copyright 2006 Shearwater Journeys

Birders,

We had a great day Friday, offshore on Monterey Bay. There are lots of birds in the Bay right now, and Buller's have definitely arrived for the fall. Highlights were a strong jaeger showing, a cooperative South Polar Skua and the first Wilson's Storm-Petrel of the season. An unexpected guest on board the boat was an adult male American Redstart that spent the day foraging around people's feet! Debi has room on all her boats this year so please try to get up to Monterey and get offshore!

Notes: Shearwater Journeys Pelagic: Overcast and calm conditions. Adult male American Redstart stayed on board for the entire day. Wilson's Storm-Petrel was found about 12 miles out over Carmel Canyon. Number of species: 36

Black-footed Albatross 23
Northern Fulmar 2
Pink-footed Shearwater 300
Buller's Shearwater 77
Sooty Shearwater 15000
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 1
Ashy Storm-Petrel 3
Brown Pelican 1200
Brandt's Cormorant 500
Pelagic Cormorant 1
Whimbrel 2
Marbled Godwit 8
Black Turnstone 4
Calidris sp. 1
Red-necked Phalarope 125
Red Phalarope 4
South Polar Skua 1
Pomarine Jaeger 35
Parasitic Jaeger 8
Long-tailed Jaeger 2
jaeger sp. 25
Heermann's Gull 75
California Gull 45
Western Gull 200
Sabine's Gull 87
Caspian Tern 2
Elegant Tern 60
Common Tern 2
Arctic Tern 15
Common Murre 300
Pigeon Guillemot 30
Cassin's Auklet 2
Rhinoceros Auklet 3
American Redstart 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Bullock's Oriole 1


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