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Gary Skipper
  American Pika
Rich Warren
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Cindy Croissant
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Samira Furlan
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Annette Siegel
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Chih-Hsin Wang
  Great Egret
Kaelyn DeYoung
  San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel
Point Lobos State Reserve - Site # 169
Great Blue Heron eating an eel at Point Lobos. Photo by Jack Ferrante: 1024x775.41279461279 California Sea Lions at Point Lobos. Photo by Kyle Te Poel: 1024x768
Background: Named for the 'sea wolves' or sea lions that haul out on the offshore rocks, this rugged point features meadows, forested headlands, sheltered coves, rocky tidepools, and beaches. The Cypress Grove Trail passes mounded dusky woodrat houses as it weaves through a world-famous Monterey cypress grove. Carmelo Meadow offers glimpses of black-tailed deer, brush rabbits, even bobcats. Harbor seals, sea lions, southern sea otters, and California gray whales swim the waters off Sea Lion Point. The South Shore Trail leads past rocky inlets with killdeer, sandpipers, and black oystercatchers to the Bird Island Overlook, where the outer rocks shelter up to 2,000 nesting Brandt's cormorants. Watch for southern sea otters and harbor seals at Whaler's Cove, where divers can explore kelp beds, sea stars, and other marine life in an underwater ecological reserve.
Viewing Tips: More than 150 bird species. High probability of seeing shorebirds, sea otters, and harbor seals year-round; marine birds in spring and summer. Look for sea lions from August through May, gray whales from January to March. Occasional porpoises. Guided tours. DANGEROUS SURF. SEE DIVING REGULATIONS. NO COLLECTING. WATCH FOR POISON OAK.
How to Get There: From Carmel on Highway 1, drive south 3.5 miles to park entrance.
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