Site Report: Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, United States of America

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) Adult

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Mew Gull (Larus canus)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Virginia's Warbler (Leiothlypis virginiae)

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - Female Domestic Type

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) - Juvenile

Stow Lake is a shallow man-made lake in Golden Gate Park. There is a wooded island of non-native trees in the middle of the lake, and then another pond in the middle of the island. It is good for gulls and the occasional migrant waterbird. If you feel so inclined, you can explore the lake by paddleboat.

Map of Site Report: Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, United States of America

Visits

2007-02-23: None
2008-03-23: None
2008-11-13: None
2012-09-30: walked around the lake and to the top of the hill.
2017-10-21:
2018-09-16:
2021-10-19:

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (53 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (1 record)

Class: Insects (1 record)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (1 record)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Phylum: Chordates (52 records)

Class: Birds (51 records)

Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

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
- Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Order: Perching Birds (29 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Family: Vireos
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Western Warbling Vireo (Vireo swainsoni)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
- Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)

Lifelists

Trips

San Francisco 2007