Female Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, 50.8 cm. / 20 in. COMMON on both coasts on open salt water, nests on ponds and lakes within spruce forests.
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA.
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Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigicollis californicus, 33 cm. / 13 in. COMMON on shallow ponds and lakes with emergent reeds, on open water from small ponds to open ocean. Non-breeding plumage.
Mission Bay, San Diego City and County, California, USA.
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Tags: Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Podicipedidae Grebes Birds of California
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California Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica obscura, 29.2 cm. / 11.5 in. COMMON in coastal regions with oaks in brushy areas and open woods. Handheld.
Cliff trail North of the cove, La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA.
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Little Blue Heron, Egretta cerulea, 60.96 cm. / 24 in. COMMON in shallow water with emergent vegetation and grassy fields.
San Diego River Estuary, San Diego City and County, California, USA.
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Tags: Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Ardeidae Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Birds of California
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