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Lands End, withits spectacular

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habitat, provides

wonderful experiences

for both amateur and avid birdwatchers. Due

to its location at the tip of the San Francisco

Peninsula, Lands End is an important stopover

for migratory birds. More than 200 species of

migrant and resident birds have been sighted

from its trails and overlooks.

SEAL ROCKS: Oystercatcher, Brandt’s Cormorant,Brown Pelican, Black TurnstoneSUTRO BATHS: Ring-necked Duck

BLACK OYSTERCATCHER (17.5") Thisbig, stocky shorebird is easilyidentified by its black body,red-orange bill, and pinklegs. A loud whistled callfrequently announces thepresence of this permanentresident that can be seennesting on Seal Rocks. Black

Oystercatchers are foundalong rocky coastal shorelines

from Baja California to Alaska.

HERMIT ROCK: Pigeon Guillemot, Brandt’s Cormorant

MILE ROCK: Surf Scoter, Peregrine Falcon,Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed DuckPIGEON GUILLEMOT (13.5") This black sea bird withbold white wing patches and bright red feet is moreclosely related to the puffin than the pigeon. Likeother members of the family Alcidae, they use theirwings to “fly” underwater to catch fish. A colony of

guillemots can be seen on Hermit Rock below the MileRock Overlook from March to August.

EL CAMINO DEL MAR TRAIL

TOWNSEND’S WARBLER (5") Warblers are small birdsof the trees. The Townsend’s Warbler shows yellowon the face, breast, and flanks; as well as a black facemask, cap, and streaks along the flanks. Adult maleshave a black throat. Townsend’s Warblers nest fromOregon to southern Alaska and can be found in Lands

End conifer trees from August to May.

SUTRO HEIGHTS PARK: Hooded Oriole, Red-tailed Hawk,Allen’s HummingbirdALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (3.75") Orange-rust colorationon the tail and sides distinguish this species from theAnna’s Hummingbird. Allen’s Hummingbirds arrive inFebruary from their wintering grounds in central Mexico.Its breeding range is restricted to the coastal regions of

California and southern Oregon.

Text and photos by Alan Hopkins, 2007

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service are trans-forming Lands End through trail and overlook improvements, habitat restoration,and revitalized forest health. The ongoing work at Lands End is made possible bycommunity volunteers and generous contributions from the Richard and RhodaGoldman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the California CoastalConservancy, and members of the Parks Conservancy. To find out how you can help,e-mail volunteer@parksconservancy.org or call (415) 561-3077.

Thank You to Our Supporters

Birds of LANDS END

Trails Forever is a parkwide initiativesponsored by the Golden Gate National

Parks Conservancy, National Park Service,and the Presidio Trust.

WEST WASH: Migrants

EAST WASH: Migrants, Hutton’s Vireo

EAST FT. MILEY: Red-shouldered Hawk, Red Crossbill

Bewick’s Wren

Anatidae(Swans, Geese, Ducks)Greater White-frontedGoose OUM

Snow Goose OEMRoss’s Goose OEMTundra Swan Ra,<MBrant OUMCackling Goose OEMCanada Goose OUGadwall OEMAmerican Wigeon OEMMallard* CReBlue-winged Teal ORaMCinnamon Teal EMNorthern Shoveler OEMNorthern Pintail OEMGreen-winged Teal OEMCanvasback Ra,EMWRedhead Ra,<MRing-necked Duck CWTufted Duck VWGreater Scaup OU,EMWLesser Scaup EMKing Eider ORa,<MHarlequin Duck OUWSurf Scoter OAW;CSuWhite-winged Scoter OUWBlack Scoter OUWLong-tailed Duck ORaWBufflehead OUM;UWCommon Goldeneye OUM;UWBarrow’s Goldeneye RaM;RaWCommon Merganser ORaMRed-breasted MerganserOUMW

Ruddy Duck OUMW

Odontophoridae(New World Quail)California Quail RaRe

Gaviidae (Loons)Red-throated Loon OCWPacific Loon OCWCommon Loon OUW

Podicipedidae (Grebes)Pied-billed Grebe UWHorned Grebe UWRed-necked Grebe ORaWEared Grebe UWWestern Grebe OAW;USu

Clark’s Grebe OCW;USu

Procellellariiformes (Albatross)Lasyan Albatross Ra,<M

Procellariidae(Shearwaters)Northern Fulmar OEW;EMPink-footed ShearwaterORaSu,F

Buller’s Shearwater ORaSu,FSooty ShearwaterOESp,Su,F;UW

Manx Shearwater ORa,<Black-vented ShearwaterOESu,F

Hyrdobatidae(Storm-Petrels)Fork-tailed Storm-PetrelORaW,Su,F

Ashy Storm-Petrel ORaSu,FBlack Storm-Petrel ORaSu,F

Pelecanidae (Pelicans)Brown Pelican AW,Su,F

Phalacrocoracidae(Cormorants)Brandt’s Cormorant* AReDouble-crestedCormorant CRe

Pelagic Cormorant* URe

Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)Magnificent Frigatebird OV,<

