Site Report: Presidio - El Polin Spring
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) - Female
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Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) - Female
The spring is one of the few natural fresh water sources in San Francisco, and many birds are attracted to drink and bathe.
Visits
- 2007-06-07: None
- 2007-07-28: None
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (50 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(50 records)
Class: Birds
(50 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(38 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei)
- 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: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- 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)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Wrens
- Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)