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Birdsof LANDS HERMIT ROCK : Pigeon Guillemot, Brandt’s Cormorant MILE ROCK : Surf Scoter, Peregrine Falcon, of LANDS END SEAL ROCKS : Oystercatcher, Brandt’s Cormorant, Birds Brown Pelican, Black Turnstone Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck SUTRO BATHS : Ring-necked Duck PIGEON GUILLEMOT (13.5") This black sea bird with bold white wing patches and bright red feet is more BLACK OYSTERCATCHER (17.5") This closely related to the puffin than the pigeon. Like big, stocky shorebird is easily other members of the family Alcidae, they use their identified by its black body, Mil e wings to “fly” underwater to catch fish. A colony of red-orange bill, and pink Rock Li ghtho us e De ad guillemots can be seen on Hermit Rock below the Mile legs. A loud whistled call Man’s Po int To Rock Overlook from March to August. 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Adult males Anza Sc eni c O verlook m Anza o e c . e e e e e e e e e e e e v k v h h h Pi cnic Ar ea v v v v v v v v v v c v t t t have aA black throat. Townsend’s Warblers nest from e A A A A A A A A A A A 4 4 A 4 n i Pacifi c d t Lands End , with 3 3 3 d h h h h h h h h h e h n t t t t t t r s t t t r t Wil dli fe View in g d Ocea n 7 5 6 2 4 1 0 3 9 8 7 6 8 Oregon to southern Alaska and can be found in Lands n 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 a 4 k N c e 0 1000 ft its spectacular n End conifer trees from August to May. i e Ocea n r W E : n Beac h Balbo a 0 200 m g i s Sta ircas e e vistas and diverse S D Balboa Bewick’s Wren habitat, provides wonderful experiences SUTRO HEIGHTS PARK : Hooded Oriole, Red-tailed Hawk, for both amateur and avid birdwatchers. Due Allen’s Hummingbird ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (3.75") Orange-rust coloration Thank You to Our Supporters to its location at the tip of the San Francisco on the tail and sides distinguish this species from the The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service are trans - Peninsula, Lands End is an important stopover Trails Forever is a parkwide initiative Anna’s Hummingbird. Allen’s Hummingbirds arrive in forming Lands End through trail and overlook improvements, habitat restoration, for migratory birds. More than 200 species of sponsored by the Golden Gate National February from their wintering grounds in central Mexico. and revitalized forest health. The ongoing work at Lands End is made possible by Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, Its breeding range is restricted to the coastal regions of community volunteers and generous contributions from the Richard and Rhoda migrant and resident birds have been sighted and the Presidio Trust. California and southern Oregon. Goldman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the California Coastal Conservancy, and members of the Parks Conservancy. To find out how you can help, from its trails Pand overlooks. Text and photos by Alan Hopkins, 2007 e-mail [email protected] or call (415) 561-3077. Red-necked Phalarope Surfbird Birds of LANDS END Cathartidae Wilson’s Snipe Ra M Strigidae (Typical Owls) Corvidae (Jays, Magpies, Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers) Purple Finch * CRe (American Vultures) Red-necked Phalarope UM Great Horned Owl * URe Crows, Ravens) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher House Finch * ARe Grouped by family in accordance Turkey Vulture URe Red Phalarope UM; EW Burrowing Owl Ra Re W Steller’s Jay URe UM; Ra W Red Crossbill * ERe; EM with the 7th A.O.U. checklist Accipitridae Laridae (Jaegers, Gulls, Terns) Long-eared Owl Ra,< M Western Scrub Jay * CRe Turdidae (Thrushes) Pine Siskin EW; EM (Hawks, Eagles, Harriers) Bonaparte’s Gull OUMW Short-eared Owl Ra,< M American Crow CRe Swainson’s Thrush Lesser Goldfinch * CRe Osprey URe; UM Heermann’s Gull ASu,F; UW Northern Saw-wet Owl Common Raven * ARe CM; Ra Re Su American Goldfinch * CRe Northern Harrier UM Mew Gull AW,F Ra,< W Yellow-billed Magpie Ra M Hermit