10.20 Wood Thrush, El Polin Spring, Presidio
After about two hours of frustration
with some very poor looks, we finally got decent looks at the
bird. Video can be found here.
10.22 [SFBirds]
Cattle Egret, Lincoln's Sparrow
The CATTLE EGRET had moved to the
lawn west of Crissy Lagoon by 8:30 this
morning. When I left, it was near the west end of the lawn.
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Cattle Egret ©2005, Mark W. Eaton
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Cattle Egret ©2005, Mark W. Eaton
At North Lake, there was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW
in the mixed flock at the north
end.
10.29 [SFBirds] 10.29 California Towhee
CO-CN???
I forgot to mention that I had a CALIFORNIA
TOWHEE near the bus stop at the
NW corner of Lake Merced carrying a stick in its mouth. There
were at least
two birds in the area. On the surface, this would seem to suggest
a nesting
confirmation a good 6 weeks after the last confirmed date of
21 September in
the BBA.
10.30 [SFBirds] Hawk Hill
Later this atternoon I was on Hawk
Hill and the movement of raptors into SF picked up as the NW
wind picked up. These are rough estimates of birds I saw go into
SF:
Red-tailed Hawk 6-8, including an interesting
juvenile with a pale head and lots of pale on the upper wing.
Merlin 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8-10
Cooper's Hawk 2-4, including a large female that had everyone's
pulse going
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