Site Report: San Francisco - Pier 39

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Males

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Males

A very touristy spot on the north end of town, but there is superb sea lion viewing here.

Visits

2006-05-31: None
2009-04-17: A sail out toward the Golden Gate Bridge.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (7 records)

Phylum: Chordates (7 records)

Class: Birds (5 records)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus)
- Family: Grebes
- Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Order: Perching Birds (1 record)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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

Class: Mammals (2 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Otariidae
- California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Order: Cetacea (1 record)
- Family: Phocoenidae
- Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.