Bird Rock (Marin County, California)
For other places with the same name, see Bird Rock.
Bird Rock as of 2009
Bird Rock
Location in California
Bird Rock is a rock formation and a small Pacific island west of Tomales Point in Marin County, California at 38°13′48″N 122°59′40″W / 38.23000°N 122.99444°W[1]Coordinates: 38°13′48″N 122°59′40″W / 38.23000°N 122.99444°W[2] Its area 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,[3] and ashy petrels were found breeding there in 1972.[4]
See also
- Bird Island (Marin County, California), located about 35 miles (56 km) to the southeast
- List of islands of California
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bird Rock
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bird Rock
- ↑ "Tomales Point Trailhead". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ↑ David G. Ainley, Timothy Osborne. "A Marin County, California, Breeding Site for Ashy Petrels". Western Birds. 3 (3): 71.
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