A wayward drone resulted in nearly 3,000 tern eggs to be abandoned
Two drones were flown illegally over Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach in May
The drone crashed into the reserve on May 13 and has not yet been claimed
The other drone crashed into a fenced nesting ground, causing the birds to temporarily flee; The owner of that drone was cited
Around 100,000 people visited the Bolsa Chica reserve in 2020, up from around 60,000 in 2019
It is the largest saltwater marsh between Monterey Bay and the Tijuana River Estuary
Some 800 species of plants and animals live at or migrate to Bolsa Chica
Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off the birds. Two drones were flown illegally over the Bolsa.