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| 12/20/24 4:52 pm |
Carter Kremer via groups.io <carterkremer...> |
[SFBirds] ROCK WREN at Polo Field |
| 12/20/24 8:01 am |
Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
| 12/19/24 4:08 pm |
Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
| 12/19/24 10:52 am |
Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...> |
[SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
| 12/17/24 1:26 pm |
Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> |
[SFBirds] Sutro Ducks |
| 12/12/24 7:51 am |
Sequoia Audubon Society via groups.io <office...> |
[SFBirds] Dec 12 Monthly Meeting |
| 12/9/24 2:22 pm |
Rob Cullison via groups.io <robcullison...> |
[SFBirds] Slate-Colored Junco at Rhododendron Dell, Golden Gate Park |
| 12/9/24 8:52 am |
Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...> |
Re: [SFBirds] SWAMP SPARROW at Crissy Lagoon |
| 12/8/24 1:35 pm |
David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> |
[SFBirds] Only five days left to register for the San Francisco Circle Christmas Bird Count |
| 12/8/24 10:19 am |
Nancy Palmer via groups.io <nancy_palmer...> |
[SFBirds] CA Thrasher at Corona Heights Park continues |
| 12/8/24 7:52 am |
Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...> |
[SFBirds] SWAMP SPARROW at Crissy Lagoon |
| 12/7/24 9:54 am |
Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...> |
[SFBirds] COMMON GALLINULE at Lake Merced |
| 12/6/24 2:29 pm |
Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> |
Re: [SFBirds] CALIFORNIA THRASHER on Corona Hill 12/6/24 |
| 12/6/24 2:08 pm |
Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> |
[SFBirds] CALIFORNIA THRASHER on Corona Hill 12/6/24 |
| 12/6/24 12:30 pm |
Dan F via groups.io <danfoldes...> |
[SFBirds] Juv Swainsons Hawk at Corona Heights Park at 11:03am |
| 12/5/24 6:13 pm |
Emmanuel Schnetzler via groups.io <manuschnetzler...> |
[SFBirds] Red-throated Loon |
| 12/5/24 2:41 pm |
David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> |
[SFBirds] City List stands at 314 through November - sets new record |
| 12/5/24 9:58 am |
Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> |
[SFBirds] Cont Hooded |
| 12/5/24 7:53 am |
David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> |
[SFBirds] Palm Warbler continues at Crissy |
| 12/4/24 9:35 pm |
Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...> |
[SFBirds] Other 12/4 Sightings of Interest |
| 12/4/24 2:48 pm |
Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...> |
[SFBirds] Kite at Candlestick |
| 12/4/24 1:24 pm |
Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> |
[SFBirds] LAPLAND LONGSPUR and other recent observations |
| 12/3/24 1:31 pm |
Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> |
[SFBirds] no vermillion yet |
| 12/3/24 12:44 pm |
David Armstrong via groups.io <darmstrong99...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
| 12/3/24 12:11 pm |
Pat Greene via groups.io <pjgreene...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
| 12/3/24 8:38 am |
Dominik Mosur via groups.io <polskatata...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
| 12/2/24 6:50 pm |
Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
| 12/2/24 4:38 pm |
Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...> |
[SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
| 11/26/24 3:35 pm |
David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> |
[SFBirds] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher at El Polin |
| 11/26/24 12:46 pm |
Lisa Erdberg via groups.io <lme164...> |
Re: [SFBirds] Palm Warbler |
| 11/26/24 11:30 am |
Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> |
[SFBirds] Palm Warbler |
| 11/25/24 2:36 pm |
Dawn Lemoine via groups.io <lemonbirder...> |
[SFBirds] Last Week to Sign Up for the 2024 Oakland CBC! |
| 11/24/24 5:26 pm |
David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> |
[SFBirds] Less than 3 weeks left to register for the San Francisco Circle Christmas Bird Count |
| 11/23/24 1:17 pm |
Nancy Palmer via groups.io <nancy_palmer...> |
[SFBirds] Palm Warbler at Crissy Field Lagoon |
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Date: 12/20/24 4:52 pm
From: Carter Kremer via groups.io <carterkremer...>
Subject: [SFBirds] ROCK WREN at Polo Field |
Incredibly tame rock wren (!!) working the bleachers on the north side of
the field.
