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Brown Pelicans on Lake Merced
This appears to have been another good breeding season for BRPEs. Yesterday Bolinas Lagoon was filled with >2000 birds, the majority of which were fresh juveniles. Hopefully the starvation in SoCal re
This appears to have been another good breeding season for BRPEs. Yesterday Bolinas Lagoon was filled with >2000 birds, the majority of which were fresh juveniles. Hopefully the starvation in SoCal re
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Allen's H - Grand View this morning
Had a male Allen's Hummingbird zing by going N mid-morning. I think this is the earliest I've had one in the Bay Area by at least a few days. They seem to be getting earlier every year- it used to be
Had a male Allen's Hummingbird zing by going N mid-morning. I think this is the earliest I've had one in the Bay Area by at least a few days. They seem to be getting earlier every year- it used to be
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Peter Pyle
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Banded White-crowned sparrow
I asked Mark Dettling of Point Blue for an update on this project and it is pasted in below. I too have been seeing these banded birds regularly at the east end of the Concrete Bridge - all adults thi
I asked Mark Dettling of Point Blue for an update on this project and it is pasted in below. I too have been seeing these banded birds regularly at the east end of the Concrete Bridge - all adults thi
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Peter Pyle
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Munias
Greetings, I'm unsure how interested SF birders are in Scaly-breasted Munias but by all accounts the ones that have been observed in SF over the past 2-3 years are part of a dispersing and potentially
Greetings, I'm unsure how interested SF birders are in Scaly-breasted Munias but by all accounts the ones that have been observed in SF over the past 2-3 years are part of a dispersing and potentially
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Peter Pyle
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FW: [northbaybirds] Second-hand Red-footed Booby report
Yes, it's nearing completion of the second prebasic molt (p8 growing, p9-p10 juvenile) which puts it at 15-18 months of age. The bill color changes that Al mentions are good for telling these from oth
Yes, it's nearing completion of the second prebasic molt (p8 growing, p9-p10 juvenile) which puts it at 15-18 months of age. The bill color changes that Al mentions are good for telling these from oth
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Peter Pyle
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Cook's Petrels and other tubenoses off our coast
Got a report from Kirsten Lindquist of the Greater Farallon Association of some Cook's Petrels and other interesting tubenoses seen during the ACCESS cruise over the past three days: July 24 - Hawaiia
Got a report from Kirsten Lindquist of the Greater Farallon Association of some Cook's Petrels and other interesting tubenoses seen during the ACCESS cruise over the past three days: July 24 - Hawaiia
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Peter Pyle
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frigate off Slide Ranch this morning
I had a brief look at a distant frigatebird sp. flying south off Slide Ranch at 10:37 this morning. I wasn't sure enough to report until I was able to confirm it on my laptop this evening (no receptio
I had a brief look at a distant frigatebird sp. flying south off Slide Ranch at 10:37 this morning. I wasn't sure enough to report until I was able to confirm it on my laptop this evening (no receptio
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Peter Pyle
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Cliff Swallows at Crissy Field. Where?
Hi Joel - There's a small colony on the buildings to the north of the Thompson Reach mouth, just the other side of the bridge (Doyle Drive) from Quartermaster Reach. https://ebird.org/checklist/S87559
Hi Joel - There's a small colony on the buildings to the north of the Thompson Reach mouth, just the other side of the bridge (Doyle Drive) from Quartermaster Reach. https://ebird.org/checklist/S87559
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Peter Pyle
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Wagtail subspecies/age/sex
Hi all - I've been asked by several of you about the subspecies/age/sex of the wagtail present yesterday in Quartermaster Reach. I had designated it an adult female lugens ("Black-backed Wagtail," a s
Hi all - I've been asked by several of you about the subspecies/age/sex of the wagtail present yesterday in Quartermaster Reach. I had designated it an adult female lugens ("Black-backed Wagtail," a s
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Peter Pyle
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Tennessee Warbler GGP
This morning at 0822 near small clearing NE of (below) Stow Lake. More details and bad photo: https://ebird.org/checklist/S83251573 Cheers, Peter
This morning at 0822 near small clearing NE of (below) Stow Lake. More details and bad photo: https://ebird.org/checklist/S83251573 Cheers, Peter
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Peter Pyle
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Fulmar & Shark
Hi Brian - I would guess (tentatively) either thresher shark or white shark based on your description of size and behavior. No other sharks around here typically jump out of the water and many are not
Hi Brian - I would guess (tentatively) either thresher shark or white shark based on your description of size and behavior. No other sharks around here typically jump out of the water and many are not
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Peter Pyle
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Chipping Sparrow Grand View this morning
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80372380 Seems too early for a migrant so perhaps wintered somewhere in the heights cheers, Peter
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80372380 Seems too early for a migrant so perhaps wintered somewhere in the heights cheers, Peter
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Peter Pyle
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Ocean Beach Shorebird
I first observed it in March 2020 https://ebird.org/checklist/S66295358 as well as this past fall. P
I first observed it in March 2020 https://ebird.org/checklist/S66295358 as well as this past fall. P
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Peter Pyle
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Ocean Beach Shorebird
Hi Brian and all- I’ve referred to this individual as a ‘Short-billed Long-billed Curlew’ It has been on Funston Beach since August or so. I posted some photos to eBird which I can link up later. It c
Hi Brian and all- I’ve referred to this individual as a ‘Short-billed Long-billed Curlew’ It has been on Funston Beach since August or so. I posted some photos to eBird which I can link up later. It c
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Peter Pyle
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"Costa's" Hummingbird - an F2 hybrid?
California Bird Records Committee has been wrestling with this interesting question. Lately it has regarded Blue-winged Warblers in the state, few of which seem absolutely "pure," especially if phenot
California Bird Records Committee has been wrestling with this interesting question. Lately it has regarded Blue-winged Warblers in the state, few of which seem absolutely "pure," especially if phenot
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Peter Pyle
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sfbird Re: [SFBirds] Unusual California Gull
Hi all - Follow-up message below to Scott Bowers on location of his dark-backed gull. I thought in a quick look that it could be a third or fourth cycle Lesser Black-backed as they can have a bill pat
Hi all - Follow-up message below to Scott Bowers on location of his dark-backed gull. I thought in a quick look that it could be a third or fourth cycle Lesser Black-backed as they can have a bill pat
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Peter Pyle
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Buena Vista Park, Dec. 21
Hi Adam and all - Yes, the BV park YBSA is an HY male. The other YBSA at Inspiration Point is an adult male, I think ASY but would need to see wing feathers better to eliminate SY. Cheers, Peter
Hi Adam and all - Yes, the BV park YBSA is an HY male. The other YBSA at Inspiration Point is an adult male, I think ASY but would need to see wing feathers better to eliminate SY. Cheers, Peter
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Peter Pyle
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Lapland Longspur Ocean Beach
Dog walker... flew N toward ~Judah
Dog walker... flew N toward ~Judah
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Peter Pyle
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Lapland Longspur Ocean Beach
With SNPLs ~Moraga
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Peter Pyle
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White-throated Sparrow, GG Heights
Hi all - There has been a WTSP wintering with other crowns along "Mount Lane" staircase below Rocky Outcrop; map and photos here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S77160754 I heard it this morning, a riche
Hi all - There has been a WTSP wintering with other crowns along "Mount Lane" staircase below Rocky Outcrop; map and photos here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S77160754 I heard it this morning, a riche
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Peter Pyle
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