I birded Mt. D for the first time ever earlier this week and can see why it is one if the top SF birding locations. What an interesting micro-climate - half temperate rainforest and half chapperal.

After many years of happy partnership, I finally managed to lose my beloved pocket binoculars yesterday. Before I leap to a replacement, I am hoping to gather recommendations from my fellow

Circled briefly and just headed off low to the northeast Brian Fitch

Over Buena Vista 11;24 Brian Fitch

Hey All, This morning I spotted an Arctic tern with an apparent bill deformity roosting on the beach by the wave organ as I departed the marina aboard an Oceanic society boat. Upon returning around

Behind 534a/b Simmonds Loop at very top of big bottlebrush this morning Aug 22. Dave Weber, Milpitas By phone

Was at its favorite Simmonds Loop location the past 3 days I visited. A true delight except for the overcast skies that failed to reveal all its purple accents.

The Yellow-headed Blackbird continues, today right at the penguin statue east of the concrete bridge.

Woke up on Ocean Beach at Noriega this morning after some festivities to 4 American Avocets and a molting PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER. The plover seemed very flighty and took off to the south with 2

A single hatch-year Yellow-headed Blackbird was at the west end of the Concrete Bridge on South Lake Merced this morning. It was with the flock of 75 or so mostly male Red-winged Blackbirds. The

There was a lot of migrant activity seen from the Farallon Webcam "East Landing View" this morning: Western Kingbird 2, flycatcher sp, Hermit Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler,

Being seen now in pine at (37.7963891, -122.4493425) -- Nina Bai San Francisco

At 12:00 PM today Friday, August 20, 2021I briefly observed a male Black-chinned Hummingbird in the northeast corner of the garden area. The Hummingbird appeared from the gardens touching the plum

At 1:30 I briefly observed the continuing BROWN THRASHER @ Dragonfly Creek. It was in the location where Daniel Scali first found it on 8/15 — just upstream from the lower bridge, in the area with

All, There are a few spots left for the trip tomorrow in case anyone is interested. Swell is widely spaced (10 seconds) as it is today, conditions today and tomorrow are similar and the weather

Costas still in exact same spot right now, been here from 6:30am. Thank you Nina! Jennifer Sent from an iPhone . . .

Jaegers are finally increasing on the ocean at Sutro, as a minimum of five Parasitics were simultaneously attacking one of the many Elegant Terns. There were likely more individuals, but most were

Today was even more active than yesterday, with an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in the same tree in the lower Battery. Another ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER

I think this is an adult male Costa’s seen from Sherman Road about 2pm (37.7966964, -122.4491806) Stayed around bottle brush tree in front of 534a garage door. Good luck! Nina Bai San Francisco

Rose-breasted Grosbeak appeared briefly at 4:45 pm, trying to relocate and grab a photo. Pulse of migrants include 2 gnatcatchers, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, and a possible Willow