Heron’s Head Park

December 4, 2025

I read online that over 100 species of birds have been seen at Heron’s Head Park in SF, so I stopped by for a bit before I went to an event… it was very cool! Reminded me of Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland, which is also nestled among port cranes. There’s a nice marshland in addition to a heron-shaped peninsula that jets out into the bay. It was already nearly sunset when I arrived and I was only there for about 20 minutes, but I managed to see quite a lot of birds, including my first western meadowlark and American tree sparrow! I had to use Merlin to ID them, it’s pretty remarkable how accurate the search results are by submitting a photo!

Heron’s Head Park
Western Meadowlark
Avocet and Snowy Egret
Heron’s Head Park
American Wigeon
American Wigeon
American Wigeon and Avocets
American Tree Sparrow
California Towhee
Western Sandpipers
American Crow
Western Gull and Snowy Egret
Heron’s Head Park
Double-Crested Cormorant
Heron’s Head Park
Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Heron’s Head Park
Heron’s Head Park

Birds at Heron’s Head Park:

*Western MeadowlarkCalifornia TowheeLesser Scaup
Snowy EgretWestern SandpipersBufflehead
American WigeonAmerican CrowDouble-Crested Cormorant
*American Tree SparrowRuddy DuckWestern Gull

*new sighting!