The area that Golden Gate Park is built on was initially sand dunes. Labeled the “Great Sand Bank” on an 1853 map, the sparsely populated and virtually treeless landscape of windswept, rolling dunes gave no hint of the potential for greenery. And although sand dunes occur naturally, the people of San Francisco wanted their natural retreat to resemble a lush east coast landscape: New York’s Central Park. The land was and is under constant repair. Landscapers diligently work to maintain their preferred style of nature. One that is not natural to the area. In this short video, a speech pathologist goes into Golden Gate Park and does similar work the native birds. She attempts to fine tune their calls, so they are in harmony with our dominant models. Speech-Language Pathologist & Augmentative-Alternative Communication Specialist: Anna D. Guay M.S. CCC-SLP

American Wigeon (Anas Americana)
Bufflehead (Bucephala Albeola)
Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco Hyemalis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus Naevius)
White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia Leucophrys)

All Bird Sounds Provided by Cornell Lab of Ornithology