Birding/ Bird watching in the San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area bird watching trip report

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San Francisco Bay Area- Day 3

I discovered a great place for hummingbirds at San Francisco Botanical Garden yesterday. So, I will spend most of the day at the “Garden of Fragrance” in the Botanical Garde.

I met a new friend at the “Garden of Fragrance” yesterday and he recommended Fort Mason Community Garden so I will make a visit to Fort Mason as well

Friday 14 ^th of April 2023 and I am out of bed at 4 and I have ham with mustard and I flushed it down with a bucket of tea. I sorted some of my pictures from yesterday and the clock was soon quarter to 7 and I left my room.

It is about 30 minutes to drive to San Francisco Botanical Garden. I rolled out from the hotel parking just a few minutes before 7 with a MAX in my hand and some funk music from the sound system. The GPS choose a different way today and I was a wee bit confused in the beginning but it turned out to be a good route.

I rolled up at the Botanical Garden at 7 thirty, the opening time and the first bird I spotted on the lawn before the ticket kiosk was one beautiful Dark-eyed Junco foraging on the lawn and after passing the gate there is one American Robin singing from the first tree

I make a recording and I heard a second bird, and I discover on House Finch in the same tree. And I can hear one Anna's Hummingbird singing behind me.

Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

American Robin

Listen to the American Robin

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder and High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

First bird I see coming in to San Francisco Botanical Garden. While recording I discover on House Finch sitting behind the robin singing as well. There is one Anna's Hummingbird singing behind me as well.

The sun is coming up and I take my seat on the bench overlooking the flowers that the hummingbirds like to eat from. And they are coming in to eat every 5 minutes or so. There are plenty sparrows in the bushes as well and American Robins coming to forage on the lawn.

I count to three Steller's Jay making noise in the tree next to me and it is a beautiful bird.

I am on the bench when my friend from yesterday arrives and he is setting up his camera equipment and he is having the same Canon equipment that I have.

American Robin

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Watching the hummingbirds eating the nectars and there is also a group of Golden-crowned Sparrow running around under the bushes and they are not afraid to come out to say hello walking all the way up to me.

Seen the birds before, but I had never got any good pictures so I was happy that they came out to say hello.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

I have to go to the bathroom and I discover two Red-shouldered Hawks in a pine tree just outside the park fence. It looked like a pair on top of the tree

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Female Anna's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

eBird Report

Golden Gate Park--San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, California, US
Apr 14, 2023 07:38 - 11:23
Protocol: Traveling
1.24 kilometer(s)
13 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 3
Anna's Hummingbird 7
Allen's Hummingbird 2
hummingbird sp. 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Looks to be a pair on top of pine tree
Steller's Jay 3
Common Raven 1
American Robin 4
House Finch 1
Lesser Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S133727456

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

I leave the botanical garden and I drive down to the Fort Mason Community Garden. I found a parking and I walked in to the garden. Turned out to be a place where people had small lots to grow their own flowers and vegetables.

It was a beautiful garden and I could hear birds from everywhere and the first bird was a loud Northern Mocking bird sitting in a green house.

Fort Mason Community Garden

Coyote warning

Fort Mason Community Garden

Fort Mason Community Garden

Fort Mason Community Garden

I walk by the mockingbird and I hear a hummingbird and the bird is sitting in a tree singing and I take a couple of pictures. The bird takes off but come back after 20 seconds and I can make a sound recording of the bird.

The bird sitting about 20 centimetres above me so I am happy with the recording.

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Listen to Anna's Hummingbird

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder and High Pass Filter applied with Audacity

Sitting in the tree 50 cm from me and the bird was not scared when singing in to my microphone

eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S133734237

Mockingbird singing from a Lemon Tree

California Towhee

Listen to the Northern Mockingbird

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder and High Pass Filter applied with Audacity.

Singing from a bush next to me

eBird Report

Fort Mason--Community Garden, San Francisco, California, US
Apr 14, 2023 11:59 - 12:33
Protocol: Traveling
0.48 kilometer(s)
6 species

Anna's Hummingbird 1
Black Phoebe 1
American Crow 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
White-crowned Sparrow 4
California Towhee 1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S133734237

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Today's track at Fort Mason Community Garden

I left the Fort Mason Community Garden and I drove across the Golden Gate Bridge to check out the view from the east side. It was about 5 minutes from Fort Mason Community Garden until I reached highway #101. My plan is to stop at the VIEW POINT and then drive down to the marina to look for birds.

