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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
)
Hammond's 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
)
Bell's Sparrow (
Artemisiospiza belli
)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (
Contopus borealis
)
Pacific Wren (
Troglodytes pacificus
)
Anna's 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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