Ardeidae (Herons)Great Blue Heron UReGreat Egret UReSnowy Egret UReCattle Egret Ra,<MBlack-crownedNight Heron URe

Cathartidae(American Vultures)Turkey Vulture URe

Accipitridae(Hawks, Eagles, Harriers)Osprey URe;UMNorthern Harrier UMSharp-shinned HawkUReW;CM

Cooper’s Hawk URe;CMNorthern Goshawk <MFRed-shouldered Hawk CReBroad-winged Hawk RaMFRed-tailed Hawk CReRough-legged Hawk RaMFGolden Eagle RaMF

Falconidae (Falcons)American Kestrel UReW;UMMerlin UReW;UMPeregrine Falcon URePrairie Falcon RaMF

Rallidae(Rails, Gallinules, Coots)Virginia Rail RaWSora RaWAmerican Coot CW

Charadriidae (Plovers)Black-billed Plover UMKilldeer UW

Haematopodidae(Oystercatchers)Black Oystercatcher* CRe

Recurvirostridae (Stilts)American Avocet RaM

Scolopacidae(Sandpipers, relatives)Spotted Sandpiper UMWandering Tattler CM;UWGreater Yellowlegs UMWillet CWWhimbrel CWLong-billed Curlew UMBar-tailed Godwit V,<Marbled Godwit CWRuddy TurnstoneUM;RaW

Black Turnstone CWSurfbird CWSanderling CWWestern Sandpiper UMLeast Sandpiper UMDunlin UMShort-billed Dowitcher UMLong-billed Dowitcher RaM

Wilson’s Snipe RaMRed-necked Phalarope UMRed Phalarope UM;EW

Laridae (Jaegers, Gulls, Terns)Bonaparte’s Gull OUMWHeermann’s Gull ASu,F;UWMew Gull AW,FRing-billed Gull CW,FCalifornia Gull AW;CSuHerring Gull UW;UM

Thayer’s Gull UWWestern Gull* AReGlaucous-winged Gull CWGlaucous Gull RaWSabine’s Gull ORaMBlack-legged Kittiwake ORaMCaspian Tern OCSuCommon Tern ORaMArctic Tern ORa,<MForster’s Tern OCSp,Su,FElegant Tern OCSu,FPomarine Jaeger OUF;RaWParasitic Jaeger OCSu,FLong-tailed Jaeger ORaF

Alcidae(Auks, Murres, Puffins)Common Murre OERePigeon Guillemot* CSp,SuMarbled Murrelet OUW,Su,FAncient Murrelet ORaW,FCassin’s Auklet ORaReRhinoceros Auklet ORaReTufted Puffin ORaRe

Columbidae(Doves, Pigeons)Eurasian Collared Dove RaReRock Pigeon* AReBand-tailed Pigeon CM;EWMourning Dove* CRe

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)Barn Owl RaRe

Strigidae (Typical Owls)Great Horned Owl* UReBurrowing Owl RaReWLong-eared Owl Ra,<MShort-eared Owl Ra,<MNorthern Saw-wet OwlRa,<W

Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)Common Poorwill Ra,<M

Apodidae (Swifts)Black Swift RaMChimney Swift V,<MVaux’s Swift UMWhite-throated Swift CM

Trochilida(Hummingbirds)Anna’s Hummingbird* CReRufous Hummingbird UMAllen’s Hummingbird*CW,Sp,Su

Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)Belted Kingfisher UW

Picidae (Woodpeckers)Lewis’s Woodpecker RaMAcorn Woodpecker UMGilia Woodpecker V,<Red-breasted SapsuckerRaW;UM

Nuttall’s Woodpecker UMDowny Woodpecker* CReHairy Woodpecker UReNorthern Flicker CMW

Tyrannidae(Tyrant Flycatchers)Olive-sided Flycatcher*USp,Su

Western Wood-Pewee CMWillow Flycatcher CMLeast Flycatcher VHammond’s Flycatcher UMGray Flycatcher RaMDusky Flycatcher RaMPacific-slope Flycatcher CMBlack Phoebe* CReSay’s Phoebe UMAsh-throated Flycatcher UMTropical Kingbird VWestern Kingbird UMEastern Kingbird V,<Scissor-tailed Flycatcher V,<

Vireonidae (Vireos)Yellow-throated Vireo V,<Cassin’s Vireo UMHutton’s Vireo* UReRed-eyed Vireo VWarbling Vireo CM

