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Featured State/Province:
Northern California
     

Arcata Marsh/Humbolt Bay
40.85 N   124.19 W
Wetland birds are abundant from October thorough May. The extensive trails make birding a pleasure here. The Humbolt Bay National Wildlife Refuge has great views of the bay and its birds.

Klamath Basin
41.56 N   121.41 W
Six national wildlife refuges in southern Oregon and northern California attract waterfowl and, in the winter, Bald Eagles. The Lower Klamath NWR and Lake Tule NWR are perhaps the best in winter.

Point Reyes / Bodega Bay
38.00 N   122.58 W
This is such a great spot they built a Bird Observatory here! This natural migrant trap has good birding all year around. Something really rare seems to turn up every year.

San Francisco Bay
37.48 N   122.28 W
Seabirds flying over the water. Rails and other marsh birds at the southern end of the bay. Over 250 species and up to 800,000 waterbirds at one time. San Francisco is an ideal vacation spot for the entire family. It is OK to leave your heart here, but don't leave your binoculars!

Yosemite National Park
37.44 N   119.42 W
Tourists come for the scenery. Birders see all that plus some spectacular birds as they move off the beaten path. Look for Great Gray Owls, Northern Pygmy-Owls, Williamson's Sapsucker, American Dipper and Red Crossbills. Black Swifts nest at Bridalveil Falls.

Featured Hot Spot:
Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Boreal species of the north can be found in upper Michigan. Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (located just north of Paradise) is especially active this time of year as migration reaches the frozen northland. Watch for huge flocks of raptors and waterfowl.
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Featured Organization:
Birder's Exchange
"Getting the tools to the people who need them"

Birder's Exchange is a wonderful program that collects and distributes equipment and books to benefit bird conservation, education and research in Central and South America and the Caribbean. You can help by donating your old binoculars and field guides. These are given to researchers, local park rangers and others that do not have the proper equipment to study the birds. Birder's Exchange is a joint project of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and the American Birding Association.