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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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the same few states always come to mind first…Alaska, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. On the coast Leach’s Storm-Petrels and Tufted Puffins nest on a few select seastacks, and in winter Harlequin Ducks and Rock Sandpipers can be reliably found in a couple of spots. When one thinks of taking a birdcation somewhere in the U.S.,