tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863598085909553792024-03-19T04:03:39.861-07:00Debi Shearwater's JourneysThis is the place for Debi's personal trips and observations,<br>as well as trip reports from Shearwater Journeys.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186359808590955379.post-16650526324650952992017-08-26T21:35:00.007-07:002017-08-26T21:35:56.623-07:00MONTEREY BAY PELAGIC TRIP: AUGUST 25, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>EXILERATING DAY AT SEA</b></div>
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<b>MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY</b></div>
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This is a trip report for Shearwater Journeys' August 25, 2017 Monterey Bay pelagic trip. Monterey seabirds did not disappoint! The highlight was a stunning <b><a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2017/08/hawaiian-petrel-monterey-bay-august-25.html">HAWAIIAN PETREL</a></b> which made repeated passes in the wake of our boat. Everyone on board saw this petrel, and many obtained <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2017/08/hawaiian-petrel-images-by-dave-tammy.html">photographs</a>. We headed offshore to "Tinker's spot," then north to an area where we have found storm-petrels in past years, and then home. The Hawaiian Petrel was spotted about 1:30 p.m. as we were on our return leg. Two <b>BLUE WHALES</b> capped off the end of the day!<br />
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A <b>SOUTHERN SEA OTTER </b>dining on breakfast as we depart the harbor.</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOTS</b> nest under the wharf. This individual might be feeding a sculpin to its young. </div>
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Just off Point Pinots, we encounter our first <b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>. </div>
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David & Tammy McQuade from Florida joined us again this year!</div>
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See their images of the Hawaiian Petrel. </div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATERS</b> arrived on the front line of warm water a few days ago.</div>
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Yve Morrell ticked the Hawaiian Petrel for a Life Bird.</div>
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She is doing a North America Big Year.</div>
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<b>COMMON TERN</b> flying over the stern.</div>
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Jim Holmes, Jr. and Jim Holmes, Sr. have been doing trips with Shearwater Journeys since 1988.</div>
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Jim Holmes Jr. is a leader on SJ trips.</div>
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An adult male <b>POMARINE JAEGER</b> flying over the stern.</div>
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We had a grand slam on all three species of jaegers. </div>
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Happy smiles by Debi Shearwater and Yve Morrell.</div>
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Jennie Miller and Sahas Bavre in the background, both ornithologists.</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b> were steady in our wake. </div>
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The MEEP call of <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>!</div>
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Surely one of the world's most beautiful gulls, <b>SABINE'S GULL</b>.</div>
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Buddies for Life, Clay Kempf and Rick Fournier, both leaders for Shearwater Journeys.</div>
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A <b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b> flying away. </div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b> were a real crowd pleaser. </div>
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Star Seabird of the day, <b>HAWAIIAN PETREL</b>. </div>
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Star Leader of the day, Alex Rinkert who spotted the Hawaiian Petrel.</div>
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We capped off the day with two mighty <b>BLUE WHALES</b>, the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth, bigger than any dinosaurs!</div>
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Many thanks to all of the wonderful and fun folks who joined us on the fabulous Monterey Bay pelagic trip! Birders hailed from Spain, Denmark, Canada, England, India and seven states in the USA.</div>
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The Shearwater team of leaders included: Alex Rinkert, Jim Holmes, Clay Kempf, Rick Fournier, and Debi Shearwater.</div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS AUGUST 25, 2017 MONTEREY BAY PELAGIC TRIP FOLLOWS:</b></div>
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<b>PACIFIC LOON</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 29/10</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FULMAR</b>- 2/2</div>
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<b>**HAWAIIAN PETREL</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 26/55</div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>- 17/4</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 779/990</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN</b>- 47/0</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT-</b> 316/0</div>
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<b>BLACK TURNSTONE</b>- 4/0</div>
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<b>WILLET</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE</b>- 17/13</div>
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<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 3/1</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 8/3</div>
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<b>LONG-TAILED JAEGER</b>- 0/1</div>
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<b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b>- 12/0</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 15/25</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>-205/10</div>
