Offshore (southern SM Co.), San Mateo, US-CA
Sep 1, 2013 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
56.0 mile(s)
Comments: Alvaro’s Adventures San Mateo County pelagic. MAMMALS: California Sea Lion (1); Humpback Whale (40 at least); Pacific White-sided Dolphin (160), Short-beak Common Dolphin (60), Northern Right Whale Dolphin (6). Also Ocean Sunfish – Mola mola, Blue Shark, and caught Albacore Tuna. Water eventually 61 – 62 degrees. 23 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-footed Albatross 17
Pink-footed Shearwater 125
Flesh-footed Shearwater 1 A larger and slow flapping shearwater, like Pink-foot. All dark with orange-pink base to bill. Photos available, but it was distant so these are not of the best quality. Buller’s Shearwater 7
Sooty Shearwater 965
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 1 One of the closest storm petrels to the boat this day! All by itself. Squared off tail, swallow like flight and bright white rump patch.
Ashy Storm-Petrel 60 no flocks or birds in the water found, just fly by birds throughout the period.
Black Storm-Petrel 2 Three participants saw one on the 3 o’clock position, another way behind the boat seen by some folks on the boat and leaders. Unfortunately no good close views today. Red-necked Phalarope 2
Red Phalarope 2
Sabine’s Gull 9
Western Gull 105
California Gull 8
Elegant Tern 4
South Polar Skua 5 Two of them were together, all others widespread throughout day. Pomarine Jaeger 10
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Long-tailed Jaeger 7
Common Murre 160
Scripps’s Murrelet 4
Scripps’s/Guadalupe/Craveri’s Murrelet 2 Flying away seen by one of the leaders. Cassin’s Auklet 14
Rhinoceros Auklet 18
Tufted Puffin 2 Both were adults in breeding. One on the water had lost tufts and was beginning to look a little duller.
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