Corvidae (Jays, Magpies,Crows, Ravens)Steller’s Jay UReWestern Scrub Jay* CReAmerican Crow CReCommon Raven* AReYellow-billed Magpie RaM

Alaudidae (Larks)Horned Lark OEM

Hirundinidae (Swallows)Tree Swallow* CReSuViolet-green SwallowCM;UReSu

N. Rough-wingedSwallow CM

Bank Swallow UMCliff Swallow CMBarn Swallow CReSu

Paridae(Chickadees, Titmice)Chestnut-backedChickadee* CRe

Aegithalidae (Bushtits)Bushtit* CRe

Sittidae (Nuthatches)Red-breasted NuthatchCM;UW

White-breasted Nuthatch RaMPygmy Nuthatch* ARe

Certhiidae (Creepers)Brown Creeper* CRe

Troglodytidae (Wrens)Rock Wren <MBewick’s Wren RaReHouse Wren CM;RaWWinter Wren* CReWrentit RaRe

Regulidae (Kinglets)Golden-crowned KingletUM;EW

Ruby-crowned KingletCM;CW

Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers)Blue-gray GnatcatcherUM;RaW

Turdidae (Thrushes)Swainson’s ThrushCM;RaReSu

Hermit Thrush CReWAmerican Robin* CReVaried Thrush EReW;CM

Mimidae (Mockingbirds,Thrashers)Northern Mockingbird URe

Sturnidae (Starlings)European Starling* ARe

Motacillidae (Pipits)American Pipit UM

Bombycillidae (Waxwings)Cedar Waxwing CM

Parulidae(Wood-Warblers)Tennessee Warbler VOrange-crowned WarblerCM;USu;UW

Nashville Warbler UM;RaWNorthern Parula VYellow Warbler CMChestnut-sided Warbler VMagnolia Warbler VBlack-throated BlueWarbler V

Yellow-rumped WarblerAM;AW

Black-throated GrayWarbler CM

Townsend’s Warbler CM;CWHermit Warbler UMBlack-throated GreenWarbler V,<

Yellow-throated Warbler V,<Prairie Warbler V,<Palm Warbler RaMBay-breasted Warbler V,<Blackpoll Warbler VBlack-and-white Warbler VWorm-eating Warbler V,<Ovenbird V,<Northern Waterthrush VKentucky Warbler V,<MacGillivray’s Warbler UMCommon YellowthroatCM;UW

Hooded Warbler VWilson’s Warbler* CM;USuCanada Warbler V,<Yellow-breasted Chat RaM

Thraupidae (Tanagers)Summer Tanager VWestern Tanager CMGreen-tailed Towhee RaMSpotted Towhee UM;UW;ReCalifornia Towhee* CReChipping Sparrow CMClay-colored Sparrow UMBrewer’s Sparrow UMLark Bunting V,<Savannah Sparrow UM;UWFox Sparrow AWSong Sparrow CReLincoln’s Sparrow UReW;CMWhite-throated SparrowRaReW;UM

White-crowned Sparrow* AReGolden-crowned Sparrow AWDark-eyed Junco* CRe

Cardinalidae(Grosbeaks, Buntings)Rose-breasted Grosbeak VBlack-headed Grosbeak CMBlue Grosbeak Ra,<MLazuli Bunting UMIndigo Bunting VPainted Bunting V,<

Icteridae(Blackbirds, relatives)Red-winged BlackbirdCReW;USu

Tricolored BlackbirdUReW;CM

Western Meadowlark CM;UWYellow-headed Blackbird RaMBrewer’s Blackbird* AReBrown-headedCowbird* CRe

Orchard Oriole VHooded Oriole* USp,SuBullock’s Oriole CMBaltimore Oriole V

Purple Finch* CReHouse Finch* AReRed Crossbill* ERe;EMPine Siskin EW;EMLesser Goldfinch* CReAmerican Goldfinch* CReLawrence’s Goldfinch RaMEvening Grosbeak RaMHouse Sparrow CRe

Red-necked Phalarope Surfbird

Downy WoodpeckerTropical Kingbird Spotted Towhee

* = Nesting: Nests withinLands End

O = Offshore

A = Abundant: Many seen duringthe proper season

C = Common: A few seen duringthe proper season

U = Uncommon: May be missed

Ra= Rare: Not found every year

V = Vagrant: A species consideredoutside its normal range

E = Eruptive: Populations fluctuategreatly daily or annually

< = Fewer than five records

Re= Resident: Resident of theimmediate area, not alwaysat Lands End

M = Migrant: Species seen onlyin transit between nestingand wintering grounds

W = WinterSp= SpringSu = SummerF = Fall

Birds of LANDS END

Grouped by family in accordancewith the 7th A.O.U. checklist