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Rachel's Inland Seabird Fallout, October 2026
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American Birding Association (Tom Ford-Hutchinson), Rachel's Inland Seabird Fallout, October 2026, Oct. 27, 2026. Storm history, landfall, species, sites, counts and dates.
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- NewsThe storm that knocked out Wellton's water also carried ocean birds into the desert
When Rachel's leftovers blew through on Oct. 10 and 11, they carried birds that are supposed to live on the open Pacific. Birders found sea terns at Mittry Lake, the West Wetlands and the Gila River, and storm-petrels from the Salton Sea to Lake Havasu to Utah.