Date: 4/22/26 6:08 pm From: Peter Pyle via groups.io <ppyle...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cliff Swallows around Crissy Field - request
Some info from 2021, in case it helps.
Cook's Petrels now being seen just 20 miles off Ft Bragg (see my post from this morning!).
Cheers, Peter
From: Anna Klafter <annaklafter...> Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 20:57:18 -0700 Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cliff Swallows at Crissy Field. Where? To: Dan Harris <dh1236...> Cc: Peter Pyle <ppyle...>, Joel Perlstein <joelperl...>, SF Birds <SFBirds...>
Thanks all. I got a nice look at Thompson Reach on my dog walk this evening. One nest was different than the others and it had some loud babies- are these Cliff swallows as well or someone else? See first pic
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 5:18 PM Dan Harris <dh1236...> wrote:
Also, one or two nests on the buildings east of the Mason Street and Crissy Field Avenue intersection. Dan Harris San Francisco
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 4:28 PM Peter Pyle <ppyle...> wrote:
Hi Joel -
There's a small colony on the buildings to the north of the Thompson Reach mouth, just the other side of the bridge (Doyle Drive) from Quartermaster Reach. https://ebird.org/checklist/S87559933
Cheers, Peter
At 03:13 PM 5/28/2021, Joel Perlstein wrote: >Does anyone know where at Crissy Field the Cliff Swallows are nesting? >-- >Joel Perlstein >San Francisco >
On 4/22/2026 5:23 PM, Dominik Mosur via groups.io wrote: > Hello Presidio area birders, > > A visiting birder captured some good images of Cliff Swallows > appearing to be collecting mud for nests on 4/9/26. > > Photos can be seen on this checklist: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S319240704 > > This species is a very localized breeder in SF and since the > extirpation of the Lake Merced Colony some 10 years ago the Presidio > is the only place where they are known to breed in the last few years. > > Last year a couple of nests were built on some of the vacant buildings > around Fort Scott but these did not appear to be in use so far this > year on a visit last week and this species remains unconfirmed so far > this year. > > For anyone birding around Crissy Field/Quartermaster Reach keep an eye > out for Cliff Swallows coming to the marsh at low tide to gather mud > and see if you can track down where they are taking the material too. > > Thank you, > > Dominik >
