Specialty Birds

Black Turnstone
Copyrighted Photo courtesy of:  Don Des Jardin

Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala  

Common migrant and winter visitor to rocky coastlines.

Some of the best Central Coast birding sites to find it are:

Monterey County
Pt. Pinos 
Point Lobos State Reserve 

San Luis Obispo County
Montana de Oro State Park, Bluff Trail
 Hwy 1 Parking Areas and Turnouts 
Shell Beach cliffs and offshore rocks

Santa Barbara County
Channel and Island Cruises.(Along the rocky shores of Channel Islands) 
Goleta Point [Campus Point on UCSB]

Ventura County:
Ventura Harbor Breakwater
Channel Islands

For information on this bird, visit:

	ID TIPS, Life History, CBC Map, Taxonomy
	Wildlife Habitat Relationships Report
	Species Description, Photo & Voice Recording
	Recorded songs

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