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Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco
Map of Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco
Black-throated Blue Warbler (
Setophaga caerulescens
)
Great Egret (
Ardea alba
)
Winter Wren (
Troglodytes hiemalis
)
Western Honeybee (
Apis mellifera
)
Rufous Hummingbird (
Selasphorus rufus
) - Male
Great Horned Owl (
Bubo virginianus
)
Blow Fly (
Compsomyiops callipes
)
Western Honeybee (
Apis mellifera
)
California Red-legged Frog (
Rana draytonii
)
Allen's Hummingbird (
Selasphorus sasin
) - Male
Belted Kingfisher (
Megaceryle alcyon
)
Western Flycatcher (
Empidonax difficilis
)
Coyote (
Canis latrans
)
Snow Goose (
Anser caerulescens
)
Evening Grosbeak (
Coccothraustes vespertinus
)
Wild Turkey (
Meleagris gallopavo
)
Pipevine Swallowtail (
Battus philenor
)
Red-shouldered Hawk (
Buteo lineatus
)
Red-shouldered Hawk (
Buteo lineatus
)
California Quail (
Callipepla californica
) Male - Golden Gate Park
California Scrub Jay (
Aphelocoma californica
)
Varied Thrush (
Zoothera naevia
) Female
The San Francisco Botanical Garden has several gardens including a garden of San Francisco native plants. It is one of the last stands in the city for the California Quail. There are additional exotic gardens that may attract unusual species.
Trips
San Francisco 2007
1/3/2007
:
1/17/2007
:
2/9/2007
:
9/27/2007
:
11/2/2007
:
Previous Visit (Garfield Park: 1/1/2007)
Next Visit (Bernal Hill: 1/5/2007)
Species Recorded (85)
Birds ( 79 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Snow Goose -
Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
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
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Wild Turkey -
Meleagris gallopavo
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail -
Callipepla californica
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
California Gull -
Larus californicus
Glaucous-winged Gull -
Larus glaucescens
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Great Horned Owl -
Bubo virginianus
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Rufous Hummingbird -
Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird -
Selasphorus sasin
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
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 )
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
Pygmy Nuthatch -
Sitta pygmaea
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Brown Creeper -
Certhia americana
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Winter Wren -
Troglodytes hiemalis
Pacific Wren -
Troglodytes pacificus
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush -
Catharus guttatus
Varied Thrush -
Ixoreus naevius
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Hutton's Vireo -
Vireo huttoni
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Prothonotary Warbler -
Protonotaria citrea
Black-throated Blue Warbler -
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Townsend's Warbler -
Setophaga townsendi
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Western Tanager -
Piranga ludoviciana
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Lazuli Bunting -
Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak -
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Rustic Bunting -
Emberiza rustica
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
Fox Sparrow -
Passerella iliaca
Spotted Towhee -
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
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 )
Evening Grosbeak -
Coccothraustes vespertinus
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Pine Siskin -
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch -
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
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