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Santa Cruz City Landfill |
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This site is officially the Resource Recovery Facility and Recycling Center. For a fee birders residing in Santa Cruz, Davenport, and Bonny Doon may enter this landfill on Dimeo Lane to dispose of refuse, and check out the birds as they do so. Sometimes a polite request at the entrance just to go in to look at the birds will be honored. Turn right on Dimeo Ln 2.7 miles from Western Dr to go to the landfill. Check for birds both along Dimeo Ln and at the landfill. Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Loggerhead Shrike, and Say's Phoebe winter here. The landfill attracts many gulls, including Mew, Herring, Thayer's, and Glaucous (rarely) in season, and Tricolored Blackbird is usually easy to find here during the non-breeding season.
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