I was "botanizing" the serpentine paths between Baker and Marshall beaches and heard a singing Wrentit to the east of the trail, close to Marshall Beach. I also got a quick look at the bird - - even

Highlights from a bike ride through the Presidio late this afternoon were a GREEN HERON at Crissy Lagoon, and...newly installed interpretive signage at the wooden platform overlooking the bayside

After work I walked around Fort Miley East (open scrub/grassland and Monterey Pine woodland between VA hospital and Legion of Honor/Lincoln Park golf course.) The "Trickster's" presence:

Where and when are the best places to see these birds ?

Am being dazzled by a magnificently colored male Hooded Oriole, which is popping in and out of my Glen Park garden as I write. It stops on the fence, preens, shakes the mist off its feathers, flies

Doubtless now all this is but a memory: ---------- and ---------- and Mr Rabbit weighing down the edge of my book ---------- and ---------- -le

So I can hear the sound of cars on 280 lingering in the air long after they¹ve passed ‹ signaling offshore easterly flow. Temp is 59F, and the two together should make for a balmy still air

Well, while this may be a disappointing period for migrants, breeding season for the locals is well underway. By now, most of you have likely seen (or heard) fledgling House Sparrows, Finches and

A few noteworthy sightings from Corona Hill today. In the morning WESTERN WOOD PEWEE flycatching from snags on the north side of the hill is getting on the late side. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER  was

Walked the boardwalk around Lobos dunes this morning (7:10-7:55 a.m.) A singing HOUSE WREN in the top of a pine was an unexpected late migrant. Beside the more common resident species I was pleased

Checked out Chain of Lakes this morning before work (7:15-8:15 a.m.) At North Lake a CLIFF SWALLOW seemed out of place among the Barn/Tree/Violet-green

Happy Memorial Day ! From 12:00- 1:30 PM I birded my way around the Chain-of-Lakes in Golden Gate Park. At NORTH LAKE: the late-lingering pair of Ring-necked Ducks continues. The light conditions

5/30 Not much to add to the reports from East Wash/ Lincoln Park yesterday. I did have a male Nuttall's Woodpecker at Fort Miley East, ( only the second time I have ever had that species in LP)

It was much quieter at the Rec Center this morning. The only migrant I could find was a singing male Western Tanager. The adult male Nuttall's Woodpecker was feeding a fledgling in a Eucalyptus

In Crocker-Amazon Park this afternoon, on the tree-covered hill east of the soccer fields I had a White-tailed Kite. The bird was perched and was first found by call, not the usual ³kewt² call, but

Hi ALL, There were a few migrants at Potrero Hill, (2) Western Tanager (1) Western Wood Pewee (3) Ash throated Flycatcher Nesting Birds included Mourning Dove on nest. The Nutall's Woodpeckers

I visited several locations in western SF this morning, with the following observations of local interest: Lobos Dunes: ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER 1 Hooded Oriole 1 Pine Siskin 1 (fly-over) East

Battery Godfrey Western Tanager Purple Finch Western Tanager 1-2 Kobbe and Upton Eurasian Collared-Dove 10+ Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Purple Finch 2-3 Hooded Oriole 2 East

Around 8AM this morning, a White-winged Dove flew by Corona Heights hill, just below eye level and heading south. At first sight, it looked like just another Rock Pigeon, but something in the

Hi Walter, I found your post and joined this group to provide an update. I was down by the Palace of Fine Arts this afternoon. The resident pair of great blue heron are actively building a new nest