Coast to Cataract loop

· San Francisco

Today was a sweet hike that was just over 6 miles. We started at Pantoll and went on Matt Davis to connect to the Coast trail, and then we went over on Willow Camp and down to circle back on Cataract, hooking up with Old Mine to reach Pantoll. It was a glorious hike and got mighty warm on the backside. We found a delightful lunch spot and did some bird watching from there. Otherwise, we wound up the day with family gathering for dinner and had a lovely day.

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One of the many locations where an olive-sided flycatcher said "quick three beers" in a loud resonant voice
Yarrow
California Mugwort
Seaside Buckwheat
Red-tailed hawk
Lace Lichen Ramalina menziesii
wild rose
Foxtail and Equisetum
Bald Eagle and vulture side by side.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List: (48 species)
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Whimbrel
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Hutton's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Wrentit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Brewer's Blackbird
Wilson's Warbler