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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

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ALWAYS assume there is some other bird species in there that you have not found yet. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Here is a flock of endangered species. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation. This is my flock of Laysan Albatross , on Midway Atoll. Smelling this is worse than death itself.

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Birding California: A Regional Primer

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One or two Tufted Ducks show up at Lake Merritt in Oakland every year, with this drake in particular often lending itself for soul-satisfying views. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Humboldt and Del Norte Counties offer top-knotch birding, and a suite of species that can’t be found in the rest of the state. The Bay Area.