Creating biodiversity in your garden - April is Native Plant Month! Enhancing biodiversity can be beautiful. Learn how to select and group plants with varying bloom times so your garden is never witho

An hour ago I found a female Ringed Teal at the wooden bridge at north Lake Merced. This species is readily available for sale. If you'd like to see it, or if yours is missing, the bird was on the nor

Currently swimming well north of the concrete bridge at South Lake Merced A new bird or the same as last week? Brian Fitch

In Battery at Fort Mason

With the shift in the winds, migrants were far scarcer this morning at Fort Mason, with the most notable birds being two BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, one ELEGANT TERN, one CHIPPING SPARROW, three WES

Yup...look at BirdCast...see enclosed snapshot

The first major spring migrant push at Fort Mason happened this morning. The warbler highlights started with 3 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS in the Battery first thing in the morning and ended with Fel

About ten minutes ago, a young Bald Eagle (prominent white on the belly, e.g.) circled south past Mount Sutro in much the same way as the Golden Eagle did a few days ago, similarly getting harassed by

Just passing along this morning sighting from iNaturalist. Rachel Lawrence checked this afternoon and the bird was still present though further north from the concrete bridge near the white buoys. htt

This morning I found a Lark Sparrow on the grassy knoll just west of the west fence of the community garden at Fort Mason. Photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S106355967?view=photos -- Joseph Morlan,

This morning at about 10:30 the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was above the bench at the Muir Pond in Strybing. The bird was singing softly. Eventually it flew east to a Toyon with brownish leaves then it fl

Circling around the Battery

An immature Golden Eagle (prominent white base of tail and white underwing patches) just flew south over the Inner Sunset, east of Mount Sutro and Twin Peaks. -- Adam Winer SF, CA

The strong winds were productive this morning, blowing a few unusual species into view. Highlights included: Northern Fulmar - one gray and one mottled Brant - 3,4,3 Short-billed Dowitcher - flock of

In eucalyptuses west of hostel at Fort Mason

Had a nice morning at Battery Godfrey this morning. Although not great numbers I had a number of interesting birds including: Wild Turkey - Walked behind the Battery Pileated Woodpecker - Adult female

I first heard the RED-WHISKERED BULBUL this morning a little before 8 am calling from a eucalyptus tree north of the garden - I followed it for more than an hour, recording it numerous times, but not

Probably neither migrant nor vagrant but fun. This bird is circling from shorter tree-tops on the outer edge of the Battery. Jay-sized, peaky crest, head has a neat line demarcing black above and whit

In battery. Right now 10:11 am. Details to come. Anna

Lots of new activity over the past few days at Fort Mason. On Monday, I saw my FOS CASSIN'S VIREO in the garden, two species of Oriole - BULLOCK'S and HOODED, at least 4 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, and t