Site Report: Pier 94

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) - Juvenile

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

A small saltmash that is being restored with native plants. It is next to some kind of rendering plant which attracts a large number of gulls. Hopefully, the wind is blowing the other way. Good views of the bay and Bay Bridge, and occasional shorebirds not often seen in San Francisco.

Visits

2008-01-26: None
2008-04-26: None
2008-05-12: Sunny day, warm temperature.
2008-08-29: None
2012-04-14: Looking for the Osprey nest
2014-01-12: Short visit
2020-09-14:
2021-08-08:
2025-01-03: Walking around the shoreline

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (29 records)

Phylum: Chordates (29 records)

Class: Birds (27 records)

Order: Anseriformes (4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Pelicans (8 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Order: Perching Birds (10 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

Class: Mammals (2 records)

Order: Cetacea (1 record)
- Family: Eschrichtiidae
- Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (1 record)
- Family: Bovids
- Domestic Goat (Capra hircus)

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Trips

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