I cross the bridge and I left #101 to get out to the view point and it was not easy to find a parking as there were many people to look at the view.

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gitte Bridge

On the way to the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge

I parked the car and I spotted a couple of Common Starlings and I started my eBird app even though I had no intentions to look for birds here. I just stopped to have a look at the Golden Gate Bridge and to take a couple of pictures.

I went to have a couple of pictures and I was in a little bit of hurry. I have to buy groceries and empty my car at the hotel. Then I will have to return my rented car.

I am not alone at the VIEW POINT

I am not alone at the VIEW POINT

I am not alone at the VIEW POINT

I am not alone at the VIEW POINT

Sausages

I am getting very hungry and I buy two sausages without the bread. Just to sausages in a tissue and I eat the sausages on the way to the car. And they were tasting very good. So, I went back with the car and I bought two more sausages.

I drove towards the highway and I stopped to enjoy the sausages before continuing to the eBird hotspot: Fort Baker below the bridge.

eBird Report

View Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin, California, US
Apr 14, 2023 12:53 - 13:10
Protocol: Traveling
0.53 kilometer(s)
4 species

Western Gull 1 Young bird
Turkey Vulture 1
American Crow 1
Common Starling 5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S133737881

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Today's track at the VIEW POINT

Visiting Fort Baker and I see two birds that I had never seen before. First was on the beach together with Western Gulls and Canada Geese, the Lesser Scaup. There were three Lesser Scaups but I never got any good pictures.

I continue to the parking lot and I see 4 Brown-headed Cowbirds and 2 Brewer's Blackbirds and it is the time I see the Brewer's Blackbird.

Lesser Scaup

The Golden Gate Bridge

Female Brown-headed Cowbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

I was not so very happy about the pictures but I had to leave as I had to buy groceries and to return my rented cars. So, this was my last birding in San Francisco and my next birding will be in Texas. I stopped to turn off the eBird app on the way to highway #101.

I cross the bridge and I turn right to get off the highway to see if there is any view point. The GPS goes bananas and I am off track but I managed to get to highway #101 and I am driving south towards Best Western Coyote Point Inn.

Approaching the Golden Gate Bridge

Approaching the Golden Gate Bridge

Approaching the Golden Gate Bridge

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge

I have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge

I stopped to buy cheese and ham for my dinner and breakfast. I bought 4 Snickers as well. I am feed up with the cheese and ham in my room. But it is very good for my diet and blood sugar.

I drop my stuff at Best Western Coyote Point Inn. Then I drove to the Rental Car Center at the airport to return my car to AVIS.

Lyft car back to the hotel and I booked a taxi for 7 thirty tomorrow morning for transportation to the airport. I will fly to Corpus Christi via Houston and my flight departs at 09:51. Click HERE to find out if I make it to Texas.

eBird Trip Report

Since April 2023 eBird offer a new feature, to create Trip Reports. At least this is when I first heard of this feature and I have decided to make the eBird Trip Reports instead of my list of OBSERVED birds.

And of course, this also means that I will HAVE TO go back and do the same for my old birding adventures, WHEN I HAVE THE TIME!

Today's Trip Report: Birding in the San Francisco Bay Area - Day 3 | Click HERE

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Lifers
Icons for lifers used in the eBird trip reports

Species lifer:First time that someone observes a species in their life

Photo lifer:First time that someone photographs a species in their life

Audio lifer:First time that someone audio records a species in their life

Exotic species
Exotic species flags differentiate locally introduced species from native species.

Naturalized:Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases (including vagrants from Naturalized populations). These count in official eBird totals and, where applicable, have been accepted by regional bird records committee(s).

Provisional:Either: 1)member of exotic population that is breeding in the wild, self-propagating, and has persisted for multiple years, but not yet Naturalized; 2)rarity of uncertain provenance, with natural vagrancy or captive provenance both considered plausible.

When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of "uncertain provenance". Provisional species count in official eBird totals.

Escapee:Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have
bred but don't yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals.

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