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Birding California: A Regional Primer

10,000 Birds

On the coast Leach’s Storm-Petrels and Tufted Puffins nest on a few select seastacks, and in winter Harlequin Ducks and Rock Sandpipers can be reliably found in a couple of spots. McDonald Road, south end of the Salton Sea, CA. Huge numbers of shorebirds utilize Humboldt Bay for most of the year. Half Moon Bay, CA.