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Re: The spiawn week QQ a AQ e is on
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On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 4:53 PM Josiah Clark <josiah.clark621@...> wrote:
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The spiawn week QQ a AQ e is on
Josiah Clark
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Re: Herring run at AT&T Park right now
Arthur Feinstein
And a flock of 30 to 50 Pine siskins at Pennsylvania and 22nd streets in some liquid amber trees next to the Muni building. haven't seen them on the Hill for years.
Arthur Feinstein
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Continuing Swam Sparrow
rosita94598
By 8 AM I was leaving the west side of Lake Merced after finding the continuing Swamp Sparrow along the Vista Grande Canal. It was pure serendipity that I actually saw this little bird. I crossed from the concrete bridge and started walking south along the top of the canal. Eventually I came to a ramp for driving into the canal, kept going and came to a second ramp. Turning around, I saw a Song Sparrow and started paying attention. A second bird was in a bush very close to the Song Sparrow. This turned out to be the Swamp Sparrow, which I was able to see between the dry twiggy branches of the bush. It had a striped head, a whitish throat, a plain breast with a grayish color. I could never see the wings, though. Then, it disappeared. These birds were on the golf course side of the canal nat the green cyclone fence. I was between the two ramps for driving maintenance vehicles into the canal. What luck. Hugh B. Harvey Walnut Creek
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Escapee? Ring-necked Pheasant male GGHeights Park!
Trace K
Odd sighting! Spotted just before 9am on Quintara. Last seen at Q x 12th Ave, heading up & into Golden Gates Hts Park thru the overgrown, steep slope on the Southern edge of the park. Trace K
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Herring run at AT&T Park right now
Josiah Clark
Probably one of the best opportunities to look at gulls in the city all year.
Josiah Clark | Habitat Potential | Consulting Ecologist | 415.317.3978 License #1043929
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Summer Tanager at Fort Mason
Young male in Community Garden ECS
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Hammond's flycatcher continues at Moscone Playground
Michele Liapes
I hadn't seen it, or other reports on it for a while, but stopped by Moscone today on an off-chance, and and so was surprised to see it still here, actively foraging between the usual pine and fence. At one point, it appeared to be flexing (perhaps exercising?) the drooping left wing, and emitted a sharp high call each time it did. But it still seems to be maneuvering as well as ever. I watched it for close to an hour from about 1 - 2 pm.
Michele Liapes
San Francisco
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Presidio ramble
David Armstrong
68 species observed on a leisurely hike from Inspiration Point down to Crissy and back through Fort Scott. Highlights were the continuing Least Flycatcher (usual spot) and Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (seen in the eucs near the corner of W. Pacific and Arguello), 3 different Spotted Towhees, 2 Wilson's Snipe at Crissy, a Lincoln's Sparrow at the cemetery, Pine Siskins in several locations, and a surprise Bullock's Oriole that I first heard chattering then briefly saw at the Lover's Lane bridge. David Armstrong
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Western Bluebirds at Fort Mason Community Garden
Taylor Lapeyre
A quiet evening at the garden this afternoon (except for the parrots), but some kind folks told me that they noticed a pair of Western Bluebirds that were searching for a nesting area across Pope Rd. Sure enough, there was one in a tree that let me have a nice look. Thought I'd pass along the info.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S79299702 I also noticed that many of the birds I saw, especially one Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, had concerning amounts of feather damage from eucalyptus sap around their beaks. It looked like it couldn't be comfortable. Those eucalyptus trees are always busy. Good birding, Taylor
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Pier 94 and Fort Mason Local Interest
At least one of the GADWALLS was on the Hanson Pond at Pier 94 this morning. One of the wigeons looked like an AMERICAN x EURASIAN WIGEON. The RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER that I've been seeing at Fort Mason looks like the Northern Subspecies, not the commonly seen Southern Subspecies.
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Re: Ocean Beach Shorebird
Peter Pyle
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At 11:54 AM 1/14/2021, PAUL SARACENI wrote:
Brian's photos caused me to jog my memory as well -- I looked back at my photo archive and have photos of what is likely the same, distinctive LB Curlew from 12/22/19 on the beach near the south end of the Great Highway. Will put into eBirds and share link later.
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Lake Merced loop: Tree Swallows, Bluebirds, probable LT weasel
Eddie Bartley
Jan. 14: Noreen and I met a non-birder friends at the Boathouse, for the 3 mile walk around the lakes, which is 5.48 miles per eBird if you use the concrete bridge cut-off.
