August 29, 2010 Trip Report
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Sunday August 29, 2010
Below are summaries of the August 29, 2010 Monterey Seabirds trip. The original reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) from information submitted by Roger Wolfe.
Location: Monterey Bay pelagic (MTY Co.)
Observation date: 8/29/10
Notes: Monterey Seabirds pelagic w/ Todd Easterla, Matthew Dodder, Martijn Verdoes, Richard Ternullo et al. We took a SW route from Pt. Pinos toward Sur Ridge, 15 nm SW of Cypress Pt.. Also saw 2 Blue, 5 Fin and 30 Humpback Whales, Pacific White-sided and Northern Right Whale Dolphins, 1 Northern Fur Seal and 1 Steller Sea Lion.
Number of species:
23
Black-footed Albatross 160
Northern Fulmar 15
Pink-footed Shearwater 100
Buller's Shearwater 225
Sooty Shearwater 1200
Red-necked Phalarope 1000 We saw a huge flock of what we assume were RNPH of 500 birds that behaved like an aerial bait ball as two jaegers picked at them. Never seen that out over the ocean. They flew up about 200 feet in the sky as they tried to evade and confuse the jaegers.
Red Phalarope 200
Sabine's Gull 1
Heermann's Gull 200
Western Gull 350
California Gull 260
Common Tern 4
Arctic Tern 4
Common/Arctic Tern 2
Elegant Tern 28
South Polar Skua 1
Pomarine Jaeger 6
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Long-tailed Jaeger 15
jaeger sp. 2
Common Murre 75
Pigeon Guillemot 3 3 alternate plumage adults in flight 1 nm west of Pt. Pinos.
Cassin's Auklet 75
Rhinoceros Auklet 50
Tufted Puffin 4
Location: Monterey Bay pelagic --inshore Mty Harbor to Pt. Pinos (MTY Co.)
Observation date: 8/29/10
Notes: Tattler and Turnstones on Coast Guard Jetty
Number of species:
10
Brown Pelican 7
Brandt's Cormorant 150
Pelagic Cormorant 5
Wandering Tattler 1
Black Turnstone 2
Heermann's Gull 35
Western Gull 150
California Gull 70
Elegant Tern 15
Common Murre 2
Roger Wolfe for Monterey Seabirds
Monterey Bay pelagic (MTY Co.)
| Species | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Black-footed Albatross | 160 | |
| Northern Fulmar | 15 | |
| Pink-footed Shearwater | 100 | |
| Buller's Shearwater | 225 | |
| Sooty Shearwater | 1200 | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | 1000 | We saw a huge flock of what we assume were RNPH of 500 birds that behaved like an aerial bait ball as two jaegers picked at them. Never seen that out over the ocean. They flew up about 200 feet in the sky as they tried to evade and confuse the jaegers. |
| Red Phalarope | 200 | |
| Sabine's Gull | 1 | |
| Heermann's Gull | 200 | |
| Western Gull | 350 | |
| California Gull | 260 | |
| Common Tern | 4 | |
| Arctic Tern | 4 | |
| Common/Arctic Tern | 2 | |
| Elegant Tern | 28 | |
| South Polar Skua | 1 | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | 6 | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | 2 | |
| Long-tailed Jaeger | 15 | |
| jaeger sp. | 2 | |
| Common Murre | 75 | |
| Pigeon Guillemot | 3 | 3 alternate plumage adults in flight 1 nm west of Pt. Pinos. |
| Cassin's Auklet | 75 | |
| Rhinoceros Auklet | 50 | |
| Tufted Puffin | 4 |
Monterey Bay pelagic --inshore Mty Harbor to Pt. Pinos (MTY Co.)
| Species | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Pelican | 7 | |
| Brandt's Cormorant | 150 | |
| Pelagic Cormorant | 5 | |
| Wandering Tattler | 1 | |
| Black Turnstone | 2 | |
| Heermann's Gull | 35 | |
| Western Gull | 150 | |
| California Gull | 70 | |
| Elegant Tern | 15 | |
| Common Murre | 2 |
Species mentioned
Northern Right Whale Dolphin · Black-footed Albatross · Pink-footed Shearwater · Red-necked Phalarope · Buller's Shearwater · Brandt's Cormorant · Long-tailed Jaeger · Pelagic Cormorant · Wandering Tattler · Rhinoceros Auklet · Northern Fur Seal · Sooty Shearwater · South Polar Skua · Parasitic Jaeger · Pigeon Guillemot · Steller Sea Lion · Northern Fulmar · Black Turnstone · Pomarine Jaeger · Heermann's Gull · California Gull · Cassin's Auklet · Humpback Whale · Brown Pelican · Red Phalarope · Sabine's Gull · Tufted Puffin · Western Gull · Elegant Tern · Common Murre · Common Tern · Arctic Tern · Fin Whale