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2/7/25 4:08 pm Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...> [SFBirds] White-tailed Kites, Candlestick
2/7/25 11:43 am David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> [SFBirds] All three Merganser species at Crissy
2/1/25 3:51 pm Carter Kremer via groups.io <carterkremer...> [SFBirds] Leucistic Junco
1/27/25 12:10 pm Holly Reed via groups.io <hlreed109...> Re: [SFBirds] Black Skimmer at Fort Mason
1/24/25 8:57 am David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> [SFBirds] Black Skimmer at Fort Mason
1/22/25 1:00 pm Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...> [SFBirds] A Few Good Year Birds
1/22/25 12:41 pm carney.andrew via groups.io <carney.andrew...> [SFBirds] Green Heron at the Lily pond in GGP
1/21/25 2:40 pm Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...> [SFBirds] White-eyes establishing(?), and overwintering misc.
1/15/25 9:24 am David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> [SFBirds] Snow Goose
1/10/25 2:29 pm David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...> [SFBirds] Final 2024 San Francisco Christmas Bird Count Results
 
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Date: 2/7/25 4:08 pm
From: Liam Murphy via groups.io <liammsf...>
Subject: [SFBirds] White-tailed Kites, Candlestick
Two White-tailed Kites continue at Candlestick, hunting in close proximity
over the northeastern fields. These seem to be reliable overwinterers here
this year.

Good birding,
Liam Murphy


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Date: 2/7/25 11:43 am
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] All three Merganser species at Crissy
Including six female Common mergansers in the lagoon.


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Date: 2/1/25 3:51 pm
From: Carter Kremer via groups.io <carterkremer...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Leucistic Junco
Very pretty and tolerant leucistic junco in the trails by bunny meadow
(37.7735120, -122.4616549) if any photographers are looking for something
to spice up the winter birding.

Looks like it was also found and tagged as an aberrant individual a week or
two ago on another checklist.

Snow bunting-esque, sorry for the crap photos.


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Date: 1/27/25 12:10 pm
From: Holly Reed via groups.io <hlreed109...>
Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Black Skimmer at Fort Mason
 

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Date: 1/24/25 8:57 am
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Black Skimmer at Fort Mason
On Aquatic Park breakwater


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Date: 1/22/25 1:00 pm
From: Brian Fitch via groups.io <fogeggs...>
Subject: [SFBirds] A Few Good Year Birds
Elk Glen Lake was showing off two of the three oriole species seen there in
recent months, as the adult male Orchard was in the reeds and the female
type Bullock’s was in the big eucs northwest of the lake. At Ocean Beach
near Lawton, I had a nice count of approximately 80 Snowy Plovers.
Yesterday at Heron’s Head, a lone Long-billed Dowitcher was in the main
pool, close enough to see its plain gray breast, hunched back, and very
long bill with only binoculars.
Brian Fitch


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Date: 1/22/25 12:41 pm
From: carney.andrew via groups.io <carney.andrew...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Green Heron at the Lily pond in GGP
1/21 afternoon. Green heron at Lily pond.

(37.7707688, -122.4613045)


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Date: 1/21/25 2:40 pm
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: [SFBirds] White-eyes establishing(?), and overwintering misc.
This morning while biking to work along Waller Street in the Haight I heard
some unfamiliar to me calls from the row of Pittusporum street trees
between Clayton and Ashbury and tracked them down to at least (3)
WHITE-EYES. Swinhoe's is the species which has become well established in
Southern California (LA, Orange, San Diego counties, and now apparently
northern Baja as well.) In the past couple of years there has also been a
continued presence of what are being reported as Swinhoe's White-eyes in
the East Bay in from Richmond south to downtown Oakland.

