Lake Merced - Concrete Bridge area
California · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Lake Merced - Concrete Bridge area is a productive birding destination in California, with 269 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Ruddy Duck, and American Coot among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Anna's Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
American Coot
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Marsh Wren
Western Bluebird
American Robin
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.