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| Black Squirrel Near Bison Paddock |
I was sad to see that the black oystercatcher nest had been abandoned since yesterday. Having those big gulls nesting so close by seemed to spell trouble. I heard the chattering of a couple of black oystercatchers today but couldn't spot them. Hopefully they have time to start a new nest somewhere less desirable for gulls.
Shortly after I rode past Spreckels Lake I spotted my first-ever black squirrel. It was foraging for human garbage behind the San Francisco Model Yacht Club Boathouse.
Farther west, I was surprised to see eight or so black-crowned night herons at North Lake. That's up from zero seen in the same tree yesterday. Down at the beach, there were still quite a few snowy egrets hunting, but the new thing was an uptick in nesting activity for the Western gulls. That one gull's nest I saw yesterday will have company very soon. There were lots of pelicans flying past the Cliff House today as well, and a lone sea lion probably heading toward Pier 39.
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| Hairy Woodpecker, Forest Hill |
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| Black Beauty Nibbles on a Bone |
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| Shadow Squirrel |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron, North Lake |
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| I often see those sapsucker holes in trees, but I don't recall ever seeing a sapsucker actually making those holes. |
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| Most of the night herons were snoozing, like this one with its beak tucked into its feathers. |
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| An Allen's hummingbird landed nearby while I was looking at the herons. |
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| The tide was still going out while I was there, and a larger swell occasionally put an egret between the rocks and wet place. |
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| Western Gulls Gathering Nesting Material |
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| After plucking a mouthful of plant material, the gulls would fly their nesting booty out to Seal Rocks. |
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| A gull inspects the area where the black oystercatchers lost their two-egg nest. |
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| Pelicans Under Foggy Skies |
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| Camera Obscura with Pelican Flyby |
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| Snowy Egret Gets a Bite |
Video Clip of Snowy Egret
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