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Larry Schmahl, left, and Al Moreno, right, are part of a group led by N. John Schmitt, center, a bird expert and artist that led the group to watch birds at sunrise in Butterbredt Springs in the Tehachapis, one of the best birding spots in the nation. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Wind turbines at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Pine Tree wind farm. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Joshua trees dot the landscape at sunrise in Butterbredt Springs, one of the best birding spots in the nation. It’s near a wind farm, and environmentalists are concerned about the threat to birds from the wind turbines. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Pine Tree wind farm as viewed from a nearby ridge in Jawbone Canyon near bird-watching haven Butterbredt Springs. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A male black-headed grosbeak takes flight during sunrise in Butterbredt Springs. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)