TERRA NEWS
San Quintín Bay Bird Festival. Photo by Estefany Maya.
The Festival Through the Years By Claudia Guzmán and Mirna Borrego
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e’re a young festival, and we’re honored to have received the Partners in Flight award, which recognizes individuals or groups that contribute significantly to bird conservation and restoration of endangered bird habitats in the American continent. To our surprise, we were selected for the Group Partners in Flight Stewardship Award. This award recognizes the organization’s work in the management, conservation, and restoration of terrestrial bird habitats, as well as the community participation model, and the design of the San Quintín Bird Festival.
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MEDITERRANEWS VOL. 5 / NO. 20
A safe refuge Baja California is home to thousands of birds. Its wetlands and sandy beaches are resting, feeding, and nesting sites; this is where many species nest, and if they succeed, they fly to continue with an extraordinary journey. Each winter, more than 25,000 shorebirds arrive in different places of the peninsula, such as Bahía de Todos Santos in Ensenada, and San Quintín Bay. San Quintín Bay has the natural characteristics to provide refuge and food for thousands of birds: it’s a unique place in Baja California with wetlands, sandy beaches, salt marshes, and extinct volcanoes. www.terrapeninsular.org/mediterranews/en/
