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Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, San Francisco
Map of Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, San Francisco
Red-eyed Vireo (
Vireo olivaceus
)
Hooded Merganser (
Lophodytes cucullatus
)
Virginia's Warbler (
Leiothlypis virginiae
)
Red Admiral (
Vanessa atalanta
)
Mew Gull (
Larus canus
)
Iceland Gull (
Larus glaucoides
) Adult
Muscovy Duck (
Cairina moschata
) - Juvenile
Muscovy Duck (
Cairina moschata
) - Female Domestic Type
Stow Lake is a shallow man-made lake in Golden Gate Park. There is a wooded island of non-native trees in the middle of the lake, and then another pond in the middle of the island. It is good for gulls and the occasional migrant waterbird. If you feel so inclined, you can explore the lake by paddleboat.
Trips
San Francisco 2007
2/23/2007
:
Previous Visit (Downtown: 2/17/2007)
Next Visit (Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End: 2/23/2007)
Species Recorded (53)
Birds ( 51 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Accipiter cooperii
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Hooded Merganser -
Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk -
Buteo lineatus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
Iceland Gull -
Larus glaucoides
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon -
Patagioenas fasciata
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird -
Selasphorus sasin
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Wood-Pewee -
Contopus sordidulus
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay -
Cyanocitta stelleri
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Pygmy Nuthatch -
Sitta pygmaea
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Brown Creeper -
Certhia americana
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Hutton's Vireo -
Vireo huttoni
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Virginia's Warbler -
Leiothlypis virginiae
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Black-throated Green Warbler -
Setophaga virens
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
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