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White-Winged Dove at Lafayette Park this morning
Now in trees and bushes around amphitheater and tennis courts.
Now in trees and bushes around amphitheater and tennis courts.
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Lori Lee
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White-Winged Dove at Lafayette Park this morning
Feeding on the amphitheater lawn with Eurasian-Collared doves and then mourning doves. I got prolonged looks at the bird before they all took off. Doves don't usually amass to feed on this lawn but th
Feeding on the amphitheater lawn with Eurasian-Collared doves and then mourning doves. I got prolonged looks at the bird before they all took off. Doves don't usually amass to feed on this lawn but th
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Lori Lee
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Slate-Colored Dark Eyed Junco at Lafayette Park This Morning
Hanging around top area and feeding on paths and compacted area. Frightened into trees by walkers. If the top circle is quiet it may come out again. Got pictures. https://ebird.org/checklist/S67910115
Hanging around top area and feeding on paths and compacted area. Frightened into trees by walkers. If the top circle is quiet it may come out again. Got pictures. https://ebird.org/checklist/S67910115
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Lori Lee
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Migrant Uptick This Morning in Lafayette Park
After a few months of consistency, there were several new visitors to the park. * male western tanager * pacific-slope flycatcher (calling and also seen) * immature nuttall's woodpecker raising a ruck
After a few months of consistency, there were several new visitors to the park. * male western tanager * pacific-slope flycatcher (calling and also seen) * immature nuttall's woodpecker raising a ruck
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Lori Lee
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Seeking Help IDing Bird Song
Much thanks to all for your responses. The people have spoken: It's a Bullock's Oriole! And now I know what a singing Bullock's Oriole sounds like. It was up in the trees and escaped all my attempts a
Much thanks to all for your responses. The people have spoken: It's a Bullock's Oriole! And now I know what a singing Bullock's Oriole sounds like. It was up in the trees and escaped all my attempts a
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Lori Lee
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Seeking Help IDing Bird Song
Singing incessantly in LP top circle this morning. I don't recall hearing this rollicking call before. He was competing with tanagers, woodpeckers, sparrows, and orioles for a lot of sound this mornin
Singing incessantly in LP top circle this morning. I don't recall hearing this rollicking call before. He was competing with tanagers, woodpeckers, sparrows, and orioles for a lot of sound this mornin
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Lori Lee
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Male Eclectus Parrot in Sunnyside
A woman today in Lafayette park told me she saw a pair brilliantly purple bodied birds with red heads earlier in the week. Said they were the size of a jay. The closest thing I can come up with is a p
A woman today in Lafayette park told me she saw a pair brilliantly purple bodied birds with red heads earlier in the week. Said they were the size of a jay. The closest thing I can come up with is a p
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Lori Lee
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Bee-Catching Acorn Woodpeckers
Late this morning a colony of feral honey bees was a-buzz and so were the resident acorn woodpeckers of Lafayette Park. All five resident adults were occupied with catching, eating, caching, and feedi
Late this morning a colony of feral honey bees was a-buzz and so were the resident acorn woodpeckers of Lafayette Park. All five resident adults were occupied with catching, eating, caching, and feedi
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Lori Lee
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Seeking Help with Probable Gull Hybrid
At Crissy Field Lagoon Sat, Sept 23, 2017 about 5:30 pm. Dark-backed gull (similar in color to a neighboring western), a little smaller than a western, black tip to heavy yellow bill, pink legs, and w
At Crissy Field Lagoon Sat, Sept 23, 2017 about 5:30 pm. Dark-backed gull (similar in color to a neighboring western), a little smaller than a western, black tip to heavy yellow bill, pink legs, and w
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Lori Lee
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Seeking ID Assistance with a Finch
Thank you all for your feedback. Going by human response, it's a house finch. An unusually colored one for me, which is all the reason to stick to one principles and look at shape and bill first. Moto
Thank you all for your feedback. Going by human response, it's a house finch. An unusually colored one for me, which is all the reason to stick to one principles and look at shape and bill first. Moto
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Lori Lee
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Seeking ID Assistance with a Finch
This morning in Lafayette Park I chased around this bird that was hanging out with house finches. Its white belly and general lack of striping is what stood out to me. After reviewing pictures I concl
This morning in Lafayette Park I chased around this bird that was hanging out with house finches. Its white belly and general lack of striping is what stood out to me. After reviewing pictures I concl
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Lori Lee
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UCSF Mission Bay Starbucks Wild Turkey
My partner works there and was on her usual Starbuck's run when she got pictures. Today, Tuesday April 25, 1:29 pm. If anyone works there it might be time to take a coffee break! I do not believe this
My partner works there and was on her usual Starbuck's run when she got pictures. Today, Tuesday April 25, 1:29 pm. If anyone works there it might be time to take a coffee break! I do not believe this
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Lori Lee
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Reminder to be Mindful About Personal Safety
While counting a lovely flock of golden-crowned sparrows today in Lafayette Park, a man approached me from behind and made threatening chopping gestures and statements. It crossed the line and I repor
While counting a lovely flock of golden-crowned sparrows today in Lafayette Park, a man approached me from behind and made threatening chopping gestures and statements. It crossed the line and I repor
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Presidio - Lyon Street Steps.
