Site Report: Crissy Field, United States of America

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) Adult and Juvenile

Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Feeding

Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)

Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Crissy Field was once and even longer field, but a recent restoration project has brought us Crissy Lagoon. One of the best spots for little brown birds in the city. The lagoon hosts a variety of coastal bird species.

Map of Site Report: Crissy Field, United States of America

Visits

2006-07-16: None
2007-07-28: None
2007-08-23: None
2007-12-17: Bicycle ride to Crissy Field to look for reported Red-Necked Grebe.
2008-10-15: None
2008-10-19: None
2009-10-01: Noontime visit
2016-08-06:
2017-10-11:
2018-10-13:
2018-11-12:
2019-06-08:
2019-10-20:
2019-11-09:
2021-05-15:
2022-08-04: Looking for reported Semipalmated Sandpiper
2023-01-08:

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (78 records)

Phylum: Chordates (78 records)

Class: Birds (78 records)

Order: Anseriformes (10 records)

Order: Boobies (1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Order: Pelicans (22 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Order: Perching Birds (28 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- McCown's Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
- Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (12 records)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Lifelists

Trips

San Francisco 2007