Site Report: Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)

Umber Skipper (Lon melane)

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) - Male

Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)

Varied Thrush (Zoothera naevia) Female

California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)

California Quail (Callipepla californica) Male - Golden Gate Park

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) - Male

California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)

Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Blow Fly (Compsomyiops callipes)

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Coyote (Canis latrans)

The San Francisco Botanical Garden has several gardens including a garden of San Francisco native plants. It is one of the last stands in the city for the California Quail. There are additional exotic gardens that may attract unusual species.

Map of Site Report: Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America

Visits

2007-01-03: None
2007-01-17: None
2007-02-09: None
2007-09-27: None
2007-11-02: None
2013-12-07: Walked around looking for gray catbird
2014-01-04: Looking for the green wing teal
2014-02-16: Walked around the gardens
2014-10-02: Looking for reported warblers
2014-12-08: Looking for a reported Rustic Bunting just outside the arboretum.
2015-08-22:
2017-10-21:
2017-12-03:
2017-12-10:
2018-03-11:
2018-08-26:
2021-10-08:
2023-01-03:
2024-11-27:
2025-05-19:
2025-10-12: We took a quick shortcut through the garden.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (94 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (5 records)

Class: Insects (5 records)

Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants (1 record)
- Family: Apidae
- Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (2 records)
- Family: Skippers
- Umber Skipper (Lon melane)
- Family: Swallowtails and Parnassians
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies (1 record)
- Family: Skimmers
- Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)

Order: Flies (1 record)
- Family: Blow Flies
- Blow Fly (Compsomyiops callipes)

Phylum: Chordates (89 records)

Class: Amphibians (1 record)

Order: Toads and Frogs (1 record)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)

Class: Birds (86 records)

Order: Anseriformes (8 records)

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

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- 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)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Order: Pelicans (4 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (52 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- 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: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Family: Vireos
- Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
- Western Warbling Vireo (Vireo swainsoni)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Family: New World Quail
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)

Class: Mammals (2 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Coyote (Canis latrans)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Lifelists

Trips

San Francisco 2007