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Hornby's Storm-petrel


Peter Pyle relays fantastic news of a new North America sighting of Hornby's Storm-petrel. The bird flew alongside and in front of the CSCAPE cruise boat for about 3 minutes. Photos are credited to Cornelia Oedekoven copyright by Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA. The bird was seen 2 Aug 2005, ~1555 p.m., 33.57 N 120.40 W, 12 nautical miles WSW of San Miguel Island, California. Observers: Peter Pyle, Gary Friedrichsen, Tom Staudt.

Marine chart showing the location of the Hornby's Storm-petrel.

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Goto top Feather by Keith Hansen
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