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Birding around the Globe
CALIFORNIA
QUICK FACTS: State Bird - California Quail; 595 species recorded in 54 families; 103 North American endemics represented; 2 State endemics; 4 USA endemics
SPECIALITY BIRDS: Island Scrub-jay, Yellow-billed Magpie, California Condor, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Tri-colored Blackbird, Spotted Owl, Mountain and California Quails, White-tailed Kite, Snowy Plover, Black Oystercatcher, Surfbird, Lawrence's Goldfinch, California Towhee, California Thrasher, Le Conte's Thrasher, Wrentit, California Gnatcatcher, Oak Titmouse, Hutton's Vireo, Cassin's Kingbird, White-headed Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Pelagic Cormorant
TOURS: WINGS offers a variety of tours to California: California and Arizona: Deserts in Winter; California: The Southern Coast, Santa Cruz Island, the Salton Sea and the Mohave Desert; and California: The Southern Sierra and the Kern River Valley
BATV "IN THE KNOWS": Try paragliding with Eagle Paragliding; Visit Santa Cruz Island and go whale-watching with Island Packers; Try rock-climbing in the San Isidro Canyon with EarthWorks; Go on incredible ocean kayaking adventures with knowledgeable guides Santa Barbara Adventure Company
California DESTINATION > California Condor
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California Condor
It is a large, black vulture with patches of white on the underside of the wings and a largely bald head with skin color ranging from yellowish to a bright red, depending on the bird's mood.
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California DESTINATION > Island Scrub Jay
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Island Scrub Jay
The Island Scrub-Jay is one of the species native to North America and is endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California.
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California DESTINATION > Yellow Billed Magpie
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Yellow Billed Magpie
The Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli, is a large bird in the crow family found only in California.
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California DESTINATION > California Gnatcatcher
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California Gnatcatcher
This threatened bird is only found in the extreme south of California and has been affected by the boom in housing development.
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