Site Report: Mission - My Backyard, United States of America

California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)

Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

From a yard in the Mission District of San Francisco. The yard has a couple of trees, a small native plant garden, and a small cactus garden. Also includes the front of the house.

Map of Site Report: Mission - My Backyard, United States of America

Visits

1995-06-15: This is not a real date, but rather a summary of species seen here.
2007-01-01: None
2007-10-20: None
2008-01-01: None
2009-01-01: None
2011-03-02: New bird in the yard!

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (27 records)

Phylum: Chordates (26 records)

Class: Amphibians (1 record)

Order: Salamanders (1 record)
- Family: Slender Salamanders
- California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

Class: Birds (21 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

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: Perching Birds (16 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Sparrows
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Class: Mammals (4 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Order: Rodents (3 records)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
- House Mouse (Mus musculus)
- Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Phylum: Mullusks (1 record)

Class: Gastropod (1 record)

Order: Snails (1 record)
- Family: Land Snail
- Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)

Lifelists

Trips

San Francisco 2007