This afternoon at 5 there were two male Harlequin Ducks feeding at the eastern most of Mile Rocks. Also one White-winged Scoter was with the Surf Scoters. Alan Hopkins

Both were at Lake Merced this morning. The Kingbird was along the southern edge of the impoundment willows, the waterthrush was in the willows that run northwest from the bridge/picnic area. I underst

This morning, like Hugh, I did a sea watch from the Cliff House and had more than twenty sightings of Black-vented Shearwater (I say sightings because no doubt some birds were circling around to be se

For the last few days the traffic getting to the Golden Gate Bridge has been stop and go from Golden Gate Park in the evenings. This can also back traffic up in the Presisio at the 25th Ave/ Lincoln B

At 11:30 the Brown Booby was on Mile Rock. There was only one scoter under the structure, I suspect an incoming tide in the afternoon will be better for ducks. There were some murrelets off ocean beac

I just go back from Ocean Beach where there were no fewer than seven Black-legged Kittiwakes. They were between Judah St and Noriega St. They were on the shore associating with large flocks of Sanderl

The Brown Booby was on the east end of the gangway on Mile Rock today at 1 pm. The male Harlequin Duck was also present but it was hard to see due to the choppy surf. Both birds were best seen from El

This morning there was an American Bittern along the east shore tulies at North Lake in Golden Gate Park. The bird was seen from the west side path looking east. Alan Hopkins

The Brown Booby was on Mile Rock this afternoon at about 3:30. It was sitting on a box-like structure on the northwest side of the lighthouse seen from the Sutro observation deck. After seeing the boo

It occurs to me that we should be on the lookout for Long-billed Murrelets. In 1997 when we spotted the Long-billed Murrelet during the South Marin CBC conditions were somewhat similar to those we may

This afternoon at 3 pm I checked Mile Rock from the overlook east of the parking lot at end of western El Camino del Mar. No Booby or Long-tailed Duck. Both male and female Harlequin Ducks were in wit

John Facchini's photo of the Rustic Bunting can be seen on my flicker site https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanshopkins/15972528025/ Alan Hopkins

The Rustic Bunting was photographed this afternoon at 3:00 by John Facchini in the where I found the bird yesterday. Alan Hopkins

Rustic Bunting Golden Gate Park December 6, 2014 Yesterday there was a Rustic Bunting in Golden Gate Park at approximately 9:30 am. The bird was under the trees that border the Big Rec Ball field near

I got a new head for the tripod so decided to do a bit of scoping between chores. Highlights were: Eurasian Wigeon, Heron's Head Long-tailed Duck and Harlequin Duck female at Mile Rock scoped from Le

There was a male Harlequin Duck in with the socters around the base of Mile Rock at 2:30 this afternoon. Scoping from Sutro Baths the bird was small but not too hard to spot. Also, there was a lot of

This morning I stopped by McLaren Park briefly and found a flock of six Western Bluebirds on the hill between Visitacion Ave and Mansell. Bluebirds are at best uncommon in the park the habitat is suit

Today an noon an adult male Black and White Warbler came to a bird bath I have set up in the Visitacion Valley Middle School Garden. It was there for twenty minutes or so. You should not go onto the s

The Palm Warbler has returned to Heron's Head Park. The bird was where it has been previous years 3/4 of the way out to the end of the Peninsula. The White-tailed Kite was also present as were Belted

AH! Thought so, seen on TV. Alan Hopkins