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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

10,000 Birds

First, you get to tour one of their California centers , you get a special opportunity to see a Pelican getting its final medical exam and numbered leg band, plus you get the honor of releasing one, or in my case, two of their rehabilitated pelicans! You may notice the conspicuous blue plastic band on this pelican’s leg.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. Helmeted Guineafowl – Numida meleagris. 26 Aug 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. Helmeted Guineafowl – Numida meleagris. 26 Aug 2016.

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