Seaside Seabird Sanctuary

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The largest wild-bird hospital in North America, this sanctuary has more than 100 sea and land birds for public viewing, including a resident population of permanently injured pelicans, owls, gulls and falcons, and an elderly red-tailed hawk named Isis. A couple thousand birds are treated and released back to the wild annually. Unsurprisingly, the place smells a little fishy.


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