This morning there was a female CASSIN’S FINCH at El Polin Spring. I watched it for about five minutes as it preened after bathing. It was up the hill a bit and I never got a look at the undertail cov

There was a Wrentit in the West Wash along with Orange-crowned Warbler Wilson’s Warbler and recently fledged CB Chickadees. Not much happening in the East Wash, Jason spotted a White-throated Swift. T

Nothing too exciting to report I had lunch a El Polin, the place was hopping with many resident birds, lots of waxwings but not much else. Yesterday there was a Western Kingbird there. This afternoon

Not much to see yesterday. There was a Western Tanager in the East Wash and White-throated Swift at North Lake. Also at North Lake were fledgling Red-winged Blackbirds, Black Phoebe and a Wilson's War

This morning I heard a Dendrocia-like warbler singing on the ridge between McLaren Lodge and Conservatory Road East. I never could find the bird. It only sang a few times. There were also two Western

Nothing moving today as far as I could tell. The only migrant I saw was a Long-billed Curlew flying along Ocean Beach in the fog. Alan Hopkins

I saw a Cinnamon Teal on Spreckles Lake and had Red-breasted Nuthatch in the East Wash. Sorry I don't have the dates. Alan

Thanks so much Siobhan. Alan Hopkins

They do seem to be reproducing along the Bay. I have never seen a nest but young have been appearing for quite a few years now. They may nest on the old pier at Heron's Head, if they nest at Double Ro

Dom, Savannah Sparrows have never bred in SF as far as I am aware. During breeding bird atlas surveys I only had them until April 5 after which I did not get another sighting. They seem to be absent m

I did a ride around the Park and beach, some of the highlights were: 6 Red-masked Parakeets near the Academy (as soon as they discover all the food in the arboretum and stow lake they will become resi

A few birds of note in GP and along the beach There has been a Northern Pintail (yesterday) at Stow Lake Belted Kingfisher was at North Lake Common Murres and Pigeon Guillemots were in good numbers of

Sooty Shearwaters have definitely become more scarce here. You could count on seen them in the spring ad fall in good numbers close to shore. On boat trips they would usually vastly outnumber Pink-foo

I was at Heron's Head twice today, the highlight was a fly-over Long-billed Dowitcher (it was calling), no other dowitchers. Otherwise it was much the same as Matt reported. I suspect that the Clapper

This morning at 9am there was a White-tailed Kite flying around the Bison Paddock. It stopped briefly on the snags along the back of the paddock. I went by at 10:00 but did not see it again. Alan Hopk

This morning there was a MacGillvary's Warbler in the East Wash. There were two flocks of eight plus Red Crosbills, a few stopped in the trees next to the cart path. There were two Least Sandpipers al

Farallones 2010 We went out on the Super Fish to the Southeast Farallone. The weather was overcast with occasional drizzle and ground fog but overall visibility was good. The seas were fair, the cross

I Stopped along Ocean Beach an there was a good movement of shorebirds, nothing rare though. Sanderling 300 Western Sandpiper 30 Marbled Godwit 30 Whimbrel 10 I did not see any snowies. A small flock

Wednesday I bumped into a woman at Heron's Head with radio tracking equipment. I asked if she was looking for the Clapper Rail and if she had seen it. She said that she had gotten a signal from its tr

This afternoon at about 2pm I saw two Baird's Sandpipers in flight at Heron's Head Park. I only had a brief view of them before they landed out of sight in the pickleweed. I am quit sure of the ID, I