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Heermann’s Gull: Near Threatened

10,000 Birds

At the Northwest corner of San Francisco is Point Lobos. Isla Rasa was declared a sanctuary in 1964, and egg-collecting and disturbance during the breeding season are discouraged. It’s all of the things I learn about different birds from researching to write posts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUBX_tlHySc. v=FUBX_tlHySc.

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

I am a westerner who has lived in San Francisco and Portland my entire birding life. Although not a birding trip, before we moved from San Francisco to Portland, my wife and I did a long road trip across the United States, covering 12,000 miles and 34 states, from California to Florida to Maine to Montana.