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| Manx Shearwater |
Photos by Matt Victoria copyrights
eBird report by Alex Rinkert
Monterey pelagic--within Calif. current to Pt. Sur (MTY Co.), Monterey, US-CA Sep 30, 2012 8:26 AM - 2:50 PM Protocol: Traveling 60.0 mile(s) Comments: [Following pelagic eBird format of D. Roberson] Aboard the 'Pt Sur Clipper' on Monterey Bay Seabirds trip with John Meyer, captain; Roger Wolfe, Todd Easterla, spotters; and myself (Alex Rinkert), designated chummer. Conditions were alright; light to moderate wind, water was very choppy at times, visibility was to the horizon once we got out of the dense fog near the coast, mostly clear almost the entire day though. This checklist 8:26-2:50 PM 23 species (+2 other taxa) Pacific Loon 8 Black-footed Albatross 6 Pink-footed Shearwater 300 Buller's Shearwater 10 Sooty Shearwater 260 Short-tailed Shearwater 2 Coming in to back of the boat; at least two (one photographed), but possibly a few more. Manx Shearwater 1 Well seen and photographed individual that made one pass fairly close to Point Pinos. Same one that was seen at beginning of trip? Black-vented Shearwater 13 Brandt's Cormorant 14 Brown Pelican 7 Marbled Godwit 2 two flying by well offshore peep sp. 1 Red-necked Phalarope 8 Heermann's Gull 65 Western Gull 80 California Gull 40 Common Tern 1 Common/Arctic Tern 2 Elegant Tern 10 South Polar Skua 3 Pomarine Jaeger 18 Parasitic Jaeger 1 Common Murre 80 Cassin's Auklet 6 Rhinoceros Auklet 20
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| Manx Shearwater |
Photo Matt Victoria copyrights
eBird report by Alex Rinkert
Monterey Bay pelagic--inshore Monterey Harbor to Pt. Pinos, Monterey, US-CA
Surf Scoter 12 Pink-footed Shearwater 3 Buller's Shearwater 2 Sooty Shearwater 25 Manx Shearwater 1 Seen close to shore flying 100 meters beyond the kelp bed off the Monterey Bay Aquarium. A small shearwater, resembling BVSH, with quick choppy wingbeats. Noticeably darker uppersides that contrasted nicely with clean white undersides (including white undertail coverts). Well-defined dark auriculars with a crescent curling up in the back. Seen well by Todd Easterla, myself, and a few other participants, but the majority missed it as it only made two quick passes. Same one seen later in trip? Brandt's Cormorant 65 Brown Pelican 35 Great Egret 3 Black Turnstone 4 Surfbird 2 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Heermann's Gull 65 Western Gull 40 California Gull 4 Elegant Tern 20 Pomarine Jaeger 3 Parasitic Jaeger 3 jaeger sp. 1 Common Murre 60 Rhinoceros Auklet 75 Rock Pigeon 30