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Location Lady Francis fleet whale watch
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Owner David Provencher

Effort

Protocol:  Historical
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  3 mi

Checklist Comments

Location approximate. This was one of (if not THE) best whale watch trips for pelagic results I've been on along the east coast. A very local concentration of birds where the whales were. I believe I was the only birder on the boat, which was a shame considering the spectacle.

Totals

10
Species Observed
+1 other taxa

Observations

  1. Long-tailed Jaeger

    Number observed:  1

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male
    Female
    Sex Unknown 1

  2. Parasitic Jaeger

    Number observed:  5

  3. Pomarine Jaeger

    Number observed:  6

  4. South Polar Skua

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Larger and bulkier than the Pom Jaegers. Cold dark plumage with pale nape. Bold and clear white wing flashes. Cruised through tubenose flock without stopping.

  5. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  X

  6. Common Loon

    Number observed:  6

  7. Wilson's Storm-Petrel

    Number observed:  50

  8. Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwater

    Number observed:  300

  9. Great Shearwater

    Number observed:  2000

  10. Sooty Shearwater

    Number observed:  2

  11. Manx Shearwater

    Number observed:  1