Site Report: Mount Davidson
Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus)
Geometer Moth (Prochoerodes forficaria)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - Female
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria)
Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Dwarf Weaver (Neriene digna)
Spittlebug ()
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female with nest
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus)
Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
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Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus)
Geometer Moth (Prochoerodes forficaria)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - Female
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria)
Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Dwarf Weaver (Neriene digna)
Spittlebug ()
Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female with nest
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis)
Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus)
Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
The highest point in San Francisco, some of the peak is covered with native scrub, while the rest is a tangled jungle of eucalyptus, ivy, and other exotic plants. This is a good place to look for flycatchers and hummingbirds.
Visits
- 2007-04-30: None
- 2007-08-30: None
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (59 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(7 records)
Class: Arachnids
(3 records)
- Order: Spiders
(3 records)
- Family: Cobweb Spiders
- Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
- Family: Jumping Spiders
- Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus)
- Family: Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers
- Dwarf Weaver (Neriene digna)
Class: Insects
(4 records)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Geometer Moth (Prochoerodes forficaria)
- Order: Flies
(2 records)
- Family: Blow Flies
- Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria)
- Family: Dark-winged Fungus Gnats
- Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp)
- Order: True Bugs
(1 record)
- Family: True Spittlebugs
- Spittlebug (Aphrophoridae sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(52 records)
Class: Birds
(52 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (4 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Order: Perching Birds
(35 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- 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: New World Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
- MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Bell's Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
- Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
- 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 (4 records)