Wow, great turnout. More than 150 people told us about their first bird of the day. The largest group left their observation on Facebook, and a slightly smaller number clicked through to our online form. Today's list contained more than 70 different species (hard to get an exact count given our somewhat flexible naming conventions). Topping the list was Anna's Hummingbird at 12 sightings. Our corvids also made a good showing, including Crows, Scrub Jays and Stellar's Jays. Lots of hawks out this morning, apparently, including one Kestrel. Mourning Doves were also out in good numbers, apparently. We were particularly pleased to see four Cardinals on the list, demonstrating that our friends in other states are taking part (which we welcome!). One note, we're thinking about making this a regular Friday morning activity, in order to give you all a little advance word. We'll still sprinkle some random flashbirds in between, though. Pictured is the Oak Titmouse, our first bird here in Emeryville. (photo by Peter LaTourrette). Anyway, the entire list is below. Check it out:

Albino Chickadee, In my backyard, near Westby Wisconsin, Probably wasn't the first ~ but close!

American Coot, Petaluma CA 

American Crow, Sacramento, heard in thru the fog

American Crow, Davis, Quite a few hanging out around my house

American Crow, Claremont, CA,

American Goldfinch at the thistle feeder.,

American goldfinch, actually 12 of them on my feeder at 6:45am,

American Sparrow 

Anna Hummingbird, Crescent City, CA, User Provided No Response

Anna’s Hummingbird 

Anna's Hummingbird, 07:07 at Backyard, Fresno,CA

Anna's Hummingbird, LBC /backyard feeder, he's there every morning when I get up

Anna's hummingbird, between Arcata and Blue Lake, CA, User Provided No Response

Anna's hummingbird, Laguna beach, Collecting spiderwebs for nest making

Anna's Hummingbird 

Anna's hummingbird sitting in the bamboo next to the feeder. Crows.,

Anna's hummingbird, getting breakfast at my feeder in my backyard..,

Anna's Hummingbird, Laguna 

Anna's Hummingbird, Male, Belmont, CA, User Provided No Response

Anna's Hummungbird, Arcata 

Audubon's Warbler, Riverside County,

Bewick's Wren, Los Altos 

Bird! 

Black Phoebe, Solvang, CA, User Provided No Response

Black Phoebe, HB walking the dog around my neighborhoo, User Provided No Response

Black Phoebe, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, User Provided No Response

Black Phoebe 

Black-capped chickadee, at my feeder. Napa, CA.,

Black-capped chickadee, I love the pic of the Evening Grosbeak!,

bluejay, in the tree out front, i call him jake i see him every mornin

Brown Towhees, Calabasas, CA,

California Quail 

California Towhee, Los Altos California,

Canada Geese 

Canada Geese, Richmond 

Cardinal, backyard feeder, usual breakfast crowd this AM

Cardinal, city - my windowsill, He waits for  food from me.

Cardinal, Whitney Texas 

Carolina Chickadee, TN 

Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Willits,

Chestnut-sided Chickadee. 

Chickens, neighbor’s 

Common Crow, Livermore California, Yelow-rumped Warbler #2

Cooper's Hawk 

Cooper's Hawk, juvenile 

Crow 

Crow 

Crow 

Crow 

Crow, foggy morning 

Crowned Sparrow 

Dark eyed Junco, Chico, CA patio wall, common in the winter

Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco, backyard, 6:51 AM

Dark-eyed Junco ... Oregon male, Stockton, CA  backyard patio, Fun little guys to watch.

Dark-eyed Junco, feeding with my favorite California Towhee and some white crowned sparrows!!

Dark-eyed Junco, Ukiah 

Dark-eyed juncos (Eureka, Calif.),

Dove, on electrical line behind house, it was soaking up the morning sun

Euras. collared doves, backyard feeder, pair, unusual, were up on the feeder itself

Finches 

Fish Crow, First heard was a Carolina Wren, Ft Myers FL,

Gigantic flock of small dark birds, Mendocino County.,

Goldfinch, a bunch on the sock feeder. :D Sacramento, CA,

Great Grey Heron, actually, several of them. It seems to be courtship time here at the marina in Ventura.

Great-horned Owl 

Green Heron, In a marsh in Folsom CA, Lucky to have seen it..It's foggy.

Green Parrots, asleep in the tree across the street, One of the feral parrot flocks of the San Gabriel Valley.

