Crissy Field at Google Earth ref; 37°48'17.82"N 122°27'13.70"W, was my
third port of call this morning. A boardwalk across a lagoon in the bayside
park had caught my attention while exploring the area with Google Earth. Brewer's Blackbirds greeted me as I
cycled through the car park and quickly came to the gate that guards the
boardwalk.
Bird seen; 21
Canada Goose 25, Surf Scoter 1, Western Grebe 8, Double-crested Cormorant 3, Brown Pelican 6, Great Blue Heron 1, Great Egret 1, Snowy Egret 3, White-tailed Kite 1, American Coot 8, Heerman’s Gull 1, Western Gull 40, California Gull 6, Black Phoebe 1, Tropical Kingbird 1, Common Raven 2, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 3, White-crowned Sparrow 4, Brewer’s Blackbird 30, American Goldfinch 6.
Just to the left, a Brown Pelican
was taking it easy in the sunshine when suddenly it tried to push it’s
gullet up through its throat. Was it trying to disgorge something unpleasant? I
have never seen one do this before.
A flock of gulls had found a good
spot to stop and admire the bridge. I had been tasked by my wife to bring home
a picture of the bridge and wondered if she would like a roosting flock in the
foreground. I know she likes a man in uniform.
Most common were the Western Gulls
with just a few California Gulls
mixed in. The only Great Egret of
the trip was seen here with Snowy Egrets
and American Coots. Any hoped for
waders were not in evidence.
At the bridge end of the lagoon were a few bushes which held Orange-crowned Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers and most
notably, a Tropical Kingbird. It
took a couple of looks, but the large bill sealed it for me. I thought that
this was possibly quite a significant sighting, so I did my best to get a
couple of pictures. A quick documentation post was put up as soon as I got home.
My worry was that there was a White-tailed
Kite watching it from the top of the nearby evergreens.
Bird seen; 21
Canada Goose 25, Surf Scoter 1, Western Grebe 8, Double-crested Cormorant 3, Brown Pelican 6, Great Blue Heron 1, Great Egret 1, Snowy Egret 3, White-tailed Kite 1, American Coot 8, Heerman’s Gull 1, Western Gull 40, California Gull 6, Black Phoebe 1, Tropical Kingbird 1, Common Raven 2, Orange-crowned Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 3, White-crowned Sparrow 4, Brewer’s Blackbird 30, American Goldfinch 6.
Take Bus 45 from 3rd St and Market. The bus
follows Union St to its final stop at Lyon St 37°47'49.70"N 122°26'49.88"W.
From here walk back down the hill and take the first left into Presidio and
take the first left again, back up the hill on Ruger St. This will lead to
Simonds Loop. It’s a five minute walk at
the most.
This morning I wanted to take a tour of the area and passed
through Presidio, then on to The Palace of Fine Arts, Crissy Field and Fort Point (including the nudist beach below). My new mistress,
eBird, demands her favours little and often, so posts have become briefer and
more geographically specific. I will
make links to each post as they are published and the day can be seen in the
order that Kronos intended (though I wonder if nudist beaches and The Great
Castrator should share the same paragraph).
Visit the dedicated USA and Canada Page for more from San Francisco, including Palo Alto Baylands and Golden Gate Park. Other destinations on the west coast include Los Angeles and Seattle.
Visit the dedicated USA and Canada Page for more from San Francisco, including Palo Alto Baylands and Golden Gate Park. Other destinations on the west coast include Los Angeles and Seattle.
Take Bus 45 from 3rd St and Market. The bus follows Union St to its final stop at Lyon St 37°47'49.70"N 122°26'49.88"W. From here walk back down the hill and take the first left into Presidio and take the first left again, back up the hill on Ruger St. This will lead to Simonds Loop. It’s a five minute walk at the most.
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