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Sandy Shore Aviary

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The Sandy Shore & Aviary Exhibit showcases a world of wave-swept sands, mud flats and marshes rich with life. Watch as ruddy ducks, red phalaropes and other birds preen themselves, poke and prod for food, and ply the sandy beach of our lifelike exhibit.



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How do you get a snowy plover chick to pip? A recording of a mother's bird call can be music to their ears.
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Helping save threatened shorebirds: The Aquarium has raised and released more than 60 snowy plovers.
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Helping save threatened shorebirds: The Aquarium has raised and released more than 60 snowy plovers.

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How do our birds find food? Some of their antics may surprise you.
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How do our birds find food? Some of their antics may surprise you.

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What's in the pocket? Monterey Bay's "pocket beaches" are sandy refuges for birds and seals.
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What's in the pocket? Monterey Bay's "pocket beaches" are sandy refuges for birds and seals.

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Off the beaten path: An insider’s guide to the aviary exhibit.
December 04, 2008
Off the beaten path: An insider’s guide to the aviary exhibit.

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The aviary exhibit: Meet birds of many feathers.
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The aviary exhibit: Meet birds of many feathers.

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Oil spills: Spoiling feathers and fur.
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Oil spills: Spoiling feathers and fur.

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Phalaropes: Extreme travelers.
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Phalaropes: Extreme travelers.

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Birds of many feathers in the Monterey Bay.
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