Bird Rock (Marin County, California)

Bird Rock is a rock formation and a small Pacific island west of Tomales Point in Marin County, California that is roughly 2 acres (0.8 ha).

Bird Rock
Bird Rock as of 2009
Bird Rock
Bird Rock
Geography
Coordinates38°13′48″N 122°59′40″W[1]
Total islands1
Administration
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County, California

A seabird colony, the island is covered with a layer of guano. Cormorants are common on the island,[3] and ashy petrels were found breeding there in 1972.[4]

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