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Date: 12/20/24 8:01 am
From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
Heads up for more waterfowl movements today. Large goose flocks are
starting to move in the east Bay, some headed to SF.
Zac Denning
On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley=
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> A spectacular waterfowl flight is currently occurring over Battery Godfrey
> and presumably over parts of the city with thousands of pintail and wigeon,
> hundreds of shoveler, white-fronts and cacklers, and a few gadwall, gw
> teal, white geese and a canvasback mixed in.
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Date: 12/19/24 4:08 pm
From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
After Hugh and then Keith left Battery Godfrey, I took on trying to keep
track of the stunning numbers of waterfowl passing through the Gate.
Between 11:30 and 1:30, I estimated 1630 ducks, only including them in the
totals once they had gone beyond the battery and toward the Bay. Many
flocks wheeled and wandered around the mouth of the Gate, and there was
rarely any time during the entire watch when ducks were not flying. The
species mix was relatively similar all day, my rough guess being 50%
pintail, 40% wigeon, 9% shoveler, and some Green-winged Teal, Mallard and
Surf Scoter.
I did not keep such a careful count on the geese, but several flocks of all
four valley species came through in this period, as they had earlier in the
morning when others were keeping track. The afternoon highlight was a
flock of 40 Greater Whited-fronteds mixed with 4 Ross's, a Snow, and a
hybrid Snow x Ross's, all so close that I could see the grinning patch on
the Snow and the faint patch on the hybrid, as well as easily viewing the
size difference, with the hybrid being exactly between the two source
species.
The only other unusual sighting was of a large all white gull with
translucent primaries, but I only caught sight of it flying away. Without
a view of the face, I can't rule out another hybrid or albinism, but I
suspect it had a good dose of Glaucous genes. I'm looking forward to the
estimates from the first hours of the watch, as it was certainly a record
breaking day for me for duck numbers in the city.
Brian Fitch
On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> A spectacular waterfowl flight is currently occurring over Battery Godfrey
> and presumably over parts of the city with thousands of pintail and wigeon,
> hundreds of shoveler, white-fronts and cacklers, and a few gadwall, gw
> teal, white geese and a canvasback mixed in.
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Date: 12/19/24 10:52 am
From: Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Waterfowl flight |
A spectacular waterfowl flight is currently occurring over Battery Godfrey and presumably over parts of the city with thousands of pintail and wigeon, hundreds of shoveler, white-fronts and cacklers, and a few gadwall, gw teal, white geese and a canvasback mixed in.
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Date: 12/17/24 1:26 pm
From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Sutro Ducks |
A 2.5 hour seawatch this morning gave me a first hand look at the plethora
of ducks moving off the coast, as has already been reported on other
venues. Between 8 and 10:30 I saw many small to mid-sized flocks coming
from the south and turning in toward the Golden Gate, including roughly 250
American Wigeon, 120 Northern Pintail, and 35 Northern Shoveler, along with
two drake Red-breasted Mergansers.
Also notable was a big uptick in Thayer's type Gulls, with as many as eight
at once in the baths, a Common and Pacific Loon right next to each other on
the sea surface, and a Red-necked Grebe that flew in and landed just north
of the terrace. The waves were consistently huge, often breaking far
offshore.
Brian Fitch
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Date: 12/12/24 7:51 am
From: Sequoia Audubon Society via groups.io <office...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Dec 12 Monthly Meeting |
Join us online tonight: *Caring For the Land with Barbara Dye, Coastside Land Trust*
Barbara Dye will speak about the monitoring areas preserved by Coastside Land Trust (CLT), show how much land has already been protected, discuss the challenges of each area, and share the results of the 2024 monitoring of birds, plants, and other wildlife.
