Red Winged Black Birds
Personal memory by Steve MacDonald
1971 • Petaluma, CA, USA
I remember when my family first moved to Sonoma County in Petaluma. I was 7 years old in 1971. There were countless numbers of red winged black birds everywhere!!! They were amazing and beautiful!!! Now there are none... I never see them. It is very sad.
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