Site Report: Mission - My Backyard
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
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Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
From a yard in the Mission District of San Francisco. The yard has a couple of trees, a small native plant garden, and a small cactus garden. Also includes the front of the house.
Visits
- 1995-06-15: This is not a real date, but rather a summary of species seen here.
- 2007-01-01: None
- 2007-10-20: None
- 2008-01-01: None
- 2009-01-01: None
- 2011-03-02: New bird in the yard!
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (27 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(26 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Salamanders
(1 record)
- Family: Slender Salamanders
- California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Class: Birds
(21 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Order: Perching Birds
(16 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Class: Mammals
(4 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(1 record)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Order: Rodents
(3 records)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
- House Mouse (Mus musculus)
- Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Phylum: Mullusks
(1 record)
Class: Gastropod
(1 record)
- Order: Snails
(1 record)
- Family: Land Snail
- Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)