Checklist S49112338

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Location Lady Francis fleet whale watch

Additional details

People

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.

Observations

  1. Number observed:  1

    Age & Sex:

    Age Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown
    Male
    Female
    Sex Unknown 1
  2. Number observed:  5
  3. Number observed:  6
  4. 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. Number observed:  X
  6. Number observed:  6
  7. Number observed:  50
  8. Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwater

    Number observed:  300
  9. Number observed:  2000
  10. Number observed:  2
  11. Number observed:  1