Thrush CRe W Lawrence’s Goldfinch Ra M Sharp-shinned Hawk Ring-billed Gull CW,F Caprimulgidae (Nightjars) Alaudidae (Larks) American Robin * CRe Evening Grosbeak Ra M Anatidae Clark’s Grebe OCW; USu URe W; CM California Gull AW; CSu Common Poorwill Ra,< M Horned Lark OEM Varied Thrush ERe W; CM House Sparrow CRe (Swans, Geese, Ducks) Procellellariiformes (Albatross) Cooper’s Hawk URe; CM Herring Gull UW; UM Greater White-fronted Apodidae (Swifts) Hirundinidae (Swallows) Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Lasyan Albatross Ra,< M Northern Goshawk <MF Goose OUM Black Swift Ra M Tree Swallow * CRe Su Thrashers) Procellariid ae Red-shouldered Hawk CRe Thraupidae (Tanagers) Snow Goose OEM Chimney Swift V,< M Violet-green Swallow Northern Mockingbird URe (Shearwaters) Broad-winged Hawk Ra MF Summer Tanager V Ross’s Goose OEM Vaux’s Swift UM CM; URe Su Sturnidae (Starlings) *=Nesting: Nests within Northern Fulmar OEW; EM Red-tailed Hawk CRe Western Tanager CM Tundra Swan Ra,< M White-throated Swift CM N. Rough-winged European Starling * ARe Lands End Pink-footed Shearwater Rough-legged Hawk Ra MF Green-tailed Towhee Ra M Brant OUM Trochilida Swallow CM ORa Su,F Golden Eagle Ra MF Motacillidae (Pipits) Spotted Towhee UM; UW; Re Cackling Goose OEM (Hummingbirds) Bank Swallow UM O=Offshore Buller’s Shearwater ORa Su,F American Pipit UM California Towhee * CRe Canada Goose OU Falconidae (Falcons) Anna’s Hummingbird * CRe Cliff Swallow CM Sooty Shearwater Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Chipping Sparrow CM A=Abundant: Many seen during Gadwall OEM American Kestrel URe W; UM Rufous Hummingbird UM Barn Swallow CRe Su OESp,Su,F; UW Cedar Waxwing CM Clay-colored Sparrow UM the proper season American Wigeon OEM Merlin URe W; UM Allen’s Hummingbird * Paridae Manx Shearwater ORa,< Brewer’s Sparrow UM Mallard * CRe Peregrine Falcon URe CW,Sp,Su (Chickadees, Titmice) Parulidae C=Common: A few seen during Black-vented Shearwater Prairie Falcon Ra MF (Wood-Warblers) Lark Bunting V,< the proper season Blue-winged Teal ORa M Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Chestnut-backed OESu,F Tennessee Warbler V Savannah Sparrow UM; UW Cinnamon Teal EM Rallidae Belted Kingfisher UW Chickadee * CRe U=Uncommon: May be missed Hyrdobatidae Fox Sparrow AW Northern Shoveler OEM (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) Thayer’s Gull UW Orange-crowned Warbler Ra = Rare: Not found every year Picidae (Woodpeckers) Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Song Sparrow CRe Northern Pintail OEM (Storm-Petrels) Virginia Rail Ra W Western Gull * ARe CM; USu; UW Lewis’s Woodpecker Ra M Bushtit * CRe Lincoln’s Sparrow URe W; CM V=Vagrant: A species considered Green-winged Teal OEM Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Sora Ra W Glaucous-winged Gull CW Nashville Warbler UM; Ra W Acorn Woodpecker UM Sittidae (Nuthatches) White-throated Sparrow outside its normal range Canvasback Ra,E MW ORa W,Su,F American Coot CW Glaucous Gull Ra W Northern Parula V Gilia Woodpecker V,< Red-breasted Nuthatch Ra Re W; UM Redhead Ra,< M Ashy Storm-Petrel ORa Su,F Sabine’s Gull ORa M Yellow Warbler CM E=Eruptive: Populations fluctuate Charadriidae (Plovers) Red-breasted Sapsucker CM; UW White-crowned Sparrow * ARe Ring-necked Duck CW Black Storm-Petrel ORa Su,F Black-legged Kittiwake ORa M Chestnut-sided Warbler V greatly daily or annually Black-billed Plover UM Ra W; UM White-breasted Nuthatch Ra M Golden-crowned Sparrow AW Tufted Duck VW Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Caspian Tern OCSu Magnolia Warbler V <=Fewer than five records Killdeer UW Nuttall’s Woodpecker UM Pygmy Nuthatch * ARe Dark-eyed Junco * CRe Greater Scaup OU,E MW Brown Pelican AW,Su,F Common Tern ORa M Black-throated Blue Haematopodidae Downy Woodpecker * CRe Warbler V Cardinalidae Re = Resident: Resident of the Lesser Scaup EM Phalacrocoracidae Arctic Tern ORa,< M (Oystercatchers) Hairy Woodpecker URe Yellow-rumped
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