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Heron Watch

Observe the Magnificent Great Blue Herons and Their Chicks at Stow Lake
Six Saturdays During the Spring Nesting Season in April and May
2008 Season Starts on Saturday, April 12

A crowd enthralled by great blue herons In 1994, Nancy DeStefanis, director of San Francisco Nature Education, discovered the first pair of nesting Great Blue Herons. This turned out to be the first recorded sighting of nesting Great Blue Herons in the city of San Francisco.

The herons court, build their nests, mate and lay eggs between January and March.

By April, at least one or more nests have chicks in them.

We start our interpretive program in April. The public can experience the excitement of these four foot tall birds with six foot wingspans flying in and out of the nests-brooding the chicks, feeding the chicks, etc. Naturalists and interns from San Francisco Nature Education are stationed at the observation site with spotting scopes, ready to offer spectacular views into the Great Blue Heron nests and answer questions.

Go heron-watching with SF Nature Education. Part of "The Bay Nature on The Air" program.

Duration: 02:45 / Produced by Rick Bacigalupi / Alternate video link / Flash Plug-in

 

  • 2008 Season Saturday Dates:
    April 12, 19, 26
    May 3, 10 ,17

  • All ages. From the Stow Lake Boathouse in Golden Gate Park, follow signs to observation site.

  • Nest Observation: Drop by anytime between 10 am and 1 pm.

  • Naturalists and interns are at Stow Lake from 10 am until 1 pm.

  • Nature Walks to see other nesting birds start at 10:30 am and conclude at noon.

  • Free - donations are welcome

 

  
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