SF Birders, After my ornithology class finished up at Rodeo Lagoon, a few of us watched the hawk migration spectacle at the Four Benches site on Conzelman Road just east of the intersection with McCul

An immature male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was still present in this area this morning. First spotted by Robbie Fischer in the dead pine SW of the Penguin sculpture, it moved into the Myioporum along the

Bob, This bird is an Orange-crowned. MacGillivray's have bright pink legs and bright yellow underparts with contrasting olive flanks. Their gray hood contrasts with an olive back instead of blending w

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wrote: guide. Thanks for the mention. There is an online version of this book available also. It can be downloaded for free at: http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/PDFs/BirdsNorthernCa

<jmiller@...> wrote: East Wash, El Camino del Mar & Legion of Honor Dr. 646- J5-6 West Wash, El Camino del Mar deadends 646- H5-6 See the SF Birding Gazetteer by Alan Hopkins: http

Forwarding for Dan Furlong <djfurlong94123@...> wrote: words, close. I had a clear look at it for about three seconds, and was able to see the yellow bill, the white head and tail, the size and

<darmstrong99@...> wrote: Photo generously contributed by Linda Swanson now posted on the WFO site at: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Click through for large and full-sized images. E

Today I took my Ornithology class to Lake Merced. A few BANK SWALLOWS were at the concrete bridge. We also saw 25+ VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS foraging over the east end of the concrete birds. A pair of WES

Wasn't there recently a very informative thread on the identification of Plumbeous Vireo? The discussion pointed to some helpful resources such as the article by Stallcup illustrated by Keith Hansen.

Isn't this rather unusual behavior for Dusky Flycatcher, especially in migration? Typically Dusky Flycatchers do not flick their wings the way Hammond's do. It was one of the early discoveries made by

This is also very interesting to me. Thanks for the report. In migration the Gray Flycatcher usually gives a dry "whit" or "wit" call which is indistinguishable to my ear from that given by the Dusky

This is a very interesting observation. Dusky Flycatcher gives a series of "deee" notes, sometimes followed by a "hick" note on the breeding grounds. It often sounds sort of like "deee deee deee hick"

Yesterday I took my ornithology class on a walk in Golden Gate Park. We were quite surprised that a lone white-striped morph WHITE-THROATED SPARROW remained at the Stone Circle, just southeast of the

wrote: Article with illustrations available online: http://www.prbo.org/obs_cms/index.php?module=browse&browse_issue_num=148&browse_article_num=142&chooseIssue=1 <http://www.prbo.org/obs_cms/index.php

According to Pyle, Cassin's (and Blue-headed and Plumbeous) Vireos often lack a prealternate molt and if they do have it, it usually involves only wing coverts and tertails. So Cassin's Vireos are oft

Today I took my Ornithology class to Land's End area where we added three new species to our cumulative trip list: Western Bluebird, Eurasian-collared Dove and White-winged Scoter. The tide was unusua

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wrote: Yes, Black-chinned Hummingbirds are exceedingly rare migrants anywhere in San Francisco and unknown in winter. In almost 40 years of birding, I have never seen one in the City. The closest they

Birders, AT&T fixed the line. The Northern California Birdbox is back up and running. As before, it can be reached at (415)-681-7422. wrote: