I saw the Common Gallinule this morning at a little after 7am in exactly the spot that Peter described. It was fairly well hidden in the reeds, so i had to wait until it moved a little before i could

At 6:55 this morning, i observed the continuing CATTLE EGRET on the small patch of lawn in front of the Harding Park Golf Shop next to the main golf course parking lot. Bob Toleno Hayward

Shortly after sunrise this morning, i followed Domink's instructions and parked at Thomas and Griffith, then walked through the gate and toward the south and east. Most of the shorebird activity was c

I got a brief-but-diagnostic view of the Lucy's Warbler that Dom found a couple days ago in the area west of the boathouse at Lake Merced. I spotted it while i was standing on Harding Rd right next to

Still here in the fading light. Alan Hopkins and i are the only ones here now. Bob Toleno Hayward

After spending a few minutes visible on the front side of Hermit Rock, the Parakeet Auklet walked through the large crack and disappeared again. It can move from the back to the front without needing

Visible now on the front of Hermit Rock, 12:37pm.

The bird flew from the back side of Hermit Rock into the water for about one minute, then returned to a perch out of view on the back side again, where it currently stays. Bob Toleno Hayward

I made my fourth try for the Parakeet Auklet after work this evening from 5:30-7:30 and had no luck. There was only one other birder present. I guess most others have either given up or already seen t

Thanks to the generous offer by Jessie Bushell, seven birders were allowed access this morning to a restricted area of the San Francisco Zoo to see the continuing EASTERN PHOEBE that was just re-found

Juli and i did a little scouting for the San Francisco CBC in our area along the bayside in South San Francisco. In the grassy field next to the Inn at Oyster Point, across Marina Dr from the Dusky Wa

MAGNOLIA WARBLER was seen at Vista Grande Canal in location previously described by others. CALIFORNIA THRASHER was feeding on berries in a myoporum bush just below the penguin statue on the east side

Juli and i led a small group of three other birders on a 14-hour-long big day in San Francisco yesterday to raise money for Golden Gate Audubon. It was our third year leading this big day and our most

Oops, i meant to attach our full bird list. Here it is: 117 species: Canada Goose American Wigeon Mallard Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter Bufflehead Ruddy Duc

As part of Golden Gate Audubon's annual birdathon fundraiser, Juli Chamberlin and i led a small team of top-notch birders (Rob Cullison, Kimberly Jannarone, and Matt Perry) on a 15-hour big day yester

Last Friday, December 27, i helped cover Area 11 for the San Francisco CBC. (This area is entirely inside San Mateo County, hence my cross-posting to both SFBirds and pen-birds). The area consists of

While doing some scouting this morning in my San Francisco CBC area, i found a single SWAMP SPARROW at the end of Haskins Way in South San Francisco. The bird was foraging in the pickleweed directly b

I took a long lunch break today and visited the Botanical Garden. After about 40 minutes of searching, i was able to get a brief but diagnostic look at the continuing GRAY CATBIRD under the large frui

In addition to the RED KNOT, Juli and i also saw one RED-NECKED GREBE in the bay just offshore from the lagoon, in the direction of the GG Bridge. Bob Toleno San Francisco [Non-text portions of this m

Before work this morning a little after 7, Juli and i stopped by the concrete bridge area at Lake Merced. The ROSS'S GOOSE continues in the same spot it's been previously reported, across the road fro