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Lake Merced , San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Lake Merced , San Francisco
Map of Lake Merced , San Francisco
Blow Fly (
Compsomyiops callipes
)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (
Poecile rufescens
)
Red-shouldered Hawk (
Buteo lineatus
)
Common Raven (
Corvus corax
)
Glaucous Gull (
Larus hyperboreus
)
Hermit Warbler (
Setophaga occidentalis
)
Purple Finch (
Haemorhous purpureus
)
California Gull (
Larus californicus
)
Ring-necked Duck (
Aythya collaris
) - Female
California Scrub-Jay (
Aphelocoma californica
)
Philadelphia Vireo (
Vireo philadelphicus
)
Glaucous-winged Gull (
Larus glaucescens
) - 2nd Winter
Western Yellowjacket (
Vespula pensylvanica
)
Swamp Sparrow (
Melospiza georgiana
)
Greater White-fronted Goose (
Anser albifrons
)
Brown-headed Cowbird (
Molothrus ater
) Female
Brown-headed Cowbird (
Molothrus ater
) Male
Red-eared Slider (
Trachemys scripta
)
Mew Gull (
Larus canus
) 1st Winter
Golden-crowned Kinglet (
Regulus satrapa
)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (
Regulus satrapa
)
Hutton's Vireo (
Vireo huttoni
)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1st Year Male
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Adult and Juvenile
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) Adult and Juvenile
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
American Tree-Creeper (Certhia americana)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Western Gull (
Larus occidentalis
) on Statue
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Eastern Phoebe (
Sayornis phoebe
)
Lake Merced is actually two lakes. The best spots for birding are on South Lake Merced, from the concrete bridge, North Lake Merced, from the wooden bridge. A third spot worth checking out is the boathouse area. There are a few fishing piers that get you into the bullrush, a great spot for finding marsh passerines.
Trips
San Francisco 2007
1/29/2007
:
2/17/2007
:
3/6/2007
:
4/24/2007
:
4/29/2007
:
7/24/2007
:
10/30/2007
:
Previous Visit (Heron's Head Park: 1/25/2007)
Next Visit (Ocean Beach: 1/29/2007)
Species Recorded (101)
Birds ( 97 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Clark's Grebe -
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater White-fronted Goose -
Anser albifrons
Ring-necked Duck -
Aythya collaris
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Bufflehead -
Bucephala albeola
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
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
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Sora -
Porzana carolina
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Red Phalarope -
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope -
Phalaropus lobatus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Bonaparte's Gull -
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
California Gull -
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Glaucous-winged Gull -
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull -
Larus hyperboreus
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird -
Selasphorus sasin
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Woodpecker -
Dryobates nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker -
Dryobates villosus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Tropical Kingbird -
Tyrannus melancholicus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow -
Tachycineta thalassina
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay -
Cyanocitta stelleri
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee -
Poecile rufescens
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Pygmy Nuthatch -
Sitta pygmaea
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Brown Creeper -
Certhia americana
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet -
Regulus satrapa
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush -
Catharus guttatus
Varied Thrush -
Ixoreus naevius
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
California Thrasher -
Toxostoma redivivum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Hutton's Vireo -
Vireo huttoni
Philadelphia Vireo -
Vireo philadelphicus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Hermit Warbler -
Setophaga occidentalis
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow -
Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow -
Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tricolored Blackbird -
Agelaius tricolor
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bullock's Oriole -
Icterus bullockii
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Great-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus mexicanus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch -
Haemorhous purpureus
Red Crossbill -
Loxia curvirostra
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