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Birding California: A Regional Primer

10,000 Birds

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. Modoc National Wildlife Refuge, CA. McDonald Road, south end of the Salton Sea, CA. The Bay Area. We have a little bit of everything here.