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San Francisco – short of time and money.

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However, my latest trip reminded me that when an out-of-town birder arrives in a strange city (in this case San Francisco ) pertinent information should be to hand. PDA version of Muni public transport services in San Francisco. Bring gloves and a coat to protect you from the wind.

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San Francisco To Have Bird-Safe Buildings?

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San Francisco is poised to join Toronto and Chicago as a major city with legislation meant to help protect birds from crashing into buildings. In related news, many fewer birds got confused by the “Tribute in Light&# for 9/11 this year.

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Honestly, How Much Could It Rain?

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San Francisco averages two-tenths of an inch for the month, while San Jose only averages half that much. I had set aside the morning of Sunday, June 10th to cross the San Francisco Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean town of Half Moon Bay, a mere 25 minute drive away, for a few hours of birding.

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Birds Are Gumming Up the (Public) Works

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As bird lovers, we’re happy that laws exist to protect birds, and that people are especially looking after protected species. Environmental officials believe the plan can be reworked so that the Plovers’ habitat is protected. News Conservation Double-crested Cormorant Fire Island Piping plovers public works San Francisco'

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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These include: Hawaiian Islands NWR , Farallon Islands NWR near San Francisco, Alaska Maritime NWR , and Channel Islands NP near Santa Barbara. Thus, legal protections for endangered species and conservation generally are at their zenith on federal lands. Additionally, many federal lands have further protections.

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Wandering Tattler

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This was a family vacation and I had led my unsuspecting wife and son out onto the curving pier at Aquatic Park, overlooking San Francisco Bay, ostensibly to get a better look at Alcatraz and the bridge, but actually with half a mind to finding a Wandering Tattler. Birding Birds California San Francisco Wandering Tattler'

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Migration and More: A Bird News Update

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Staff from the San Diego Zoo think so. North American breeders winging their way south for the winter may want to head for the Bahamas, where a new national park offers them protected habitat. Birds facing a long migration are more apt to take a gamble and stop for a bite in predator-prone habitat, according to findings in The Auk.