Date: 6/23/26 11:11 am From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> Subject: [SFBirds] SF Atlas updates/targets
Some recent confirmations of note
Northern Flicker - confirmed by Liam Murphy this past weekend, two adults with a fledgling were noted on the Battery to Bluffs trail which is essentially within the traditional nesting territory in the Fort Scott maintenance yard. Additional pairs of Flickers have been noted all spring into recent days on Mount Davidson and in the Twin Peaks/Sutro Radio Tower area - so potentially could be confirmed in two additional blocks.
Wrentit - confirmed by Daniel Scali this past weekend, adults feeding juveniles in the Presidio Hills.
Common Yellowthroat - I observed a male feeding two chicks at the Concrete Bride/S. Lake Merced 6/14. Unfortunately both chicks were Cowbirds. A confirmation is also possible in the block that ends west of the Boathouse at Lake Merced. ----------------- Target species still needing confirmations:
Ruddy Duck - they nest later than most waterfowl, look for juveniles on Lake Merced (Mountain Lake?) next month
Green Heron - there's been a pair around the Concrete Bridge all spring.
Western Flycatcher - there's been at least one on territory since April in the Presidio around the Ecology Trail. Also possible around the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater at McLaren. Haven't heard any in Glen Canyon or on Mount Sutro this spring where they've nested or been present well into breeding season in past years but it doesn't hurt to look
Acorn Woodpecker - keep checking Lafayette Park
Swainson's Thrush- I have some coordinates for likely breeder stakeouts on Mount Davidson/Sutro. Also check around El Polin/Ecology Trail in the Presidio, the big willow stands in McLaren. ---------------- Wishful thinking:
Western Wood-pewee - a couple of pewees have been noted on surveys of Mount Sutro 5/18, 6/7, 6/19. This species nested on Mount Davidson 2012 and 2013 in very similar habitat. Worth a look.
W. Warbling Vireo - this species has only been confirmed breeding in San Francisco once in the last 30+years (Nancy Palmer found a pair feeding a juvenile in the Arboretum in July 2020). This morning 6/23, there was a pair interacting at the east end of Pine Lake in similar looking habitat. Worth a follow up visit if anyone is in the neighborhood.
Good luck to all nest searchers. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about joining the atlas, breeding codes etc.