The Coastside Land Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the urban open space of the San Mateo County coast. Barbara Dye is a member of the CLT Stewardship Committee and leads the effort to monitor all of CLT's properties.
Before moving to the Coastside, she helped found and was Executive Director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. There, she led a community effort to create a multi-species conservation plan focused on the California gnatcatcher, raised 5 million dollars to purchase open space, and develop a 2,000-acre nature preserve in Los Angeles County. She is on the Granada Community Services District board and a docent at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.
Register: https://bit.ly/4f8Eqn6
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Date: 12/9/24 2:22 pm
From: Rob Cullison via groups.io <robcullison...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Slate-Colored Junco at Rhododendron Dell, Golden Gate Park |
Seen around 11:15 on the western side of the Dell in a flock of around ten Oregon Juncos. Spiffy looking
Rob Cullison
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Date: 12/9/24 8:52 am
From: Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] SWAMP SPARROW at Crissy Lagoon |
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Date: 12/8/24 10:19 am
From: Nancy Palmer via groups.io <nancy_palmer...>
Subject: [SFBirds] CA Thrasher at Corona Heights Park continues |
The California Thrasher found by Dominik on Corona Hill yesterday continues this morning on the ground in a dead grassy area here: 37.7656277, -122.4392594.
It flew down from here towards the north end fence of the dog run.
Good birding!
Nancy Palmer
SF
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Date: 12/8/24 7:52 am
From: Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...>
Subject: [SFBirds] SWAMP SPARROW at Crissy Lagoon |
Good morning and happy Sunday,
I just (around 7:40) found a SWAMP SPARROW in the northwest corner of
Crissy Lagoon, between the 2 large logs on the shoreline.
However, at 7:45, a holiday themed 10k run kicked off and there are
currently masses of people streaming by the spot.
If the bird sticks, it was in this general area:
37.804874,-122.458494
Good birding,
Liam Murphy
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Date: 12/7/24 9:54 am
From: Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...>
Subject: [SFBirds] COMMON GALLINULE at Lake Merced |
Happy Saturday SFBirders,
A hatch year Common Gallinule was seen in the reeds below the "Cormorant
rookery" at northern Lake Merced, roughly here:
37.727870,-122.488265
Good birding,
Liam, Nina, and Keith
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Date: 12/6/24 2:29 pm
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] CALIFORNIA THRASHER on Corona Hill 12/6/24 |
correction to the 2nd hand possible solitaire report - the bird was
observed at the dead end of Wawona below 25th Avenue, not near the lake.
DM
On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Just got back from a lunchtime walk around Corona Hill which was
> highlighted by a California Thrasher that first appeared bathing in a rain
> puddle on the north side of the hill below the top. After bathing, the bird
> spent about 20-25 minutes in the bare lone plum tree drying off in the sun
> before disappearing into the poison oak thickets. This is about the 8-9th
> City Record, all coming since 2016 when one was discovered by Joe Scanga at
> the Clipper Street Community Garden in June of that year and spent at least
> a year at that location.
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> This morning during a dawn skywatch from Sunset Reservoir there was a good
> varied flight of gulls but not much in the way of passerine activity save
> for a lone northbound RED CROSSBILL.
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> Wed. afternoon 12/4, there was a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO with Oregon Juncos in
> the Rhododendron Dell in East Golden Gate Park.
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> and a 2nd hand report from my wife that a possible Towsend's Solitaire is
> at Pine Lake Park. Megan said she got good albeit brief looks at a medium
> sized passerine about hermit thrush/bluebird sized that was all gray with a
> tiny black bill and may have had wing bars/patches. The bird flew up out of
> the willows and into the eukes above the lake. If anyone is in that area to
> confirm that would be great as she has no prior experience with this
> species.
