San Jose’s Alum Rock Park hit by ‘BioBlitz’

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Camera in hand, Kim Smith was capturing a bird in flight, appreciating the vibrant contrast between the blue and black feathers. Soon after, she was filming another bird she had never encountered before.

”I’ve got a Steller’s jay just now, and then another one whose name I don’t know,” she said.