Site Report: San Francisco - Pier 39

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Males
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California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Males
A very touristy spot on the north end of town, but there is superb sea lion viewing here.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (7 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(7 records)
Class: Birds
(5 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
- Family: Grebes
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Order: Perching Birds
(1 record)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Otariidae
- California Sea Lion (Arctocephalus forsteri)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)