Site Report: Lake Merced
Blow Fly (Compsomyiops callipes)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) Adult and Juvenile
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) - Female
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Tree-Creeper (Certhia americana)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Adult and Juvenile
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1st Year Male
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 1st Winter
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Male
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Female
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 2nd Winter
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) on Statue
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
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Blow Fly (Compsomyiops callipes)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) Adult and Juvenile
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) - Female
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Tree-Creeper (Certhia americana)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Adult and Juvenile
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1st Year Male
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 1st Winter
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Male
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Female
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) - 2nd Winter
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) on Statue
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Lake Merced is actually two lakes. The best spots for birding are on South Lake Merced, from the concrete bridge, North Lake Merced, from the wooden bridge. A third spot worth checking out is the boathouse area. There are a few fishing piers that get you into the bullrush, a great spot for finding marsh passerines.
Visits
- 2007-01-29: None
- 2007-02-17: None
- 2007-03-06: None
- 2007-04-24: None
- 2007-04-29: None
- 2007-07-24: None
- 2007-10-30: None
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (101 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants
(1 record)
- Family: Hornets and Yellowjackets
- Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
- Order: Flies
(1 record)
- Family: Blow Flies
- Blow Fly (Compsomyiops callipes)
Phylum: Chordates
(99 records)
Class: Birds
(97 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(8 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Pelicans
(12 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
- Order: Perching Birds (53 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- 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: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
- Family: Vireos
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(8 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (4 records)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)