This morning I spent several hours up on Battery Godfrey. There were intermittent, light NE winds, but not enough to produce a movement of waterfowl. Western Bluebirds were on the move early this morn

Brian's photos caused me to jog my memory as well -- I looked back at my photo archive and have photos of what is likely the same, distinctive LB Curlew from 12/22/19 on the beach near the south end o

There was a relatively-diverse flight for late December at Battery Godfrey this morning, during brisk, steady NE winds, with very good visibility. The highlight was a LAUGHING GULL flying E over the C

I observed another WTSP (tan-striped) this morning feeding near White-crowned and Song Sparrows along the outer sidewalk that borders the NW side of Buena Vista Park. Paul Saraceni San Francisco

This morning into early afternoon I did a sky- and sea-watch @ Ft. Funston, during mostly light E winds. As noted by numerous other observers throughout SF and the Bay Area, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEES

This morning during the round-up I covered Ft. Funston, walking about 4 miles and checking numerous groves and other spots. There was minimal presence of regular western migrants (e.g., single "Wester

This morning I seawatched (7:00-10:00 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Light W winds, flat seas, warm temps, excellent light and visibility out to the horizon. It was good to see jaegers m

This morning with the low cloud cover and light SW winds (plus relatively smoke-free air) I decided to check a few locations in NW SF for migrants. I first walked a loop @ Ft. Scott-Kobbe/Upton, and t

This morning I seawatched (7:15-8:45 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Light W winds, partly cloudy skies, warm temps, low tide, excellent visibility out to the horizon. The highlight was a

This morning I seawatched (7:25-10:10 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Brisk/increasing W winds, gray overcast skies, choppy seas, incoming tide, very good visibility out to the horizon. T

Possibly Elegant Terns. On some foggy summer nights over the years I have heard loud flocks of Elegant Terns flying E high over my home in Cole Valley. My most recent observation of this phenomenon wa

This morning I seawatched (7:15-10:05 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Moderate SW winds, gray overcast skies, choppy seas, low tide, excellent visibility out to the horizon. The highlight

This morning I seawatched (7:15-9:00 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Brisk W winds, gray overcast skies, low tide, visibility improved out to the horizon during the watch. The highlights

This morning I started with a seawatch (7:15-9:00 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Brisk SW winds, choppy ocean surface, gray overcast skies, but very good visibility out to the horizon. I

This morning I did a seawatch (7:25-10:05 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. Moderate/increasing SW winds, choppy ocean surface, partly cloudy, excellent visibility out to the horizon. I've

This morning during seawatching from the Cliff House in strong W winds, Hugh Cotter and I observed at least 26 ELEGANT TERNS, all of which were flying W out of the Golden Gate Channel then heading SW.

The Sooties are massing again right now (6:25 pm Thurs) off of Rivera access to OB. Cheers, Paul Saraceni

This evening (now) Sooty Shearwaters are moving in big numbers off Ocean Beach. Several thousand were flying N in pulses when I arrived around 7:10 pm. In the past 20 minutes (7:45-8:05) they have bee

This morning I did a seawatch (7:15-8:45 AM) from the south end of the Great Highway. After the strong W/NW winds the past several days, there was at least a temporary break with light (but increasing

This morning around 8:30 AM I briefly observed another late-spring TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, along the east side of Buena Vista Park. It perched near the top of a couple of cypress trees, then flew E acro