Here is the first gallery of California photos (hence Cal-Gal) from birder Barbara Bens, one of the folks on my recent California Coastal birding trip for Partnership for Interantional Birding.
Female California Gnatcatcher near Pt. Vicente, LA County: 
Ruyfous-crowned Sparrow, also at Pt. Vincente: 
Hiding Cal Towhee:
Curlew in the fog, Morro Bay.
Diving Brown Pelican, Morro Bay State Park.
Santa Cruz Island:
Above: the endemic Island Scrub-Jay.
Banded Song Sparrow on Santa Cruz Island off Ventura:
Willet and friend at Moss Landing:
Yeloow-billed Magpie up Pine Canyon near King City in southern Monterey County.
Two of three Great Horned Owls in Monterey cypress trees, Pt. Reyes. 
On this trip we got both North American endemics: Island Scrub-Jay and Yellow-billed Magpie, the latter requiring us to drive far from the coast in search of dog in an outdoor location. When we inquired about the species locally one woman told us she can only feed her dog at night because the magpies onto the food instantly in the daytime. These are farm dogs not fed in the house. Neither, presumably are the magpies fed indoors, though if you left the door open…
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