One ORCHARD ORIOLE and TROPICAL KINGBIRD in the Battery; a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the east side of the Headquarters this morning.

Following up on Peter's posts from yesterday, this is turning out to be quite a fall for ORCHARD ORIOLES at Fort Mason. This morning there were two in the Battery (female/young male), and the continui

Small numbers of migrants continue to move through Fort Mason, and overwintering birds are building in numbers. The young male ORCHARD ORIOLE continues. On Saturday, there were six WESTERN MEADOWLARKS

Just flew over Crissy Lagoon

Yesterday's highlight (in addition to what I posted earlier) at Fort Mason was a COMMON POORWILL that was trying to get some sleep on the ground in the garden. It was flushed several times (due to foo

A great day for migrants at Fort Mason yesterday. A LARK SPARROW was on the west side of the garden, the young male ORCHARD ORIOLE was hanging out with a newly arrived HOODED ORIOLE, and a PALM WARBLE

The ORCHARD ORIOLE continues in the Fort Mason Community Garden, now entering its 3rd week. Otherwise, just a handful of migrants - 3 WESTERN TANAGERS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a WESTERN/PACIFIC SLO

Had my first AMERICAN WIGEONS of the season at Heron's Head Park yesterday. At Lake Merced, there were still nine RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. I saw 12 SNOWY PLOVERS on Ocean Beach. This morning the ORCHARD

The ORCHARD ORIOLE continues in the Fort Mason Community Garden for the 10th day. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS are starting to arrive in larger numbers - had 27 at Fort Mason this morning, and only one YELL

The young male ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen for the sixth day in a row on Sunday, as it worked its way around the Community Garden at Fort Mason. If it's still there in another week, there's a good chance

The male ORCHARD ORIOLE first seen on Tuesday morning was seen on Wednesday and again this morning. It's been moving around the garden. WESTERN MEADOWLARKS are moving through - saw 18 yesterday, inclu

A cooperative male ORCHARD ORIOLE on the west side of the garden was the first highlight of the day at Fort Mason. Later in the morning a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was circling the Eucalyptus trees west of t

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An ORCHARD ORIOLE in the Battery was the best bird of the morning at Fort Mason. Expected western migrants included 3 PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, a HERMIT THRUSH, a SWAINSON'

Started the morning at Crissy Field just before dawn, and had a CLAY COLORED SPARROW in with WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS on the field. At Fort Mason, one of the first birds I saw was also a CLAY-COLORED SP

A BLACKPOLL WARBLER was in the Battery this morning. A NASHVILLE WARBLER continues in the Garden. Otherwise lots of expected western migrants moving through.

Yesterday's brief bout of rain didn't bring in any new birds to Fort Mason, and some of the previously seen birds were not around. 8 YELLOW WARBLERS, 4 WESTERN TANAGERS, 1 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 1 HOUSE

The highlight of this morning's GGAS field trip at Fort Mason was a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER found a little after 9, and seen again around 10:30. Other warblers included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, at leas

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