Based on Richard Braedus's report of the location's bird-worthiness and Jeff Fairclough's intriguing note about a possible phainopepla, I checked it out today and was pleasantly surprised. 1) I putter
Based on Richard Braedus's report of the location's bird-worthiness and Jeff Fairclough's intriguing note about a possible phainopepla, I checked it out today and was pleasantly surprised. 1) I putter
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Lori Lee
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For a Little Bit of Summer During Cloudy Days: Female Bullock's Oriole in Lafayette Park
I've seen the female Bullock's oriole in Lafayette Park for the past two days: always in the afternoon. I might have heard it earlier in the week, too. Thursday it was in the leafy trees on the wester
I've seen the female Bullock's oriole in Lafayette Park for the past two days: always in the afternoon. I might have heard it earlier in the week, too. Thursday it was in the leafy trees on the wester
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Lori Lee
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Seeking Advice: Counting Crows
I found a high evening perch today overlooking Russian Hill and counted crows flying to the east from 6 to 7 pm. The action kicked in from 6:20 to 6:50. Because a lot of the birds flew in a line I mos
I found a high evening perch today overlooking Russian Hill and counted crows flying to the east from 6 to 7 pm. The action kicked in from 6:20 to 6:50. Because a lot of the birds flew in a line I mos
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Lori Lee
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Parakeets vs Cooper's Hawk
The general alarm was sounded this morning in Lafayette Park. I looked up to see a cooper's hawk being mobbed repeatedly by 6 or 7 red-masked parakeets flying at it in formation: they were flying abre
The general alarm was sounded this morning in Lafayette Park. I looked up to see a cooper's hawk being mobbed repeatedly by 6 or 7 red-masked parakeets flying at it in formation: they were flying abre
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Lafayette Park
Wending my way through the mass of humanity sunning itself on the top circle of Lafayette Park at 6pm yesterday, I found trees dripping with CEDAR WAXWINGS. While enjoying the morphing, chittering flo
Wending my way through the mass of humanity sunning itself on the top circle of Lafayette Park at 6pm yesterday, I found trees dripping with CEDAR WAXWINGS. While enjoying the morphing, chittering flo
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Lori Lee
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Acorn Woodpeckers at Lafayette Park
A short video. The pair is still active and entering into week 2 are now making what appears to be a cavity in the tree. This is a video of the female at work taken from quite a distance away and behi
A short video. The pair is still active and entering into week 2 are now making what appears to be a cavity in the tree. This is a video of the female at work taken from quite a distance away and behi
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Lori Lee
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Lafayette Park
Birded from around 9:30 to 11am today. I was fortunate to see a birder, Sarah, who had the male, Hooded Oriole in her sights as it was feeding in the abutilon by the restrooms. I hadn't been able to f
Birded from around 9:30 to 11am today. I was fortunate to see a birder, Sarah, who had the male, Hooded Oriole in her sights as it was feeding in the abutilon by the restrooms. I hadn't been able to f
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Lori Lee
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