Date: 6/9/26 8:21 am From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Swinhoe’s White-eye in Alameda
Hi Chris,
If you can document / confirm that there is indeed a fledgling or other
breeding related activity, that would help clarify their status in the Bay
Area. Currently, I believe there are no confirmed breeding records in
Alameda County.
Dominik Mosur was able to confirm the first Northern CA breeding record in
San Francisco, which he reported on May 9th. The status of this species may
very well be changing in our area, so documenting this is important. Similarly,
I was able to document breeding activity in Contra Costa County this week -
the first for that county (which I’ll share in a separate email).
Photos of any fledgling or feeding activity would be helpful, and I’d
recommend using breeding codes in eBird so the info is accessible/shared.
You might also consider entering this as part of the California Bird Atlas
project on eBird (instructions for joining in case you’re not already
participating in CBA: https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/about/start).
Zac Denning
Albany
On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM Chris Waterman via groups.io
<chriswaterman555...> wrote:
> Just checking in to report that the family Swinhoe’s White-eyes are
> continuing near the intersection of Willow St and Eagle Ave. I’ve been
> able to locate them pretty much daily on my morning walks. I always hear
> them first and if you’d like to try to find them I recommend checking out
> the audio files on this ebird list from this morning. I believe the
> second file is of one of the juveniles begging.
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> Happy birding!
> eBird Checklist - 9 Jun 2026 - Willow and Eagle, Alameda CA - 1 species
> <https://ebird.org/checklist/S354983721> > ebird.org <https://ebird.org/checklist/S354983721> > [image: preview.png] <https://ebird.org/checklist/S354983721> > <https://ebird.org/checklist/S354983721> >
> Chris Waterman
> Alameda, CA
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