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A Bald Eagle Makes a Rare Visit to San Francisco
This website usually focuses on threats to our parks, trees, and nature from tree destruction and pesticides. But sometimes, we just want to celebrate the nature and the wonderful life we see in our amazing city. From whales in the … Continue reading
My Hummingbird Adventure, by Laurel Rose
This article is reposted with permission from CoyoteYipps, a blog about San Francisco’s urban coyotes. We republish it here as an interesting story – and a lesson in how difficult it is to see a bird’s nest even if you … Continue reading
Owl Drama Up High In The Forest (and Some of it Low in the Forest)
[Photos and story by Janet Kessler] Today two of three Great Horned Owlets attempted fledging from their Eucalyptus tree nest. It was time. The third has not left the nest. Owl eggs are laid asynchronously, so the youngsters actually mature … Continue reading
Finally, Good News for the Glen Canyon Owls
The last two years weren’t good to the famous Glen Canyon Great Horned Owls. All the work that was going on, the removal of trees near the nesting tree, the changes to the canyon – they disturbed the owls enough … Continue reading
Woodpecker Diversity in San Francisco
Wildlife photographer Janet Kessler shared these photographs of an acorn woodpecker in Glen Canyon in late August, 2014 (and they’re copyright to her). It was a great capture, though she wasn’t thrilled with the quality. “They were taken under bad … Continue reading
Don’t Cut Trees in the Nesting Season!
This year, the issue of tree-trimming or cutting during the nesting season was highlighted by the sad destruction of black-crowned night herons’ nests when the Oakland Post Office decided to get its trees trimmed. Five young herons were injured, others … Continue reading
Posted in Fells Trees, OTHER, Ruins Habitat
Tagged birds, breeding, environment, trees, wildlife
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Rat Poison Killed the Glen Canyon Owl
We’ve just heard back about the results of the necropsy on the barn owl found dead in near Glen Canyon. As suspected, it died of consuming rodents poisoned with rat poison. This is the letter we received. Edited to Add: … Continue reading
Eucalyptus trees do NOT kill birds!
Guest Post: Death of a Million Trees Eucalyptus trees do NOT kill birds! | Death of a Million Trees The claim that eucalyptus trees kill birds originates with an article in the publication of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, written by … Continue reading
Eucalyptus Tree Hosts a Flicker Family
Note: All these photographs are by wild-life photographer Janet Kessler. In San Francisco’s Presidio, there’s an old, rather dilapidated eucalyptus tree. The main trunk is broken off and ragged shafts stick in the air. Though it’s still alive, you might … Continue reading
Birds, Bees, and “Natural Areas”
One of the concerns we have with the way our wild lands are being managed is the disrespect for habitat. Many of those who support these actions – felling ‘non-native’ eucalyptus trees, removal of trees that are dead or dying … Continue reading
Photo of San Francisco’s Wild Turkey on Mount Davidson – by Tim Cashman
Tim Cashman got photographs of San Francisco’s wild turkey, the same one Jacquie and Ron Proctor saw on March 30th 2013. Here’s his account and the photographs (printed with permission): “I was working at my computer when something large and … Continue reading
Wild Turkey On Mount Davidson
“For you wildlife watchers, I just saw a wild turkey cross the north trail on Mt. D today,” wrote Jacqueline Proctor. “He flew off toward Glen Canyon when we tried to get a better look and picture. I have never … Continue reading
Frosty Sunny Day in Glen Canyon
It’s been wonderful weather in San Francisco lately – clear, sunny and cold. Early in the morning, there’s frost on the long steps. Even with the sad tree-felling near the Elk Street entrance, elsewhere in the canyon, a joyous life … Continue reading
Red Shouldered Hawk in a Natural Area
Hawks need tall trees for roosting, watching, and nesting. This one is watching from a non-native cypress tree. (Photo credit: Janet Kessler)
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Fells Trees, Ruins Habitat
Tagged birds, environment, Glen Canyon Park, habitat, Natural Areas Program, trees
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McLaren Park and the Ideological Quandary
Another article in our Park Visitor series: First-person accounts of visits to our parks, published with permission. This one looks at the pleasures of a park that don’t conform to nativist ideology. Yesterday, we took a break in the dense … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program
Tagged birds, environment, McLaren Park, Natural Areas Program, recreation
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Natural Areas Plan: SFFA comments on the DEIR (Pt 3: Wildlife)
One of the reasons we oppose the Natural Areas Program is that it’s harmful to the birds and animals of this city. They destroy habitat — the trees and thickets that serve as cover and breeding grounds, exposing song-birds to … Continue reading
It’s Still the Breeding Season!
San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department (SFRPD) thinks the breeding season for birds is December to May. That’s according to an application the SF Rec and Park Department made to California Fish and Game (in the context of a streambed … Continue reading
Posted in "Natural" Areas Program, Ruins Habitat
Tagged birds, breeding, breeding season, Glen Canyon Park, Natural Areas Program
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