Flicker had been extirpated as a historical breeder in the City until the
discovery of a nest at Fort Scott in 2013. Nice come back !
dm
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On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 11:11 AM Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
>
> Happy Summer birding to all,
>
> Dominik Mosur
> San Francisco
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