Began by walking down the sloped drive to the north shore of the south lake, lot's of passerine activity. Right away Noreen saw what she is fairly sure was a Long-tailed Weasel run across the lane and into the marsh. Dang, I missed it. But a park staff dude saw it too, asked if anyone knew what that animal was and when Noreen suggested weasel he thought that seemed right. Anyone else see LT weasel here before? Lot's of the usual critters (we were mostly socializing) but when we got to the wooden bridge just north of the Harding Golf course we tried to count Tree Swallows above the course, 8 to 12 best guess, also Western Bluebirds calling. Happy Trails! Eddie Bartley
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Re: Ocean Beach Shorebird
Paul Saraceni
Brian's photos caused me to jog my memory as well -- I looked back at my photo archive and have photos of what is likely the same, distinctive LB Curlew from 12/22/19 on the beach near the south end of the Great Highway. Will put into eBirds and share link later.
Paul Saraceni
San Francisco
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Re: Ocean Beach Shorebird
Brian Fitch
Since August? Our Balkanized reporting systems strike again. I'm glad it's moved up to the main beach where it's more accessible. Brian
On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:44 AM Peter Pyle <ppyle@...> wrote:
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Re: Ocean Beach Shorebird
Peter Pyle
Hi Brian and all- I’ve referred to this individual as a ‘Short-billed Long-billed Curlew’ It has been on Funston Beach since August or so. I posted some photos to eBird which I can link up later. It certainly gives an interesting first impression, but just a bird with some sort of bill deformity. Good birding, Peter
On Jan 14, 2021, at 11:12, Brian Fitch <fogeggs@...> wrote:
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Ocean Beach Shorebird
Brian Fitch
Seen this morning around Lawton. I don't think I'm looking for an ID, but am interested in whether others have seen such a bill shape before. This is my first photo post on the list, so I hope it works. Brian Fitch  
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Sequoia Audubon Society January Monthly Meeting with Mary Ellen Hannibal!
"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" is one of Wallace Stevens' most beloved poems, taught in many an English class, and accessible even to those who don't love poetry. Given the seasonality of the poem, it is likely Stevens was writing about a Rusty Blackbird, evidently so common as to be taken for granted as part of the scenery. The bird is not given a name, a history, or its own reality outside the mind of the poet. In this presentation, noted Bay Area author Mary Ellen Hannibal will take a look at Stevens' poem alongside the natural history and current situation of the Rusty Blackbird. Questioning whether Stevens was really looking at a blackbird and not just thinking about one, she will highlight how citizen science helps reveal the deepest truths about the world. She'll discuss how the group mind of citizen science, which aggregates millions of individual observations into discernable patterns, has an emerging poetry all its own. And the blackbird “is involved” in a starring role. Mary Ellen Hannibal is the author of numerous significant works on the ecology of our times, most prominently Citizen Scientist and The Spine of the Continent. She has been a speaker in the Wallace Stegner Lecture Series with Peninsula Open Space Trust, and delivered a TedTalk on Citizen Science in 2020. She has been a favorite speaker at Sequoia before, and it is an honor to welcome her back. Sequoia Audubon Society has consistently forefronted the importance of participatory science initiatives like eBird, iNaturalist, and official seasonal Bird Counts. We have also endeavored to make birding multidimensional, understanding how it includes science, art, literature, history, and all dimensions of community. This talk will unite many of these elements. Please register here: http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/meetings.html
For those wanting to re-read the Wallace Stevens’ poem in advance - https://www.poetryfoundation.
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Gray Raily Day & C Merg
Brian Fitch
I went to Lake Merced this morning, but the birds were extremely quiet early on. After sitting out the brief rain under a leafless willow, I went back out onto the northeast corner of the concrete bridge, where the rails came out to play. A Sora and a Virginia had a short conversation which seemed to work well, as they passed quite close to each other without hostility. The Sora then climbed up onto the large patch of fallen tules and spent several minutes feeding on them in full view. At one point it did a quick flap and hop maneuver that I've seen sparrows do when they want something just out of reach, but this was a first for me with rails. Upon checking the south side of the bridge, another Sora was along the shore there as well. Up at the wooden bridge, another Virginia was directly below on the southeast. But the highlight was the merganser, especially as Common Merganser was the only bird on my "even slightly expectable list" that I did not see in the city last year. This bird lifted off the water out of view from me and I first saw it flying away low toward the ocean. It was distant, but the wing patches looked good for Common, and I begged the bird to turn back toward me. It pulled a U-turn and flew directly toward and over me on the bridge, showing the marks I wanted to see, a female type Common. It then flew to the far east end of the lake, did another 180, and flew back west at some altitude and then north out of sight. Brian Fitch
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Swainson’s Hawk
Oscar Moss
Just viewed a southbound swainson’s hawk from my house. This is an exceptional winter record for San Francisco. It was headed toward the Bernal Heights area. Photos will be posted on eBird later. You never know what might fly over when you take a look up.
Oscar
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