Site Report: Mountain Lake
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
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Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Mountain Lake is a small natural lake found in the San Francisco Presidio. One side of the lake is next to a highway, but there are quieter areas of the lake as well. Some native plant restoration has taken place around the lake.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (31 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(31 records)
Class: Birds
(30 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Order: Perching Birds
(18 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Family: Swallows
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Family: Wrens
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: North American Spiny Lizards
- Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)