Here's a list of previous records of White-eyes in SF (all reported as
Swinhoe's)

8/17-9/1/2015 - Sue Bierman/Ferry Park.
12/30/2020 - East Presidio/Simond's Loop
12/31/20 - 1/6/21 - Moscone Park ( a few blocks east of the 12/30 report)
5/21 -6/1/2021 - Glen Park (this bard was had a small band so an obvious
escapee)
10/31-11/3/2021 - Waller Street (a few blocks away from today's observation)
12/29/23 and again 3/31/24 - Baker @ Union yard - close to the end of 2020
early '21 sightings

Today's observations appears to be the first of MULTIPLE birds so perhaps
this species is becoming established locally as well. White-eye ID can by
tricky so anyone encountering these birds is encouraged to attempt voice
recordings.

Some other observations from the start of the year:

Greater White-fronted Geese - the pair first reported at Stow Lake and
various other locations around Golden Gate Park since 10/22/24 continued
this morning 1/21 on the path across from Heron Island. quite tame and
photogenic.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS - the two (now SY - second year) males continued at the
Stanyan Trailhead to Mount Sutro as of 1/15.

Bald Eagle - there has been a spate of sightings over SF of adult and
immature birds to start the year so an apparent 2nd year bird over Corona
Hill 1/10 was only mildly surprising but nonetheless a thrill to catch on a
lunch break

American Barn Owls - the hanging of multiple nest boxes for Barn Owls seems
to be paying off. On the evening of 1/10 one was observed flying out of the
Arboretum toward Stow Lake. An early morning walk through West Golden Gate
Park on 1/12 netted three separate Barn Owl sightings around the Central
Maintenance Yard, the Bison Paddock and North Lake. A Barn Owl observed on
1/1 on Mount Sutro off the Fairy Gates trails could not be counted for the
year list. This bird was dead up in a cypress tree and being plucked/fed
upon by a Red-tailed Hawk.

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - the bird found by Liam Murphy on 11/15 on Hippie
Hill was still present this morning, it favors the well drilled Banksia and
Norfolk Island Hibiscus trees along the edge of the path on top of the hill

ORCHARD ORIOLE - the bird found on the CBC 12/27 was still at Adam Rogers
Park yesterday 1/20 (park entrance at Ingalls and Oakdale in the Bayview),
it appears to like hanging out in the flowering Cape Honeysuckle at the
near the park entrance

Nashville Warbler - the bird found on the CBC 12/27 by Sarah Burton was at
the Stanyan trailhead to Mount Sutro on 1/15. This might be a returning
bird as one also wintered in the area 2023-24

WILSON'S WARBLER - the bird first reported in early October then again in
mid November and on the CBC 12/27 was still in the Albizzias around the
Lake Merced Boathouse/Harding Park entrance on 1/13 and seen again as
recently as 1/19. It appears a second bird is also wintering around the
Impound Lake /Concrete bridge - also observed on 1/19 (Travis Smith)

Also, not reported to the list , Adrian Hinkle found a rather early
arriving adult male ALLEN's HUMMINGBIRD at Pine Lake on 1/8/25.

Dominik Mosur
San Francisco


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Date: 1/15/25 9:24 am
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Snow Goose
On lawn with Canada Geese across from Boathouse at Lake Merced


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Date: 1/10/25 2:29 pm
From: David Assmann via groups.io <david_assmann...>
Subject: [SFBirds] Final 2024 San Francisco Christmas Bird Count Results
*Highlights*

**

*Count Day Species:* 180

*Count Week Species:* 185

*New Birds for Count:* Jouanin’s Petrel, Grace’s Warbler

*Birds Counted:* 57,233

*Participants:* More than 170

*Common Birds Seen:* 144 of 146 Expected Species

*Rare/Uncommon Birds:* 34 Species

*Top Three Species by Number* Western Gull, White-crowned Sparrow, California Gull

*Biggest Increase from 2023:* Sanderling (up 1,690 – from 750 to 2,430)

*Biggest Decline from 2023:* Brown Pelican (down 4,082 – from 4,122 to 30)

*Most Widespread Species:* Anna’s Hummingbird (seen on 245 of 354 checklists)

*More Detailed Information: https://sfbirds.net/2024-sf-cbc-blog*

*Trip Report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/310240*


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