July 2002 Field Journal 7.2 Lassen County
mark made it to red rock today on my way to work in portola. thanks
so much for the tip. saw FOUR fluffy yellow eyed babies roosting on
the juniper branches(together) calling for their parent who was just
across the stream-wow that was beautiful, thamks again7.4 [SFBirds] Cyclin' and birdin'
A few sightings of local interest from my bike today:- OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, just east of the junction of Chain-of-Lakes Drive and Middle Drive, near the Buffalo Paddock. It was giving it's alternate "three more beers" call, notes all on the same pitch
- At least 4 RED-TAILED HAWKS over the Buffalo Paddock, with at least one vocalizing in an apparent begging fashion
- HUTTON'S VIREO, calling just south of Middle Drive and Crossover Drive7.4 Wrentit status in San Francisco
Yes, there definitely were two magpies in the Hunter's Point area, with the one with the crippled leg being seen more commonly. I got lucky and found the mid-span bird record:Yellow-billed Magpie 3/4/2002 Golden Gate Bridge SF 1 Herb Brandt
On March 5th, a YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE was observed struggling crossing the Golden Gate Bridge from the south wind to the Presidio. Theb bird got tired and landed next to the guard rail. This occurrence happened between midspan and the north tower.Wrentit is listed as rare for all four seasons, but the I think the distribution is more complicated than that. Small numbers are probably present on Bayview Hill year round, and they may breed up there. Bayview Hill is not frequently birded due to a combination of legitimate and illegitimate concerns and laziness. A few show up in the warmer months which may be due to post-breeding dispersal or migration. :-) Wrentit bred during the atlas years in block 4580 and there's a historical record of breeding from block 4575. The population in block 4580 appears to have been extirpated. For those birds are sighted, I believe they are more common in summer than in winter, but a sampling the size we have, it's hardly statistically meaningful.
Jay Withgott posted a nice summary of Wrentit behavior from Birds of North America on SFBirds.
7.14 Olompali SP
28 species seen:
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Mourning Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Violet-green Swallow
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Western Fence Lizard7.21 Cordell Bank
A pelagic trip to and beyond Cordell Bank on 21 July turned up 1 HORNED PUFFIN. Also seen were: 240 BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS; 30 NORTHERN FULMARS; 70 PINK-FOOTED, 1 BULLER'S, and 150 SOOTY SHEARWATERS; 2 FORK-TAILED and 2,000 ASHY STORM-PETRELS; 100 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES; 1 POMARINE, 1 PARASITIC, and 14 LONG-TAILED JAEGERS; 1 SOUTH POLAR SKUA, 2 RED PHALAROPES, 16 SABINE'S GULLS; 400 COMMON MURRES; 10 PIGEON GUILLEMOTS and 1,750 CASSIN'S and 30 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS as well as 3 ORCAS.7.24 Coyote Point Marina
Near adult at Coyote Point Marina. Photos can be found here.Home
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