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Bird Rock (Marin County, California)

Coordinates: 38°13′48″N 122°59′40″W / 38.23000°N 122.99444°W / 38.23000; -122.99444[1]
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Bird Rock
Bird Rock as of 2009
Bird Rock is located in California
Bird Rock
Bird Rock
Bird Rock is located in the United States
Bird Rock
Bird Rock
Geography
Coordinates38°13′48″N 122°59′40″W / 38.23000°N 122.99444°W / 38.23000; -122.99444[1]
Total islands1
Administration
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County, California

Bird Rock is a rock formation and a small Pacific island west of Tomales Point in Marin County, California that is roughly 2 acres (0.8 ha).

A seabird colony, the island is covered with a layer of guano. Cormorants are common on the island,[2] and ashy petrels were found breeding there in 1972.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bird Rock
  2. ^ "Tomales Point Trailhead". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  3. ^ David G. Ainley, Timothy Osborne. "A Marin County, California, Breeding Site for Ashy Petrels". Western Birds. 3 (3): 71.