White-chinned Petrel in California
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Michael Force
Oct 21, 2009, 8:27:31 AM10/21/09
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| Hi birders, While on the subject of wandering White-chinned Petrels I thought people would be interested in the following unpublished sighting. Myself, Bob Pitman, Lisa Ballance and many others saw a White-chinned Petrel 22 September 2000 in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean about 650 nmi southwest of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico. The bird followed the ship for almost half an hour and was carefully studied to eliminate any possibility of it being a Westland Petrel. I've seen many thousands in the Southern Hemisphere, but this is the first and only one I've seen north of the Equator. happy seabirding, Michael Force currently aboard NOAA ship McArthur II just west of Cabo San Lázaro, BCS |
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