Date: 1/6/26 1:41 pm From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: [SFBirds] Breeding Bird Atlas, some misc. observations
Happy New Year SFBirders,
Just reposting some information on the Statewide Breeding Bird Atlas effort is now underway via the eBird platform. If you are interested in participating (and I hope many of you are) please check the following links for pertinent information and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions -
Some early confirmations I've noted in the first few days of 2026:
Pied-billed Grebe - adult with dependant/begging 1/2 size juvenile on Laguna Honda Reservoir 1/2
Red-shouldered Hawks - copulation pair on Corona Hill 1/6
This morning (1/6) while walking into work I was able to relocate a minimum of (3) SWINHOE'S WHITE-EYES along Waller Street , in the flowering pink Eucalyptus on the NW corner with the intersection of Cole Street. Last January I happened upon multiple individuals of this species a bit further East on Waller (near Clayton), confirmed their continued presence and apparent increase in numbers through early Summer. While the observations dropped off in the fall and early winter (and the birds were not looked for during the CBC) the evidence is strong that we have a locally breeding population. For anyone who lives in or passes through this part of SF please keep an eye (and ear) out for White-eyes and document any breeding behavior.
A couple of additional fun sightings from today:
BALD EAGLE - adult flying over Corona Hill just before 1 p.m.
White-throated Sparrow - adult white stripe with Golden-crowns, at the Arboretum fence across from the road leading to the Band Shell/Music Concourse
WESTERN TANAGER - a recently arrived (or perhaps overlooked) wintering individual loosely associated with a flock of American Robins on Corona Hill.