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> It may be December but fall migration just doesn't seem to want to quit.
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> Happy birding to all,
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> Dominik Mosur
> San Francisco
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Date: 12/6/24 2:08 pm
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: [SFBirds] CALIFORNIA THRASHER on Corona Hill 12/6/24 |
Just got back from a lunchtime walk around Corona Hill which was
highlighted by a California Thrasher that first appeared bathing in a rain
puddle on the north side of the hill below the top. After bathing, the bird
spent about 20-25 minutes in the bare lone plum tree drying off in the sun
before disappearing into the poison oak thickets. This is about the 8-9th
City Record, all coming since 2016 when one was discovered by Joe Scanga at
the Clipper Street Community Garden in June of that year and spent at least
a year at that location.
This morning during a dawn skywatch from Sunset Reservoir there was a good
varied flight of gulls but not much in the way of passerine activity save
for a lone northbound RED CROSSBILL.
Wed. afternoon 12/4, there was a SLATE-COLORED JUNCO with Oregon Juncos in
the Rhododendron Dell in East Golden Gate Park.
and a 2nd hand report from my wife that a possible Towsend's Solitaire is
at Pine Lake Park. Megan said she got good albeit brief looks at a medium
sized passerine about hermit thrush/bluebird sized that was all gray with a
tiny black bill and may have had wing bars/patches. The bird flew up out of
the willows and into the eukes above the lake. If anyone is in that area to
confirm that would be great as she has no prior experience with this
species.
It may be December but fall migration just doesn't seem to want to quit.
Happy birding to all,
Dominik Mosur
San Francisco
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Date: 12/6/24 12:30 pm
From: Dan F via groups.io <danfoldes...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Juv Swainsons Hawk at Corona Heights Park at 11:03am |
Thanks to Dominik on the ID help! Picked up this bird initially in a glide heading toward the eucs on the SW edge of the park. Was struck by how long the tail was and first thought it might be a harrier. The bird cooperated nicely ascending in the sky, circling upward between Corona and Buena Vista. The breast was too clean/white/unmarked for a juv red tail. The local adult red-tails "played" with the bird giving me a nice size/shape comparison. Too long-tailed and lanky/winged to be a red-tail and the attached video shows some of the darker trailing edge on the wings. It left the Corona airspace a few minutes later heading southwest toward the east face of Twin Peaks. Didn't have my binocs with me, so I'm glad this bird was low enough for good naked-eye viewing.
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Date: 12/5/24 6:13 pm
From: Emmanuel Schnetzler via groups.io <manuschnetzler...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Red-throated Loon |
This morning in Yosemite Slough. I didn't get a great look at it as it flew above my kayak, but it was quite loud before that.
37.7231, -122.3785
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Date: 12/5/24 2:41 pm
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] City List stands at 314 through November - sets new record |
8 new species were added in November, more than average for the month. After reviewing the records from earlier in the year and November's sightings, Buller's Shearwater was removed from the list, and Black-vented Shearwater, Green-tailed Towhee, Northern Fulmar, White-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Tundra Swan, Mountain Bluebird and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker were added. End of the month total was 314, five more than last year as of the end of November, setting a new annual record. You can see the complete 2024 City list at https://sfbirds.net/2024-city-cumulative-list (scroll down).
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Date: 12/5/24 9:58 am
From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Cont Hooded |
The Hooded Warbler found yesterday afternoon by Eddie Monson was just
refound in Bernal park adjacent to yards between Bonview and Elsie,
southern portions of those streets. Adult male!
Thanks Eddie.
Brian Fitch
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Date: 12/5/24 7:53 am
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Palm Warbler continues at Crissy |
Just flew from near bridge at Quartermaster Reach to west side of Reach
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Date: 12/4/24 9:35 pm
From: Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Other 12/4 Sightings of Interest |
Hi all,
In addition to the previously reported Kite at Candlestick, two more
interesting birds showed up as sunset approached (pretty early these days).
