Site Report: Presidio - El Polin Spring, United States of America

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)

American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

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.

Map of Site Report: Presidio - El Polin Spring, United States of America

2007-06-07: None
2007-07-28: None
2008-05-20: None
2008-05-29: None
2008-09-15: None
2012-10-08: Walked from Inspiration Point on the new Ecology Trail
2013-09-28: Walked from inspiration point to the spring
2018-09-03:
2018-09-05:
2020-07-03:
2020-12-26: Near the golf clubhouse on Arguello, people had been seeing Least Flycatcher and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
2021-08-18: Nearby on Simond's Loop

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)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

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
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- 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: New World Warblers
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- 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)