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Location Hatteras Pelagic--Gulf Stream
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Owner Seabirding Inc.

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  22
  • Distance:  29 mi

Checklist Comments

Seabirding pelagic trip aboard the Stormy Petrel II, from the shelf break offshore to about 700 fathoms (4,200 feet) and back to the shelf break. We also saw 2 Sperm Whales on this leg. There were really flocks of feeding shearwaters offshore today and we were able to go from flock to flock looking for anything different! Fish, mostly small tunas, were driving bait fish and flying fishes to the surface and the shearwaters were taking advantage of this. It was what we hope to see in the summer months and we were not disappointed with thousands of shearwaters tallied! The tropical terns are just starting to show up so it was nice to see both Sooty and Bridled Terns out there as well.

Totals

12
Species Observed
+4 other taxa, 1,968 individuals
13
Species with Photos
+1 other taxa

Observations

  1. Sanderling

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Seen well, flew by in the 11:30 period; photos. Not uncommon following westerly winds.

  2. Pomarine Jaeger

    Number observed:  1

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  3. Sooty Tern

    Number observed:  22

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  4. Bridled Tern

    Number observed:  2

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  5. Wilson's Storm-Petrel

    Number observed:  44

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  6. White-faced Storm-Petrel

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Spotted by leader Daniel Irons just before 13:00 and stayed with us in the slick for over an hour!

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  7. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

    Number observed:  10

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  8. storm-petrel sp.

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Band-rumped / Leach's - large storm-petrel, not seen well

  9. Black-capped Petrel

    Number observed:  16

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  10. Black-capped Petrel (White-faced)

    Number observed:  1

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  11. Black-capped Petrel (Dark-faced)

    Number observed:  2

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  12. Cory's Shearwater

    Number observed:  351

    Details

    Seen well / photographed with no white in under primaries. Conservative estimate / count

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  13. Scopoli's Shearwater

    Number observed:  305

    Details

    Seen well / photographed showing 25% or more white in the underside of p10. Conservative estimate / count - likely low

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  14. Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwater

    Number observed:  484

    Details

    Cory's / Scopoli's either distant and not seen well enough to identify or features that were in between the two. Conservative estimate / count

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  15. Great Shearwater

    Number observed:  602

    Details

    Conservative estimate / count - likely low

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  16. Sargasso Shearwater

    Number observed:  122

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