Gull, Bay Area 

Hawk 

House Finch, On a power line, North Park, San Diego, User Provided No Response

house finch, birdfeeder, San Diego CA, User Provided No Response

house finch, backyard feeder Lafayette CA, User Provided No Response

House Finch, North Hollywood 

House Finch, San Francisco, CA,

House Sparrow 

House sparrow, again, They hang out in my bougainvillea.,

Junco 

Kestrel, was being chased by a crow in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.,

Killdeer, Upland, CA, User Provided No Response

Lesser Goldfinch, Buena Park, User Provided No Response

Lesser Goldfinch, birdfeeder, Austin TX, User Provided No Response

Little brown bird 

male House Finch, Seed feeder outside window iMt Pinos, CA, Was with a female

Mallards, Culver City, 7 males + 2 females, in our manmade lake

Mallards 

Mockingbird 

Mockingbird 

Mockingbird, as usual. 

Mockingbird, with a beautiful voice!,

morning dove, my bird feeder, lots of yellow finches eating nyger seed

Morning Dove, Roseville, CA, no

Mountain Chickadee 

Mouring Dove, at feeder in backyard, about 40 of them here

Mourning dove, On a wire above suburban yards., Los Angeles County

Mourning Dove, Woodland Hills, Ca, User Provided No Response

Mourning dove 

Mourning dove 

Mourning Dove 

Mourning Doves, feeding on a gravel patch in my backyard where I weeded a few days ago. Something yummy there, apparently. They blend with the gravel perfectly and are nearly invisible until they move.

No little birdies this morning, Napa, CA, Thick fog. Can't see 10 feet.

Northern Cardinal, Near my home in Burleson, TX, He was a beautiful male singing.

Northern flicker, eating at the suet feeder. There were a pair of White breasted Nuthatches feeding below on the scraps.Lincoln, CA

Northern Mockingbird, Woodland, CA, Munching on suet in the backyard.

Northern Red-shafted Flicker, Song Sparrow (Heard), very foggy this morning.

Nutall's White Crowned Sparrow, On a lupine bush in Pacific Grove., Sweet sounding birdies!

Oak Titmouse, Emeryville, a few of them gracing an otherwise prosaic commercial parking lot

Oregon Junco 

Oregon juncos, Northern NM, in my yard,

Oregon Juncos, San Francisco, CA,

Pacific Slope Flycatcher, outside my window nipping his breakfast among the geraniums.

Pacific Wren, singing just below our house in Aptos, 1 1/4 mile from the coast in foothills

Parakeet 

Pigeon 

pigeon, anaheim 

Pigeons 

Pine Siskin, san jose 

Raven, Common, San Francisco, CA, User Provided No Response

Red Tail Hawk, In a tree in backyard. Redwood City Ca., Neighborhood Crows are not likeing it.

Red-breasted Sapsucker, Occidental, CA, just like last time,

Red-shafted Flicker 

Red-shouldered Hawk 

Red-shouldered Hawk, Ione. 

Red-tailed Hawk 

Red-tailed hawk, Hwy 45 north of Colusa; caravanning as part of a field trip for the Chico Snow Goose Festival.

Rock pigeon 

Say's Phoebe, baclyard, I seee him often each winter.

Scrub Jay, Palos Verdes Peninsula, User Provided No Response

Scrub Jay - Woodacre, CA. 

Scrub Jay— but they really are gorgeous birds!,

Scrub jay, Highland 

Scrub jay, up in our tree talking to me for his peanuts, Stockton, CA,

Seagull, Pismo Beach, ca, User Provided No Response

Sharp-shinned Hawk 

sparrow, Santa Rosa,CA, User Provided No Response

Sparrows 

Sparrows, Kern County, California,

Spotted Towhee 

Starling, everywhere, Chico, bird crazy enough to be out in fog!

Stellar Jay, Scotts Valley/home, it caught my attention as it shrieks

Stellar Jay, trying to get food before all the other birds chase them off.,

Stellar's Jay, San Francisco, CA 

Steller's Jay, Cabernet Way, Placerville, User Provided No Response

Steller's Jay, Nevada City, User Provided No Response

Turkey 

Western Gull, Pacific Grove 

Western gulls, Pacific Grove 

Western Meadowlark 

western scrub jay 

Western Scrubjay, Backyard in Pt. Richmond, CA, User Provided No Response

Western Towhee, it’s too dark to see but I can hear it,

White crowned sparrows feeding under the thistle feeder.,

White-breasted Nuthatch 

White-crowned Sparrow 

Wrens 

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Garden Grove, followed by singing House Finches in the background