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Bird Walk Free Lakeside Park bird walks the fourth Wednesday of each month. Lead by knowledgeable and experienced Audubon guide Hilary Powers and others. 9:30 a.m. meet at geodesic dome near the Nature Center. 
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Enjoy an overview of the diverse and fascinating land and water birds that grace the shores of Lake Merritt. Through curated photographs this video offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the natural wonders of Lake Merritt.
Delve into the rich history and significance of Lake Merritt, America's First Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1870, this iconic urban refuge holds a distinguished place in the conservation landscape of the United States. Gain insights from notable commentators, including Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor; Joel Parrot, Oakland Zoo Executive Director; Clay Anderson, Audubon Guide; and Pam Young, Golden Gate Audubon Society Executive Director. Excerpts from "150th Anniversary of LM Wildlife Refuge" produced by Lakemerritt.org and Rotary Nature Center Friends, 2020
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Birds of Merritt, a visual guide to 72 Lake Merritt birds.
A variation of this visual guide was first published for Lake Merritt Institute.
Birds listed in alphabetical order. Photos taken at Lake Merritt ©lakemerritt.org by John Kirkmire.
When trying to identify birds keep in mind some birds are migratory and some birds change plumage during the mating season. Males are usually more colorful than their female counterparts who often appear in muted colors of brown and gray. Juveniles will more than likely take on the coloring of the females until maturing. There are over 100 different types of birds at LM during the year.
A variation of this visual guide was first published for Lake Merritt Institute.
Birds listed in alphabetical order. Photos taken at Lake Merritt ©lakemerritt.org by John Kirkmire.
When trying to identify birds keep in mind some birds are migratory and some birds change plumage during the mating season. Males are usually more colorful than their female counterparts who often appear in muted colors of brown and gray. Juveniles will more than likely take on the coloring of the females until maturing. There are over 100 different types of birds at LM during the year.
Birds identified and photographed at Lake Merritt: american coot, american crow, american goldfinch, american robin, american white pelican, anna's hummingbird, barn owl, barrow's goldeneye, belted kingfisher, bewick’s wren, black-crowned night heron, black phoebe, black-throated gray warbler, brewer’s blackbird, brown pelican, bufflehead, bushtit, california gull, california towhee, canada geese, canvasback, caspian tern, cayuga duck, cedar waxwing, chestnut-backed chickadee, clark's grebe, cliff swallow, common loon, common merganser, common goldeneye, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, domestic geese (brown, grey, white), double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eared grebe, egyptian goose, european starling, falcon, forster's tern, glaucous-winged gull, golden-crown sparrow, great blue heron, great egret, green heron, herring gull, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, hybrid duck, lesser goldfinch, mallard, mew gull, mourning dove, muscovy duck, northern rough-winged swallow, nuttall's woodpecker, oak titmouse, orange-crowned warbler, pied-billed grebe, red-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted sapsucker, red-tailed hawk, redhead, rock pigeon, ringed-bill gull, rooster, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruddy duck, scaup (both greater and lesser), snowy egret, song sparrow, stellar's jay, townsend's warbler, tufted duck, violet-green swallow, western bluebird, western grebe, western gull, western scrub-jay, white-crowned sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler…
LM Bird photo archive, click on photo to open
Bellevue Club Lake Merritt Birds Mural (click on image to view collection)
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