Bird AlbumUnited States · California
Heron's Head Park
208 species and 209,595 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and March–April, with up to 127 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Western GullLarus occidentalis
WilletTringa semipalmata
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
American CootFulica americana
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fort Mason9 km251 species
- Golden Gate Park – Arboretum9 km216 species
- Golden Gate Park – Blue Heron Lake & Strawberry Hill10 km212 species
- Golden Gate Park – North Lake12 km222 species
- MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline – Arrowhead Marsh14 km237 species
- Rodeo Lagoon17 km315 species
All 208 species recorded here
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- California Towhee Melozone crissalis
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- California Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
- Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
- Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
- Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Black Scoter Melanitta americana
- Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
- Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttallii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Heron's Head Park?
October–January and March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 127 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Heron's Head Park?
208 species, from 209,595 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Heron's Head Park in November?
The most recorded in November: White-crowned Sparrow, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Snowy Egret and Western Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.