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Image: Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island

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Description: Santa Barbara Island hosts the largest breeding population of Xantus' murrelets in the United States. The tiny chicks leave their steep hillside nests when only 48 hours old and tumble down into the crashing surf.
Title: Scripps's murrelet chick, Santa Barbara Island
Credit: http://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=EF4A8B29-155D-4519-3ED30E33DBBF4A5D
Author: National Park Service
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