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Heron's Head Park, San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
Map of Heron's Head Park, San Francisco
Lesser Yellowlegs (
Tringa flavipes
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
)
Lesser Yellowlegs (
Tringa flavipes
)
Horned Grebe (
Podiceps auritus
)
Red-throated Loon (
Gavia stellata
) 1st Summer
Western Sandpiper (
Calidris mauri
) Alternate Plumage
Dunlin (
Calidris alpina
) Nonbreeding Plumage
Harlequin Duck (
Histrionicus histrionicus
) Male Heron's Head Park
Harlequin Duck (
Histrionicus histrionicus
) Male - Heron's Head Park
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (
Tryngites subruficollis
)
Black Oystercatcher (
Haematopus bachmani
)
Eurasian Wigeon (
Anas penelope
) Male
Lesser Scaup (
Aythya affinis
) Male
Pied-billed Grebe (
Podilymbus podiceps
)
Willet (
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
)
American Avocet (
Recurvirostra americana
) nonbreeding
Belted Kingfisher (
Megaceryle alcyon
)
Western Meadowlark (
Sturnella neglecta
)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) In Flight
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Common Loon (Gavia immer) Nonbreeding
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Female
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 1st Winter
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) Male
Heron's Head Park is a spit of land that gets you out into the bay a bit with a nearly half mile between the point of the park and Hunter's Point. This was originally landfill, but a small salt marsh has developed, and there are efforts to plant native plants in the park. There was previously a power plant here, but it is actively being deconstructed.
Trips
San Francisco 2007
1/10/2007
:
1/25/2007
:
2/16/2007
:
2/25/2007
:
3/29/2007
:
4/13/2007
:
4/24/2007
:
10/28/2007
:
11/14/2007
:
Previous Visit (Islais Creek: 1/10/2007)
Next Visit (Sutro Baths: 1/12/2007)
Species Recorded (73)
Birds ( 72 )
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Red-throated Loon -
Gavia stellata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax auritus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
American Wigeon -
Anas americana
Eurasian Wigeon -
Anas penelope
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Bufflehead -
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye -
Bucephala clangula
Harlequin Duck -
Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter -
Melanitta perspicillata
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Accipiter cooperii
White-tailed Kite -
Elanus leucurus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Black Oystercatcher -
Haematopus bachmani
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt -
Himantopus mexicanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Curlew -
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Buff-breasted Sandpiper -
Tryngites subruficollis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
California Gull -
Larus californicus
Mew Gull -
Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Elegant Tern -
Thalasseus elegans
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Western Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnia vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Western Meadowlark -
Sturnella neglecta
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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