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eBird Canada Checklist S49359644

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Location Tofino pelagic trip
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Owner Melissa Hafting

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  13
  • Distance:  75 km

Checklist Comments

Checklist includes pelagic waters only (beginning 3 miles from shore). Trip out to Clayoquot Canyon. Found one long-liner at the canyon edge with most of the albatross following behind. Shearwaters observed at natural feeding frenzies over the shelf. Marine Mammals seen include: Sea Otters, Northern Fur Seal, Dall's Porpoise, Harbour Porpoise, Humpback Whales, Steller's Sea Lion, California Sea Lion. Sent in band number 1517-19701 of the BFAL photographed below with the yellow band. It HATCHED IN 1998 OR EARLIER and was banded on 03/18/1999 in WHALE-SKATE IS FFS, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII, USA (COORDINATES: LAT: 23.91667; LON: -166.25 )

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Totals

28
Species Observed
+5 other taxa, 2,186 individuals
21
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Cackling Goose

    Number observed:  170

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  2. Northern Shoveler

    Number observed:  3

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  3. American Wigeon

    Number observed:  80

  4. Northern Pintail

    Number observed:  25

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  5. Green-winged Teal

    Number observed:  20

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  6. dabbling duck sp.

    Number observed:  75

  7. Greater Scaup

    Number observed:  3

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  8. Surf Scoter

    Number observed:  45

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  9. White-winged Scoter

    Number observed:  2

  10. Sandhill Crane

    Number observed:  1

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    amazing to see this in pelagic waters!

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  11. Red-necked Phalarope

    Number observed:  4

  12. Red/Red-necked Phalarope

    Number observed:  10

  13. Pomarine Jaeger

    Number observed:  1

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  14. Rhinoceros Auklet

    Number observed:  15

  15. Tufted Puffin

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Seen by Mike and Sharon Toochin (who don't use eBird but want it recorded on the trip list)

  16. Cassin's Auklet

    Number observed:  25

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  17. Common Murre

    Number observed:  250

  18. alcid sp.

    Number observed:  20

  19. Black-legged Kittiwake

    Number observed:  10

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  20. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  150

    Details

    Conservative estimate. Most abundant Larid well offshore.

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  21. California Gull

    Number observed:  75

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  22. Glaucous-winged Gull

    Number observed:  30

  23. Iceland Gull (Thayer's)

    Number observed:  40

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  24. Larus sp.

    Number observed:  150

  25. Pacific Loon

    Number observed:  20

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  26. Black-footed Albatross

    Number observed:  110

    Details

    Counted 88 in a single scan behind long-liner at Clayoquot Canyon

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  27. Northern Fulmar

    Number observed:  150

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  28. Pink-footed Shearwater

    Number observed:  15

    Details

    Small numbers seen in shearwater flocks.

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  29. Flesh-footed Shearwater

    Number observed:  2

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  30. Buller's Shearwater

    Number observed:  30

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  31. Sooty Shearwater

    Number observed:  600

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  32. Short-tailed Shearwater

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    A few seen in most shearwater feeding flocks, including some very good views. Darker underwing than SOSH, lacking the flared “butter knife” shape. Bill proportions and steep forehead noted in photographs.

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  33. shearwater sp.

    Number observed:  50

Additional species seen by David M. Bell:

  1. Snow Goose

    Number observed: 27

Additional species seen by Blair Dudeck:

  1. Snow Goose

    Number observed: 27

Additional species seen by Cameron Eckert:

  1. Cackling Goose (minima)

    Number observed: 170

  2. Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater

    Number observed: 5

Additional species seen by Joachim Bertrands | Ornis Birding Expeditions:

  1. Snow Goose

    Number observed: 27
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