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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. Brown Pelicans are not an unusual sight on the California coast. Raptors and other predatory birds have largely rebounded, and there seems to be be no shortage of Brown Pelicans, Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles.

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The One and Only Outer Banks Big Day

10,000 Birds

Caspian Terns in the back, large flocks of ducks or all the regular dabbling varieties, American White Pelican s staked out in the center, ibis, herons, and egrets set against the crackling soundtrack of Red-winged Blackbird s and Boat-tailed Grackle s. The three main impoundments at Pea Island were packed with birds. Photo by Nate Swick.