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Bird #396 — Heermann’s Gull

Posted on May 7, 2001 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) heermanni (given in 1852 by John Cassin for Dr. Adolphus Heermann, mid-19th century field collector of birds and their eggs in California) Monday, May 7, 2001 — 8:10 am Imperial Beach, California — Tijuana Beach National Wildlife … Continue reading →

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Bird #395 — Snowy Plover

Posted on May 7, 2001 by Roger

charadrius (plover) alexandrinus (Alexandria, Egypt) Monday, May 7, 2001 — 7:22 am Imperial Beach, California — Tijuana Beach National Wildlife Refuge This was a strange morning. I didn’t have to be anywhere for the convention until noon, and my coworkers … Continue reading →

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Bird #394 — Western Gull

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

larus (ravenous seabird) occidentalis (western) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 4:30 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Point Loma Seafood Company While we were at Cabrillo National Monument, my coworker asked a burly park ranger for a good … Continue reading →

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Old Point Loma Lighthouse — Cabrillo National Monument — San Diego, California

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

I was in San Diego with coworkers for a convention. We arrived around noon the day before the convention began and headed for the coast. We parked near the visitor center at Cabrillo National Monument on the tip of Point … Continue reading →

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Bird #393 — California Scrub-Jay

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

aphelocoma (from apheles, smooth, and kome, hair) californica Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:37 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument The Bayside Trail ends at a tall chain link fence that marks the boundary of … Continue reading →

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