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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Osborn, a passionate field biologist who participates to the core of her being three re-introduction projects aimed at saving three very different, endangered species: Peregrine Falcon, Hawaiian Crow (‘Alala)*, and California Condor. Sophie Osborn’s stories are personal and inspiring, but this is more than a personal memoir.

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California Quail, The California State Bird: Now Forming Coveys

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The California Quail ( Callipepla californica ) is the California state bird, inhabiting scrub, broken chaparral and woodland edges primarily in California, Oregon, Washington and Baja California. She will usually lay 12 to 17 eggs, averaging five per week 1 , before beginning incubation.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America: A Review by a Sparrow Fan

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So, there are separate descriptions for birds normally grouped in the Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco complexes. So, California Towhee can be found in the C section (‘California Towhee’) and in the T section (‘Towhee, California’).

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Comebackers

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They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. According to the California Bird Police, they are now annual in California waters, but the easiest place to see them in the U.S. is on a boat in the Aleutian chain.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Quail – Callipepla californica. California Gull – Larus californicus. California Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica. California Gnatcatcher – Polioptila californica. California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Quail – Callipepla californica. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Gull – Larus californicus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336).

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