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>Map >Satellite Some 8 kilometers (5 miles) offshore, Redding Rock is a minor sea-bird rookery. Breeding species recorded here are the pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, and the common murre, Uria aalge.
During the summer it also serves as a loafing rock for California sea lions, Zalophus californianus.
Integrity: Aside from a small abandoned light station, the rock is virtually undisturbed. It has been included in a proposed Federal wildlife refuge.
Use: Research, educational, observational.
Ref: Osborne, T. O., 1972. Ecology and Avian Use of the Coastal Rocks of Northern California. Unpub. M.A. Thesis, Humboldt State University, 215 pp.
July 1977
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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