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Candlestick Park, San Francisco (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Map of Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Red-breasted Merganser (
Mergus serrator
)
White-faced Ibis (
Plegadis chihi
)
California Towhee (
Melozone crissalis
)
Pelagic Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
)
California Darkling Beetle (
Coelocnemis californica
)
Western Fence Lizard (
Sceloporus occidentalis
)
White-tailed Kite (
Elanus leucurus
)
Rock Wren (
Salpinctes obsoletus
)
Forster's Tern (
Sterna forsteri
)
Dunlin (
Calidris alpina
)
Black-bellied Plover (
Pluvialis squatarola
) Breeding
Ruddy Duck (
Oxyura jamaicensis
) Male Winter
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) Non-breeding
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Male Bicolor
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) Male Breeding
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Female
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Spotted Sandpiper (Tringa macularia) Nonbreeding
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Male
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Female
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Male
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Juvenile
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Candlestick Park is where the 49ers played, and where the Giants used to play. Next to the park, the shoreline is open landfill with access to the bay. The offshore birding can be exceptional. I have seen huge rafts of various ducks, and gulls are also very frequent here. To get to some of the best birding, you need to get into some of the dingier areas, but it is also quite easy to park your car and walk out to a pier where ducks sometimes congregate. Don't forget to check the grasslands for species not often seen in San Francisco.
Trips
San Francisco 2007
1/1/2007
: This was part of the New Years all day birding blitz done by me and a friend
2/5/2007
: Bike ride to Candlestick Point.
3/19/2007
:
4/13/2007
:
5/21/2007
: Estimated date
Next Visit (Golden Gate Park - Lily Pond: 1/1/2007)
Species Recorded (84)
Birds ( 80 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Clark's Grebe -
Aechmophorus clarkii
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe -
Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe -
Podiceps nigricollis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Accipiter cooperii
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Pelagic Cormorant -
Urile pelagicus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White-faced Ibis -
Plegadis chihi
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Greater Scaup -
Aythya marila
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Bufflehead -
Bucephala albeola
American Wigeon -
Mareca americana
Surf Scoter -
Melanitta perspicillata
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
White-tailed Kite -
Elanus leucurus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Merlin -
Falco columbarius
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Black Oystercatcher -
Haematopus bachmani
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Marbled Godwit -
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew -
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Short-billed Gull -
Larus brachyrhynchus
California Gull -
Larus californicus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Glaucous-winged Gull -
Larus glaucescens
Western Gull -
Larus occidentalis
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird -
Calypte anna
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Black Phoebe -
Sayornis nigricans
Say's Phoebe -
Sayornis saya
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow -
Tachycineta thalassina
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay -
Aphelocoma californica
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit -
Psaltriparus minimus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Rock Wren -
Salpinctes obsoletus
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
California Towhee -
Melozone crissalis
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Golden-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Western Meadowlark -
Sturnella neglecta
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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