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Delphinium bakeri. Dudleya setchellii. Hesperolinon congestum (Marin dwarf flax) Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense. Limnanthes vinculans. Oenothera deltoides subsp. howellii (Antioch Dunes evening primrose) Phacelia breweri. Streptanthus niger. This is a list of species endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area, the nine California counties which ...
In the San Francisco Bay Area, this bird has readily adapted to suburban settings, prompting expansion farther inland. [citation needed] Description. It is a small chickadee, 11.5–12.5 cm (4.5–4.9 in) long with a weight of 8.5–12.6 g (0.30–0.44 oz).
South Farallon Islands. Aulon Island of Aulon Arch, Great Arch Rock and Sugarloaf, as seen from SEFI. Southeast Farallon Island (SEFI) is the largest island, with an area of 95.79 acres or 0.14970 square miles (0.3877 km 2 ), and is the only inhabited one. The island is pyramidal in shape and 357 feet (109 m) high.
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. / 37.5°N 122.116667°W / 37.5; -122.116667. Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (DESFBNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay, California. Its headquarters and visitor center are in the Baylands district ...
The Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, known officially as the Baylands Nature Preserve, is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-use trails provide access to a unique mixture of tidal and fresh water habitats. The preserve encompasses 1,940 acres in both Palo Alto and East Palo ...
Golden Gate Bird Alliance is an American 501 (c) (3) non-profit environmental organization engaged in bird conservation and environmental awareness. Headquartered in the David Brower Center in Berkeley, California, Golden Gate Bird Alliance was formed in 1917 and incorporated into the National Audubon Society in 1948.
It includes restored tidal marsh and beaches. [1] Crissy Field is a former United States Army airfield which is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials. [2]
Common murre. The common murre, also called the common guillemot or foolish guillemot, [3] ( Uria aalge) is a large auk. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.