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Mount Davidson, San Francisco (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Mount Davidson, San Francisco

Map of Mount Davidson, San Francisco



Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus) Geometer Moth (Prochoerodes forficaria) Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) BIg-eyed Bug (Geocoris atricolor) Dwarf Weaver (Neriene digna) Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)
Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) Hammonds Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - Female Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae sp) Jumping Spider (Phanias albeolus) Bells Sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis) Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) Annas Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female with nest
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)

The highest point in San Francisco, some of the peak is covered with native scrub, while the rest is a tangled jungle of eucalyptus, ivy, and other exotic plants. This is a good place to look for flycatchers and hummingbirds.

Trips

San Francisco 2007

4/30/2007:



8/30/2007:

Previous Visit (Mission Creek: 4/30/2007)
Next Visit (Glen Canyon Park: 5/7/2007)



Species Recorded (59)

Birds ( 52 )

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Western Gull - Larus occidentalis

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon - Patagioenas fasciata
Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna
Allen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasin

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Woodpecker - Dryobates nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus
Western Flycatcher - Empidonax difficilis
Hammond's Flycatcher - Empidonax hammondii

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
California Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven - Corvus corax
Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens

Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus

Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Pygmy Nuthatch - Sitta pygmaea

Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana

Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Pacific Wren - Troglodytes pacificus

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
MacGillivray's Warbler - Geothlypis tolmiei
Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
Black-throated Gray Warbler - Setophaga nigrescens

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Bell's Sparrow - Artemisiospiza belli
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
California Towhee - Melozone crissalis
Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca
Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

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