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was active and calling in coyote brush slightly
north of the parking lot. As I was watching that, a WHITE-WINGED DOVE came
flying through the area, and continued away to the northwest.
This morning, I spent a few hours at Battery Godfrey. Activity was a little
slow, but a POMARINE JAEGER was seen fairly close in just off the battery.
There were a few scattered flocks of waterfowl moving, including CACKLING
GOOSE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, and COMMON MERGANSER.
Fall may be over, but there are plenty of goodies still out there to be
found!
Cheers,
Liam
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Date: 12/4/24 2:48 pm
From: Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Kite at Candlestick |
Several folks have submitted reports of WHITE-TAILED KITE to eBird over the
past week or so. The bird is currently (2:46pm) actively hunting in the
northern part of Candlestick SRA, roughly at 37.715823,-122.377996.
Good birding,
Liam Murphy
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Date: 12/4/24 1:24 pm
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: [SFBirds] LAPLAND LONGSPUR and other recent observations |
This morning (12/4/24) skywatching from the NW corner of Sunset
Reservoir/overlooking the intersection of Ortega and 28th Avenue a single
LAPLAND LONGSPUR flew over @ 7:30 heading SE. It passed by really close
(maybe 10 meters overhead) delivering the diagnostic rattle calls and a
single whistled "tew". While Sunset Reservoir is nowhere near the migrant
fly-over concentration point of Battery Godfrey it does deliver similar if
lesser results on mornings with favorable conditions - clear skies with
East/Northeast winds. The same can probably be said of any hilltop site on
the west side of the City; hoping this 'spurs more folks to try
"pioneering" other such sites. On 11/27 while watching from the Reservoir I
observed a first cycle Bald Eagle fly over. This bird headed in the
direction of Strawberry Hill where it was photographed by a group of
observers perched over Stow Lake about an hour later and seen flying over
Mountain Lake a short time after that.
In other news the pair of hatch-year male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were still
frequenting the Abutilon patch at the Stanyan street trailhead up to Mount
Sutro on 12/1. This represents the 2nd and 3rd records of "overwintering"
Rufous Hummingbird in SF that I'm aware of, the first being the well
documented male in the Arboretum in 2017 which was documented on the CBC
and stayed until late February. Diagnostic photos of these birds were
obtained on 11/9 by Gregory Luckert and thanks to Sheri Williamson for the
ID assist. If you're looking for a gift for the birder in your life this
holiday season her Peterson Guide series Hummingbirds of North America is a
nice stocking-stuffer.
A couple other sightings I found noteworthy this morning:
Violet-green Swallow - migrant over Corona Hill 12/4, the latest record I
have for the hill, previous latest being a group of (7) that flew over on
11/1. There's been a spate of late migrating VG Swallows on the coast this
fall.
Orange-crowned Warbler (CELATA ssp.) - one drab grayish individual presumed
of the eastern ssp. _celata_ was with a mixed flock in the thicket across
from east of the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse/De Young Museum garden
this morning
Finally, relaying a second hand report - on Sunday morning 12/1 KEITH MALEY
photographed a young light morph SWAINSON'S HAWK from Battery Godfrey, only
the 2nd December record for SF (at least from what's in eBird.)
Happy winter birding to all,
Dominik Mosur
San Francisco
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Date: 12/3/24 1:31 pm
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: [SFBirds] no vermillion yet |
I have not heard of any positive reports on this bird so far today.
For anyone with time to kill, there's a seasonal pond in the NE portion of
the main unit of Candlestick Rec Area that might be worth checking given
this species propensity to hang out near freshwater. Location of pond
roughly: 37.714712, -122.378036
Good luck,
Dominik Mosur
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Date: 12/3/24 12:44 pm
From: David Armstrong via groups.io <darmstrong99...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
Hi Pat
There's been a rotating crew of birders present at the site since sunrise but alas, no one has refound the bird yet.
