Mr. Hopkins’ Swamp Sparrow continues x 2 (seen on February 5 and today) at North Lake. Dan, sf

Hi there! I recently came across the following article: https://patch.com/california/petaluma/salmonellosis-outbreak-killing-songbirds-california It seems like the CA department of fish and wildlife h

Moving from west to east in bushes between lagoon and trail (north side of lagoon). Best, Nico -- Nico Stuurman

This morning around 10.30AM I flushed an American Bittern from the reeds in the southwest end of the concrete bridge; there is a cut area through the reeds into the southern impoundment; the bird flus

I saw this flicker in my backyard (1946 Grove St.) a month ago and it's here again today. It has yellow under the wings and tail but has a tan face with a Buffy-gray neck. No mustache or red on the na

Around noon today in the community garden my wife and I had good looks at a Nashville Warbler in a fruit tree. Chris Carpenter Oakland

2/12/2021: bird break this afternoon to Pier 94 was eventful. Breezy in the open areas, low tide. Very large Gull roost with good diversity, no peeps for second visit in a row GLAUCOUS GULL: juvenile,

Hello all, I have put together some preliminary dates for pelagic trips for this season. I also have an owl and nightbird workshop starting next week. The pelagic dates are preliminary in that there c

There is an article on SFGate tonight about the two Mute Swans that live in the lagoon at the Palace of Fine Arts. One has fallen ill and they have been relocated to SF Zoo. So sorry San Francisco bir

I received an email asking about a Great Horned Owl observation at Stow Lake in connection to light pollution caused by the Ferris Wheel. I somehow mysteriously managed to completely loose that email,

Crissy field: had to ask 3 people to leash their dogs in the protected area. Bishop still at ft. Mason Mikiye

This month's Monthly Meeting program combines human history and natural history: The Remarkable Story of Sam McDonald with Katherine Wright, San Mateo County Parks Ranger. In honor of Black History Mo

After an 0-4 rarity search at Lake Merced, I went to the Sutro Baths, where the surf had finally returned to normal after weeks of monster waves. The species count continued to be less varied than usu

Forwarding for John Perry, Begin forwarded >>> >>> I’m looking at a black footed kittiwake on the dock near the boathouse on Lake Merced. Can you get word out to the local burgers in the city? It loo

I just saw about 50 Cedar Waxwing at Lake and 23rd feeding on toyon berries and preening on a nearby pine. I have never seen so many here before and wonder if Lake being closed to cars has anything to

Post planting party we birded Pier 94 in sunny, beautiful weather and were rewarded with some good birds. AMERICAN PIPIT was strutting, foraging south side of the quite full Hansen pond. Likely the sa

I was at concrete bridge just now watching ducks and Ardeids at sunset. At 6pm in the half light a tiny Ardeid flew from the south of the concrete bridge to the south west shore of the south pond and

This morning at about 9:30 there was a White-tailed Kite perched in a Cypress behind the buildings at Fort Funston. Alan S. Hopkins San Francisco, CA Link to art website

Hi! I was leading my elementary school class in GGP today (by Lloyd Lake) when a large hawk landed on the hill a few feet away from a gardner. He had a dark grey face and exceptionally puffy leg feath

https://ebird.org/checklist/S80372380 Seems too early for a migrant so perhaps wintered somewhere in the heights cheers, Peter