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TIL The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary Exists (www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com)
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Whenever people talked about "the bird sanctuary in Delta", I just assumed they meant OWL. It turns out there two bird sanctuaries! Today I also learned Westham Island exists!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I always thought as a little kid that it was pretty ironic to have a bird sanctuary named after an object that kills birds; for all that the spelling is different and it's a dude's name.