May 20, 2011
14:05, 70° F, sunny and clear, but windy
As part of our field trip to the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory at the Marin Headlands, we went to the top of Hawk Hill. It is not a migration time, so we didn’t see a large number of birds, but there were still a few feathery friends in the area, including California Brown Pelican diving in San Francisco Bay, Brewer’s Blackbird near Fort Cronkhite, and White-throated Swift near the top of Hawk Hill.
Species List
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis calurus), Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura aura), Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus), Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura marginella)
Let me know what you think!