There was a bit more wind offshore than was called for, but that was fine with us...birds were up and flying today! We had Black-capped Petrels come in to the slick, including one white-faced, juvenile individual. A Fea's Petrel popped up in the slick and then spent at least 10 or 15 minutes making a variety of close passes by the boat (yes, the shark liver worked!). We did see Band-rumped Storm-Petrels, but they did not spend much time close in the slick like our cooperative Wilson's. Three Pomarie Jaegers spent much of their morning following us, and we had many Cory's & Audubon's throughout the day.
Fea's Petrel 1
Black-capped Petrel 12
Cory's Shearwater 60
Great Shearwater 1-2
Sooty Shearwater 4
Audubon's Shearwater 39
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 100-130
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 2
Pomarine Jaeger 3
jaeger sp. 1
Fea's Petrel (Steve N.G. Howell)
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Band-rumped Storm-Petrel molting
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Pomarine Jaegers:
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