Volunteers with the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center gathered at Corona del Mar State Beach Thursday to release 10 brown pelicans rehabilitated from a mass starvation event that's gripping California and focused in Orange County.
Two red-tailed hawk eggs came to the Huntington Beach rehab center on March 6 after being found in an imperiled nest near Aliso Canyon. They hatched this week.
City officials have ramped up gopher mitigation efforts in local parks, after the critters and their trademark mounds have been popping up in residential neighborhoods.
The tree is adjacent to the Balboa Branch Library and is a known location for great blue herons to nest. Plans for a library and fire station update don't include it, raising concerns for residents and environmentalists.