Hey, didn't anyone read Farley today? Katz quail are the subject? It's a touch of humor for the otherwise dismal problem of saving our few quail. Note in each panel Phil Frank shows a garbage can. Nic

Hi, I led a ggas trip this morning. Best news is an unconfirmed report of nesting egrets at the south end of Van Ness in what I presume is Ft. Mason. They were reported second hand. The origin of the

Observations of local interest: Band-tailed Pigeon 16 Western Wood-Pewee 1 (calling; post-breeding wanderer? -- last observed on 6/15) Swainson's Thrush 1 (singing; post-breeding wanderer? -- last obs

When I was in Humboldt a week back, all the conifers were masting their cones.(mass droppings of seed every so many random years) Irruptive foods make irruptive species. The trees evolved to keep thos

The July 4th grass fire (reportedly caused by fireworks) at Mt. D burned much of the grass and ground cover in the southern half of the eastern hillside -- all east of the main path (though the burn c

Sorry I forgot about this yesterday, but 2 Brants flew north over Ocean Beach at Fort Funston. They just flew past and were only in sight for about a minute. Where have they been? Where are they going

Zzzzz.... http://home.pacbell.net/mweaton/Birding/B2K/B2KResults.html Mark -- Mark Eaton mailto:mweaton@... SFBirds Web Page http://home.pacbell.net/mweaton Golden Gate Audubon Web Page http://goldeng

A SB Dowitcher today and a WHimbrel yesterday were at Crissy. Elegant terns are beginning to appear on Torpedo wharf by the Coast Guard pier as well. An adult male anatum Peregrine made a pass at the

Hi, This is a little project I've been working on since spring. I want to develop a Watch List for Golden Gate Audubon which idenitfies bird species which are in trouble in SF. Please review the list

I saw Craig and Jane Spriggs at Fort Funston this afternoon on a flower walk. Craig told me he saw a pair of Western Grebes on LM with young. I think there are records from about 1920, but none since.

Hi, Today at Mountain Lake in the Presidio, there were a few interesting things. Near the SE end of the lake, there was a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers (both with yellow stained outer tail feathers). For

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Hi All, Eric Preston and I did a trip to the Farallones on Sat last with the OCeanic Society. The sea was the flatest I have been on for a boat trip, the birding was a little quiet. Highlights ( all i

I was on a Shearwaters boat out of Santa Cruz on Friday 7/7. We only had one brief sighting of Buller's Shearwater. In other July trips I have seen them in fair numbers. A few of the highlights of the

fyi... Mark -- Mark Eaton mailto:mweaton@... SFBirds Web Page http://home.pacbell.net/mweaton Golden Gate Audubon Web Page http://goldengate.ca.audubon.org "Money can add nothing to what I already hav

Two Elegant Terns fishing at Crissy Lagoon this morning. Some Heermann's have joined the Western Gulls. Josiah note...Last weekend my daughter was driving on the street between Crissy Lagoon and the P

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I don't think having an endangered Clapper Rail ending up on a ball field is all that funny. It most likley came from Arrowhead Marsh, one less for us to see in real life. Alan

Observations of local interest: Red-shouldered Hawk 1 ad. Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Allen's Hummingbird 19 (high count for year) Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Wilson's Warbler 2 Pine Siskin 56 (high count for y

I need your help ace and tireless birders. I am putting together the San Francisco County PRBO birdathon team for 2000. The date is Sat, Sept. 23...start before dawn for owls and bird until we drop. C