For the record, an even earlier( 1/16/22) Allen’s Hummer was observed by L. Kahle, A. Kramer and C. Duhalde . This was near Metson Lake in GGP. Dominik

Had a male Allen's Hummingbird zing by going N mid-morning. I think this is the earliest I've had one in the Bay Area by at least a few days. They seem to be getting earlier every year- it used to be

Light 1st year bird was on ground at lagoon. Took off, heading south. At about 11:40 -- Steve Schulz San Francisco

Hi Aaron et al., Yes the population of barn owls in San Francisco seems to definitely be on the increase ever since we first documented them nesting at the palace of fine arts around 2006-2007.

7:44 pm: Barn Owl flying up the sidewalk and under the eaves of an apartment building at the SW corner of Gough and O’Farrell. Seen as I was driving down Gough. Is it my imagination or is the

Hi all, I had an oriole yesterday (Friday, 1/14) near the Arguello entrance to the Presidio here: 37.7902077, -122.4583350. I was able to get some poor photos that lean towards Hooded Oriole but it is

The summary report for the 2021 SF CBC can now be viewed at https://goldengateaudubon.org/blog-posts/2021sfcbc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021sfcbc A file has been uploaded to SF

This morning there was a nice Long-tailed Duck in the scoter flock below the Battery in addition to all three scoter species including one female Black and female White-winged Scoter. They were all

This afternoon, the continuing very cooperative Blackburnian Warbler at Holly Park was a walk-up bird for Robbie Fischer and me. First reported 9 January by Rajan Rao and present

Thank you, Rudyard! Reading a recent description of the hybrid in the Botanical Garden is what have me pause. I will leave my post as RBSA. Good birding d

not great photos, but probably sufficient for i.d.

I saw this at Mountain Lake this a.m. Would this be considered a hybrid, or plain Red-breasted? There does appear to be alot of black behind the head, but the only white from bill extending back to

All, Bret Sandercock and I wrote a paper on survival rates of sparrows, based on the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory data some years ago. Estimates of longevity (which is different than

MC said "Any chance we can age this particular bird? The idea that it might be 7 years old (young?) is spectacular" It also says a lot about site fidelity for breeders and the kind of plants/habitat

Seen just after 3pm today in the Lemonwood trees opposite the Goldman Tennis Courts / Pelosi Dr. Karen Offereins SF

A Red-necked Grebe was in the bay off of Crissey Field late this morning. One female Common Merganser was diving north of the Coast Guard Pier, and one, possibly the same bird was later standing on

I'll send in the photo. Hopefully, the four color codes bands might be enough info! I'll keep you posted. d

Any chance we can age this particular bird? The idea that it might be 7 years old (young?) is spectacular -MC -- Mike Carozza 914-475-9355

I was at Bayview Park this morning and when I looked down towards Candlestick Point, I could see white geese in the field. When I got down to the field west of the fenced off Aux parking lot, there

Thanks all, for weighing in on this! David Webster