Here's where you will find the lists and stories for the Field Trips for the Winter 2009 session of the Golden Gate Audubon Society sponsored "Wild Birds of San Francisco" class! Thank you for joining up with us! |
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DUCKS & GEESE
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Geese
Ross's Geese
Gadwall
Mallard
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Tufted Duck
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
Ruddy Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
TURKEYS & QUAIL
Wild Turkey
California Quail
LOONS
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
GREBES
Pied Billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
PELICANS & CORMORANTS
Brown Pelican
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt's Cormorant
HERONS & EGRETS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS & FALCONS
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
RAILS
"California" Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
OWLS
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
SHOREBIRDS
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
GULLS & TERNS
Heerman's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Forster's Tern
DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
SWIFTS
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Anna's Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
FLYCATCHERS
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
VIREOS & Shrikes
Hutton's Vireo
Loggerhead Shrike
CROWS, JAYS
Western Scrub Jay
Stellar's Jay
Common Raven
American Crow
Yellow-billed Magpie
Great-tailed Grackle
LARKS
Horned Lark
CHICKADEES & TITMICE
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
BUSHTITS
Bushtit
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper
WRENS
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Winter Wren
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
BABBLERS
Wrentit
MOCKINGBIRDS
Northern Mockingbird
California Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwings
WOOD-WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Gold-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
BLACKBIRDS & Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
FINCHES & OLD WORLD
SPARROWS
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Geese
Ross's Geese
Gadwall
Mallard
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Tufted Duck
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
Ruddy Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
TURKEYS & QUAIL
Wild Turkey
California Quail
LOONS
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
GREBES
Pied Billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
PELICANS & CORMORANTS
Brown Pelican
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt's Cormorant
HERONS & EGRETS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS & FALCONS
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
RAILS
"California" Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
OWLS
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
SHOREBIRDS
Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
GULLS & TERNS
Heerman's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Forster's Tern
DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
SWIFTS
White-throated Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Anna's Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
FLYCATCHERS
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
VIREOS & Shrikes
Hutton's Vireo
Loggerhead Shrike
CROWS, JAYS
Western Scrub Jay
Stellar's Jay
Common Raven
American Crow
Yellow-billed Magpie
Great-tailed Grackle
LARKS
Horned Lark
CHICKADEES & TITMICE
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
BUSHTITS
Bushtit
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper
WRENS
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Winter Wren
KINGLETS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES
Western Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
BABBLERS
Wrentit
MOCKINGBIRDS
Northern Mockingbird
California Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwings
WOOD-WARBLERS
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
NEW WORLD SPARROWS
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Gold-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
BLACKBIRDS & Orioles
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
FINCHES & OLD WORLD
SPARROWS
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
25+ 4 1 4+ 150+ 1 3 25+ 10+ 10+ 100+ 5+ 50+ 25+ 25+ 4+ 10+ 1 4 1 25+ 25+ 5+ 10+ 7 25+ 4 10 5 1 50+ 2 5 8 1 1 2 51 1 23 2 25+ 3 50+ 10+ 100+ 5+ 50+ 10+ 50+ 25 1 25+ 50+ 10+ 50+ 1 25+ 4 2 3 6 1 2 10+ 1 10+ 1 10+ 50+ 6 18 2 5+ 1 5 3 10+ 25+ 25+ 1 2 6 3 25+ 10+ 10+ 50+ 4 10+ 3 15 |
Pierce Point Rd. Pierce Point Rd. Bolinas Lagoon Tomales Bay Tomales Bay " " " Radio Towers Tally courtesy Noreen EB Only - Bear Valley WOW! Bolinas Drakes Drakes 2 at Bolinas heard only Drake's Beach |
40+ 3 1 4 10+ 2 2 100+ 3 2 4 14 5+ 1 16 6 5 1 2 35 5 48 1 1 100+ 2 25+ 10+ 3 1 25+ 50+ 100+ 1 20+ 20+ 1 50+ 2 2 2 6 10+ 16 6 50+ 2 1 10+ 1 2 10+ 3 1000s 75+ 50+ 1 50+ 20+ 1 10+ 50+ 2 1000s 500+ 1000s 5+ 25+ 2 5 |
Jepson Prairie Jepson Prairie Grizzly Is. Tally courtesy Noreen Johnny & Karen 1 Harlan's or Dark Morph Anthony, Bob, Susan Jepson Prairie Robinson/Flannery Side X Side Jepson Jepson Grizzly Island Parking Lot Birds " " Rush Ranch Robinson Rd. Huge flock at Jepson Heard Robinson Rd. |
12 25+ 1 2 10+ 10+ 50+ 10+ 25+ 1 6 1 10+ 10+ 2 1 3 1 3 10+ 2 15+ 3 10+ 25+ 6 2 25+ 100+ 1 1 30+ 10+ 10+ 1 2 5+ 20+ 2 4 50+ 3 1 2 1 3 10+ 5+ 25+ 5 3+ 1 1 2 100+ 20+ 20+ 1 3+ 25+ 250+ 100+ 100+ 2 10+ 1 2 |
Jepson Jepson Jepson Jepson Jepson Grizzly Is. Grizzly Is. Great looks! Rush Ranch G.I. Rd. Grizzly Grizzly Is. Grizzly Is |
Dates 1/10/10 1/16/10 2/27/10
Location/Field Report Point Reyes National Seashore Sacramento Delta Sacramento Delta 2
Qty Notes Qty. Notes Qty. Notes
Location/Field Report Point Reyes National Seashore Sacramento Delta Sacramento Delta 2
Qty Notes Qty. Notes Qty. Notes
| Number of bird species per trip 92 70 67 Total for all Field Trips 92 113 119 Mammals sighted: Tule Elk 12+ Black-tailed Deer 30+ Broad-handed Mole 1 (attached to Kestrel) Pocket Gopher 1 Gray Squirrel 1 California Ground Squirrel 50+ Black-tailed Jackrabbit 3 Bobcat 1 Coyote |
Photo courtesy: Will Robinson
Photo courtesy: Noreen Weeden
Photo courtesy: Will Robinson
Photo courtesy: Noreen Weeden