David
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On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 12:11 PM, Pat Greene via groups.io<pjgreene...> wrote: Is the Vermilion Flycatcher still not located?
> On Dec 3, 2024, at 8:37 AM, Dominik Mosur via groups.io <polskatata...> wrote:
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> Just an update that the Vermilion fly catcher has not been relocated so far this morning several observers still on site.
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Date: 12/3/24 12:11 pm
From: Pat Greene via groups.io <pjgreene...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
Is the Vermilion Flycatcher still not located?
> On Dec 3, 2024, at 8:37 AM, Dominik Mosur via groups.io <polskatata...> wrote:
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> Just an update that the Vermilion fly catcher has not been relocated so far this morning several observers still on site.
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Date: 12/3/24 8:38 am
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <polskatata...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
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Date: 12/2/24 6:50 pm
From: Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
A bit more on the Vermillion Flycatcher:
Many thanks to Scott Bowers for this amazing bird and for getting the word
out quickly, and my apologies to the person with Scott for not catching her
name and who also found the bird.
Absolutely vivid male - glowed like a stoplight.
As we were leaving at 4:30 pm, the bird returned to its original location,
the top of a euc even with the north half of the community garden pond,
south of Revere Ave and Fitch St, here: 37.7249819, -122.3792065
It then silently sallied around the community garden for a few minutes,
perching atop the pine, acacia, and eventually into the huge euc just south
of the pond, here: 37.7242500, -122.3799494
Please be aware of an extremely large, barking, but mostly friendly (?)
off-leash pit bull in the area that jumps up.
On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley=
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> Found by Scott Bowers and co. In the community garden sallying here
> (37.7242418, -122.3799022)
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Date: 12/2/24 4:38 pm
From: Keith Maley via groups.io <keith.maley...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Cont. Vermillion Fly - male - Yosemite Slough |
Found by Scott Bowers and co. In the community garden sallying here (37.7242418, -122.3799022)
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Date: 11/26/24 3:35 pm
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher at El Polin |
The BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER found by Emily on November 1st at El Polin Springs, and last seen by Liam on November 23rd, was in the same area as reported by Liam this morning 37.791784,-122.454508
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Date: 11/26/24 12:46 pm
From: Lisa Erdberg via groups.io <lme164...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Palm Warbler |
I have been seeing a yellow-rumped (Audobon’s) warbler on the south side of Crissy Lagoon; I photographed this one last week.
Lisa Erdberg
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Date: 11/26/24 11:30 am
From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Palm Warbler |
During a walk around Crissy Field and Lagoon, the Palm Warbler found by
David last week and refound by Nancy on the weekend offered me a nice long
study. It was exactly where Nancy described, in grass at the edge of the
south side of the lagoon, across from the new playground adjacent to tunnel
tops.
Brian Fitch
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Date: 11/25/24 2:36 pm
From: Dawn Lemoine via groups.io <lemonbirder...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Last Week to Sign Up for the 2024 Oakland CBC! |
Hello birders!
If you're like me, you put off tasks until they have to be done. Well, now the time has come when you have to sign up for the Oakland CBC. Registration closes this Sunday 1-Dec.
Please register by 1-Dec. While there are always extenuating circumstances, we know you want to avoid imposing on your volunteer CBC coordinators with a late, manual, time-consuming sign-up.
Thanks!
Dawn Lemoine
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Date: 11/23/24 1:17 pm
From: Nancy Palmer via groups.io <nancy_palmer...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Palm Warbler at Crissy Field Lagoon |
Around 10:40 am - foraging in the grasses and pickleweed on the south side of the lagoon here: 37.8036134, -122.4566812. Flew west along the water’s edge after about 10 minutes.
Presumably the same bird that David A. found at Quartermaster Reach last Tuesday. :)
Best,
Nancy Palmer
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