Hi again It seems I've been missing all the rare migrant hawks that have been passing over SF the past few days (especially today!) but I've been lucky to have some close up views of some of our more

And the sparrow-palooza continued late this morning at the Rhododendron Dell, though very frustrating as there were numerous walkers, dogs and kids and the gardeners were working and checking the spri

That figures - I spent the lunch hour at Spreckels Lake. Canada Geese were abundant, warblers not. No sign of the Blackpoll, which I assumed had moved on, but apparently not very far! Thanks Ken. Rich

As no one has posted a follow-up - I ventured out to the highly un-scenic Community Garden Pond at Yosemite Slough around noon, surprised that no other birders/photographers were there or came by. Alt

Hi all The Yellow-headed Blackbird reported by Aaron this morning (thanks Aaron!) continues around the boathouse at Stow Lake, poking around the picnic tables and piers around 5:15pm. And it's not shy

A bit belatedly, I didn't get to the Ingleside until late yesterday (after 5pm) and - of course - by that time it was pretty dead at the Lakeview and Ashton mini park (but very windy!) with quite a fe

Hi all Beautiful late morning along the coast. Lots of cormorants, pelicans and the like on the move, plus some breeding gulls and others. The Parakeet Auklet continues around the Hermit Rock area. I

Well, I'm 0 for 2 for the "rare" birds over the last couple of days. By the time I made it out to the GGP golf course late this morning it had gotten pretty quiet, with no sign of the Hooded Warbler t

Fantastic! I tried to do just that yesterday late afternoon, thinking that it would be easier with the absence of the fog and mist, but the ridiculously strong wind kept all the birds either in cover

Hi Mike (and community) Of course, we should always be cognizant of potential disturbance to the animals we wish to see and enjoy, particularly during breeding, so discretion is warranted. Having said

Hi Brian You have brought up a most important point, that the actual details of this "sighting" (problematically in this case a "hearing") remain incomplete. Maddeningly so. As for the analysis of sou

Finally confronting my disdain of the coastal fog and wind, I made it out to Ocean Beach this evening (Monday June 22) and was able to witness the amazing spectacle reported by others over the past fe

Hi all The Northern Parula was singing away in the Fuchsia Dell late this morning, continuing past noon. Hard to see as it mostly stayed high in the oaks and ?pittosporum but occasionally foraged in t

Well, unfortunately I arrived about five minutes later and the vireo had vanished. Despite the continued stakeout by a number of experienced birders it was not re-found. But we saw a number of Tree Sw

Hi all While I whiffed on the White-breasted Nuthatch that David reported this morning, there was some interesting breeding activity at Ft. Mason, with a number of species either courting/displaying,

Multiple observers combing the Ft. Mason area from about 10:45 am to ~ 12:30 pm were unable to locate the White-breasted Nuthatch reported by David earlier. Lots of breeding activity though (Crows, Nu

Yup - it's a Swainson's Thrush, making its "Whit-burrr" (or Churr) call. Thanks to Alvaro Jaramillo, John Sterling, Ralph and Josiah for their insights. There was an interesting mix of opinions, rangi

Hi all Earlier this evening I made it down to El Polin and, in the company of Connor Cochrane, whiffed on grosbeaks though there were multiple Swainson's Thrush, Scrub Jays, Song Sparrows and a bunch

Thanks Brian! The Parula was singing quite a bit when I arrived at 9:30 from trees on the hill above the south of the lake, then while foraging in the acacias above the west side, occasionally into th

Hi all Made a brief stop during necessary activities to check out Pier 94 - which was pretty dead - but I had to check it out after seeing this goose family making the most of this small puddle at the