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October 17, 2026

Snowy Egret

This slender white egret often feeds actively in shallow coastal water.

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Osprey

The Osprey is a large raptor that catches fish with its feet.

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Cocos Booby

Cocos Boobies are eastern Pacific seabirds formerly included with Brown Booby.

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October 17, 2026

Tricolored Heron

A white belly and pale stripe along the front of the neck distinguish this slender heron from the uniformly dark adult Little Blue Heron.

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October 17, 2026

Green Heron

The Green Heron is a compact hunter with a dark greenish back, chestnut neck and a short crest.

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

This sturdy heron often hunts crabs and other crustaceans around coastal wetlands.

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Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpipers often bob their tails while walking along water edges.

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Black-bellied Plover

This large plover breeds in the far north and uses coasts outside breeding.

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Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpipers are tiny migratory shorebirds that feed on tidal flats.

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October 17, 2026

Pacific Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita compressus is a land hermit crab whose adult life is spent on land near the coast.

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Bradley’s Sea Star

Mithrodia bradleyi is a marine sea star.

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October 17, 2026

Pencil Sea Urchin

Eucidaris thouarsii is an eastern Pacific pencil urchin.