Site Report: Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male

American Coot (Fulica americana)

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Female

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) Male

Surfbird (Calidris virgata)

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Sutro Baths is the ruins of a former bathhouse. There is nothing left of the bathhouse other than foundations. The ruins of the swimming pool now form a pond that is sheltered from the ocean and big enough for ducks. There is a good rocky shoreline here, and you can see turnstones and surfbirds if you look closely. The land area next to the ruins is being restored to native plants.

Map of Site Report: Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America

Visits

1993-08-31: Estimated date.
2005-12-05: Offshore.
2007-01-12: None
2007-02-23: None
2008-03-23: None
2012-09-19: Looking for surfbirds.
2012-09-19: Looking around on the rocks to try and find a Wandering Tattler.
2014-12-07: Seventh attempt to find Ancient Murrelet.
2014-12-26: Looking for Ancient Murrelets again.
2016-03-26:
2017-07-29:
2018-09-16: Ft. Miley.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (56 records)

Phylum: Chordates (56 records)

Class: Birds (54 records)

Order: Anseriformes (4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)

Order: Boobies (1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Cocos Booby (Sula brewsteri)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (3 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

Order: Pelicans (17 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus)
- Family: Grebes
- Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Surfbird (Calidris virgata)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Order: Perching Birds (17 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Family: Bushtits
- Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
- Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
- Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

Order: Tubenoses (1 record)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

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

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

Class: Mammals (1 record)

Order: Cetacea (1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Snakes
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)

Lifelists

Trips

San Francisco 2007