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Release! A Brown Booby takes flight from Southern California

December 23, 2014 by Bird-Rescue

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BRBOPhoto by Kelly Berry

Release snapshot: A wayward Brown Booby — found injured in Alaska, nearly 3,000 miles from its range — is released in Southern California on December 22.

Many thanks to our friends at the Alaska Raptor Center and Alaska Airlines for assisting in the care and transport of this remarkable bird.

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