VIEWPOINT: Shell Beach 



COLONY: Shell Beach Rocks (477 035). 



ACCESS: Highway 101 south of San Luis Obispo to Shell Beach. Go to the south end 



of town and take any residential street west to the shoreline. 



SEABIRD SPECIES: 



Shell Beach Rocks are an excellent location for viewing breeding Pigeon Guillemots, 

 Black Oystercatchers, and Western Gulls. In 1980 this was one of only two sites in 

 California where Heermann's Gulls attempted to nest. During summer, fall, and winter 

 months, Shell Beach Rocks are used by many Brown Pelicans, Brandt's Cormorants, 

 Heermann's Gulls, and Western Gulls for roosting. At low tide more than 100 Harbor 

 Seals can usually be easily observed. 



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