I was told that I likely saw a red-throated loon and not a Pacific loon. My birding skills have surely eroded due to neglect but I still arrogantly walk around without a bird guide, for some reason! B

Took a long walk yesterday to see the white duck of the crashing surf. Didn't expect to get lucky, but there was the long-tailed duck about 50 feet off the beach. Easy views, no scope necessary. Anoth

David: Is the Fort Mason planting plan available somewhere? I think the habitat will actually improve if they plan to replant with coffeeberry, toyons, silk tassel, etc. If you hear of a public meetin

I heard the unmistakable sound of a rock wren calling below the Land's End parking lot. Of course, if it was actually a seabird, the sound was mistakable. The reason for lack of certainty: I was on a

Speaking of Ocean Beach, there is a bioblitz there on 12/8. Birders will meet at 7:30am. Saturday, 12/89am-1:30pm (Early Bird group meets at 7:30am) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ocean-beach-winter-bio

In the oak woodlands near the horseshoe pit I had a spotted towhee. Not totally uncommon but it's not everywhere. Shameless plug time. If you want to establish bird habitat in your backyard, buy some

At 4:15pm, I heard a loud thwack note and expected to see a yellow warbler. But instead, I saw a first-year chestnut-sided warbler. Walk through the Stanyan entrance, follow the path past the oak moth

First stop: Soccer fields/maintenance yard. House and Bewick's wrens Common yellow throat Yellow warbler FOS fox sparrow UnID'd empid, green, no eye ring American Fitch Sutro Heights Park Juv. chippin

Started at the Fort Funston Domestic Dog Preserve. Nothing much going on there. At Lake Merced, there were three recently fledged and begging great-tailed grackles along with two adults and red wings

Everyone wants to live in SF. Every bit of green space that isn't protected will be gone soon. USF will be constructing dorms soon on the Eastern side of Lone Mountain. My favorite tennis courts will

Adding and subtracting from David’s Fort Mason findings. Juan Garcia and I didn’t see David or the Wilson’s and Townsend’s warblers. We had WW Pewee, Caspian tern, white-throated swifts, olive-sided f

Josiah said: "Bob, where was your Snowy Plover?! I would have to assume that is a breeder as the wintering birds should be long gone." The Snowy was in the Snowy habitat at Crissy field. I saw it agai

Highlights of our all day walk were all the appearances of breeding activity. One question about cliff swallow. Josiah mentions them as migrants. We saw cliff swallows getting mud from the baseball fi

"where is your yard that you have orange-crowned present for long periods of time? Is it adjoining any larger green spaces?” I live about six blocks from the oak woodlands in Eastern GGP. I look out o

Every year, I see OC warblers in my backyard area. This year one has been singing for nearly three weeks. Do most of these birds give up and move on? Why do they hang out so long in one spot and give

Started off on Stanyan. Rode through the 4/20 haze. A stoner told me he sees peregrine's in Eastern GGP. Sure he does. Not much to report. Ran into some folks looking for the black-throated green warb

We had two bald eagles come across at the Marin Headlands hawk watch today. One adult and one fourth year bird. Tim said the double sighting is extremely rare in Spring. Must’ve been the same adult yo

My wife photographed a turkey at the Clayton and Hayes bus stop today. I wonder if there is another wave, like last year? Bob Hall SF

Following up on Mark’s owl report. I’ve been hearing great-horned’s calling for the last two weeks. I live by USF. There are a few cypress and redwoods around. Also, a relative staying in the Presidio

No-go this afternoon. I searched the field from 2pm-3:30 with no luck. There were 12 meadowlarks and one pipit. Bob Hall SF