at Lake Merritt at this time of year. I keep a record of what we see on the Golden Gate Bird Alliance 4th-Wednesday walk, and there's about a 50-50 chance in April and rather less in May and June. The rest of the year, unheard-of - dunno where they go then.
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