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Mountain Lake, San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Mountain Lake, San Francisco
Map of Mountain Lake, San Francisco
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.
Species Recorded (31)
Birds ( 30 )
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Falcons and Caracaras ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Western Wood-Pewee -
Contopus sordidulus
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
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Pygmy Nuthatch -
Sitta pygmaea
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Bewick's Wren -
Thryomanes bewickii
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch -
Haemorhous purpureus
Old World Buntings ( Emberizidae )
Lark Sparrow -
Chondestes grammacus
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Tanagers and Allies ( Thraupidae )
Western Tanager -
Piranga ludoviciana
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