Channel Islands Bird Check List The area is an essential feeding and nesting ground for many sea birds and is home to the only breeding colony of California Brown Pelicans in California! (sbadventureco.com)
Native species to the island include the Vulnerable Xantus's murrelet (now renamed Scripps's Murrelet), the endemic Anacapa deer mouse and the largest breeding colony of brown pelicans in California. (bellalunacharter.com)
The only long - term breeding colonies of California brown pelicans in the United States are on Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands. (nps.gov)