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Ocean view at the Tijuana river mouth in December
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Entrance to the beach on the Tijuana Slough NWR
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Male Western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus)
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Tijuana Slough NWR & National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center
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Front gate entrance to the beach and dune habitat on TJNWR
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Red sand verbena (Abronia maritima)
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San Diego State University Dr. Mike Simpson teaches his botany class how to identify dune species
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Beach evening primrose (Camissonia cheiranthifolia)
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Alkali-heath (Frankenia salina) in bloom
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Federally endangered Salt Marsh Birds Beak (Cordylanthus maritimus maritimus)
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California Cordgrass (Spartina foliosa)horizon
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Salt-Marsh Dodder (Cuscuta pacifica var. pacifica) growing on pickleweed
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Can you see the Clapper Rail eggs in the pickelweed?
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Searching for clapper rail nests
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Light-footed clapper rail (LFCR) nest and eggs
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Arrow grass (Triglochin maritimum)
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Refuge Manager Brian Collins takes a break from nest searching
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Fiddler crab exoskeleton shedding within the marsh
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Bird tracks in the marsh
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Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri)
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Birding with binoculars takes practice!
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Yellow crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) catching a crab
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"Where are we, guys?"
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Is this an "accumulator" or an "excretor"?
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Pickleweed in bloom!
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Discussing the differences in salt marsh plants
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Playing salt marsh plant bingo game
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Dipping scientific droppers into the marsh water for study
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It takes a partner to help find plankton!
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Looking for plankton
