Grande Pelagic San Diego Flesh-footed Shearwater 14 May 2011
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Channel: W. Terry Hunefeld · 2011 · People & Blogs
(San Diego) * * * www.SoCalBirding.com * * * What a great, fun Buena Vista Audubon Society Pelagic trip. We found lots of our target birds and some "hoped-for" species. Many participants had a half dozen or more lifers. Seven, eight or nine San Diego County birds were not uncommon. Perfect weather. Perfect crew. Perfect boat. Perfect leaders. Perfect day! Add 'em all up and they equal BIG FUN!! TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: Flesh-footed Shearwater 1 South Polar Skua 1 Black-footed Albatross 7-8+ !!! Sabine's Gulls 6 Black Tern 1 Common Tern 9 Northern Fulmar 3 Participants enjoyed a good numbers of loons, shearwaters, storm petrels, phalaropes, alcids, and jaegers. Also seen: Fin Whale, Risso's Dolphin, California Sea Lions, possible Humpback Whales (distant), California Flying Fish and some BIG Mola Mola. Several warblers including, a Hermit Warbler that rode along with us in the cabin/salon for several miles.
