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Birding California: A Regional Primer

10,000 Birds

2013 was a great year for finding massive rafts of storm-petrels off Bodega Bay and Half Moon Bay. 2013 saw impressive numbers of Buller’s Shearwaters off the coast as well, sometimes viewable from shore. Black-vented Shearwater can be abundant in southern California waters some years, as they have 2013-2014. Ventura, CA.