The numbers listed for each species are the most recorded on any one day. Total number of species observed was 67. An asterisk indicates a non-native species.
Bothin Marsh and Richardson Bay, March 23 and 24, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm each day.
46 species were observed in three hours. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express at 160 Shoreline Highway. The hotel is very comfortable and provides easy access to Bothin Marsh.
Clark’s Grebe – 1
Western Grebe – 1
Double-crested Cormorant – 3
Snowy Egret – 22
Great Egret – 3
Great Blue Heron – 1
Canada Goose – 2
Mallard Duck – 6
Green-winged Teal – 50+
American Wigeon – 300+
Northern Pintail – 3
Lesser Scaup – 200+
American Avocet – 1
Black-necked Stilt – 4
Long-billed Curlew – 2
Willet – 40+
Greater Yellowlegs – 8
Least Sandpiper – 25+
Ring-billed Gull – 25+
Mew Gull – 30+
California Gull – 3
Western Gull – 15+
Royal Tern – 2 (this is the first record for Bothin Marsh according to ebird records.)
Turkey Vulture – 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 2
*Rock Dove – 20+
Mourning Dove – 2
Anna’s Hummingbird – 3
Belted Kingfisher – 1
Black Phoebe – 2
American Crow – 5+
Common Raven – 15+
Western Bluebird – 2
American Robin – 2
Northern Mockingbird – 1
Cedar Waxwing – 12
*European Starling – 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 2
California Towhee – 3
Song Sparrow – 5
Dark-eyed Junco – 2
White-crowned Sparrow – 14
Brewer’s Blackbird – 6
*House Sparrow – 3
House Finch – 3 (2M 1F)
Muir Beach, March 24, 9:30am to 11:30 am
The 10 species listed below were observed at Muir Beach but were not seen at Bothin Marsh. Muir Beach is about a 20 minute drive from Bothin Marsh.
Surf Scoter – 4
Allen’s Hummingbird – 2
Violet-green Swallow – 9
Steller’s Jay – 2
Wrentit – 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1
Hermit Thrush – 1
Wilson’s Warbler – 2M, 1F
Red-winged Blackbird – 8
Purple Finch – 1M, 1 F
Stinson Beach, March 24, noon to 1:00 pm
During lunch a single species was observed at Stinson Beach that was not observed at Muir Beach or Bothin Marsh.
*Eurasian Collared-Dove – 2
San Francisco, March 25, 10:00 am to 5:00pm (Golden Gate Park, Embarcadero area).
I stayed in Japan Town at the Kabuki Hotel. Ten species were seen here that were not observed at the sites above. The Peregrine was observed from the hotel balcony, Parakeets and Munia were seen near the Embarcadero. The other species were seen in Golden Gate Park.
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Ruddy Duck – 3
Ring-necked Duck – 5
Bufflehead – 4
American Coot – 40+
Red-shouldered Hawk – 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
*Red-masked Parakeets – 8
Scrub Jay – 4
*Scaly-breasted Munia – 25+ (This is the first record for downtown San Francisco according to records posted on ebird).