73 BIRD WATCHER’S DIGEST • JANUARY/FEBRUARY ’ 17 • birdwatchersdigest.com
Must-see birds
• Wood stork
• Brown pelican
• Tricolored heron
• Black-necked
stilt
• Greater white-
fronted goose
• Inca dove
• Northern parula
• Scissor-tailed
flycatcher
• Yellow-crowned
night-heron
• Yellow rail
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Northern parula.
Winter is for the Birds
Considered a Globally Important Bird Area, Morro bay CA is home to a National Estuary Preserve with an 800-acre wetland
home to more than 250 species of land, sea, and shore birds, both migratory and resident and dozens of protected
species including Peregrine Falcons. Spend several days this winter discovering more birds than you can count, without
the crowds, and with great lodging rates.
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival January 12 – 16, 2017
Morro Bay hosts the annual Winter Bird Festival attracting bird watchers and photographers from all over the world
every January over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The 2017 Festival will have over 130 events including Nature Track
events with field trips, workshops, presentations and special events.
Book your stay today at morrobay.org
in Morro Bay, CA
