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Mission - My New Backyard, San Francisco (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Mission - My New Backyard, San Francisco

Map of Mission - My New Backyard, San Francisco



Transit of Venus - June 5, 2012
Johnsons Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Mediterranean Katydid (Phaneroptera nana) Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider (Zoropsis spinimana) Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) Reticulate-winged Booklouse (Lepinotus reticulatus)
Long-tailed Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudatum) Crevice Weaver (Kukulcania sp) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Johnsons Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni) False Widow Spider (Steatoda ssp) Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus ssp)

My current apartment has a small yard. The backyard area on this part of the block is mostly open with a few shrubs. There are some berries from bronze loquat trees on the block that attract ceder waxwing flocks on occassion.


Species Recorded (20)

Birds ( 11 )

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Western Gull - Larus occidentalis

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos

Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

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