Site Report: Marin Headlands

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Juvenile

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Hawk Hill gets good hawk traffic during the fall migration. The coast is good for marine life. Coyotes are common here.

2006-06-03: Went past the headlands in a boat on the way to the Farallon Islands.
2006-10-08: None
2022-10-23: Took the trip over to the headlands to look for reported Willow Warbler. Lots of people were around not finding it, but as usual, Barbara spotted the bird in some shrubbery.

Kingdom: Animals (26 records)

Phylum: Chordates (26 records)

Class: Birds (23 records)

Order: Anseriformes (1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Order: Perching Birds (12 records)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Class: Mammals (3 records)

Order: Carnivorans (2 records)
- Family: Otariidae
- California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
- Family: Phocidae
- Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: Kangaroo Rats
- California Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus californicus)

No trip reports available.