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<b>SABINE'S GULL</b>- 4/2</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN</b>- 41/0</div>
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<b>COMMON TERN</b>- 1/1</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE-</b> 505/60</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT</b>- 7/0</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>- 5/4</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 39/29</div>
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<b>SEA OTTER</b>- 4</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 120</div>
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<b>HARBOR SEAL</b>- 2</div>
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<b>BLUE WHALE</b>- 4</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE</b>- 13</div>
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<b>HARBOR PORPOISE</b>- 4</div>
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<b>David and Tammy McQuade </b>from Florida, above, captured many images of the <b><a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2017/">HAWAIIAN PETREL</a> </b>on <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys</a>' August 25, 2017 Monterey Bay pelagic trip. </div>
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The above image captures the typically rolling flight of a <i>Pterodroma</i> petrel. </div>
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This Hawaiian Petrel was Dave's 700th and Tammy's 699th Life Bird for North America. </div>
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Typical silhouette shape for a <i>Pterodroma</i> petrel. </div>
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<b>MONTEREY SEABIRDS ROCK!</b></div>
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Monterey seabirds dazzled birders from around the world during a spectacular Shearwater Journeys'pelagic trip on August 25, 2017. The highlight was a <b><a href="http://birdnote.org/show/hawaiian-petrels-atop-haleakala">HAWAIIAN PETREL</a></b> (<i>Pterodroma sandwichensis</i>) which sauntered, back and forth in our wake about 1:30 p.m.</div>
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The <a href="http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22698017">HAWAIIAN PETREL</a>, or <a href="http://mauimagazine.net/the-elusive-uau/">'ua'u</a>,' is a Federally Endangered Species which nests on Hawai'i Island within <a href="https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/uau.htm">Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park</a> on lower alpine and subalpine slopes of Mauna Loa. The largest known colony is located at Maui Island at Haleakala National Park with 450 - 650 breeding pairs. Pairs mate for life.</div>
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'Ua'u chicks were harvested as a delicacy for Hawaiian royalty. Today, the species faces many threats including: pigs, goats, mongoose, feral cats, rats, and dogs. Young 'Ua'u become attracted to lights and <a href="http://kauaihumane.org/programs-services/save-our-shearwaters/">"grounded" around the lights.</a> Once grounded, they cannot fly. They also suffer collisions with buildings, antenna towers, electric and telephone lines.<br />
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Hawaiian Petrels are about 16 inches long, head to tail. Head, wings and tail are black. Back is slightly darker. Forehead and underparts are white. Feet are webbed, black at the toes and pinkish toward the heel. Calls can be heard at night. <a href="https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/521746">Sounds like: oo- A- oo, </a>and makes yapping sounds like a small dog. Formerly called, Dark-rumped Petrel.<br />
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Numerous <a href="https://www.islandconservation.org/hawaiian-petrel-newells-shearwater-decline/">conservation</a> efforts to save this species and other seabirds in the Hawaiian islands have been mounted by <a href="https://www.islandconservation.org/?s=hawaiian+petrel">Island Conservation</a> and the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/new-hope-for-hawaiian-petrels-wandering-souls-of-the-sea/">American Bird Conservancy</a> and the <a href="http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/Hawaiian_petrel/">Center for Biological Diversity</a>. </div>
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<b><u>SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' UPCOMING MONTEREY BAY TRIPS & LEADERS</u></b></div>
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<b>SEP 1</b> with Mary Gustafson, Nick Levendosky, Clay Kempf, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 7 </b>with Alex Rinkert, Jim Holmes, Mary Gustafson, Nick Levendosky, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 8</b> with Jim Holmes, Mary Gustafson, Brad Keitt, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 9 ALBACORE OFFSHORE</b> with Alex Rinkert, Scott & Linda Terrill, Mary Gustafson, Nick Levendosky, Todd McGrath, Debi Shearwater: <b>SOLD OUT</b></div>
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<b>SEP 10</b> with Mary Gustafson, Todd McGrath, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 14 </b>with Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 22</b> with Hannah Nevins, Christian Schwarz. Clay Kempf, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 24</b> with Nick Levendosky, Jim Holmes, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 30 </b>with Alex Rinkert, Scott & Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Clay Kempf</div>
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<b>OCT 8 </b>with Scott & Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert, Clay Kempf</div>
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<b>SEP 2 </b>with Mary Gustafson, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 3</b> with Peter Pyle, Mary Gustafson, Steve Tucker, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 15</b> with Christian Schwarz, Dave Pereksta, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SEP 16</b> with Steve Hampton, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>OCT 7</b> with Alex Rinkert, Steve Hampton, Nick Levendosky</div>
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Spaces are available on all of the above trips, except for the Albacore trip. A limited number of spaces are available on the September 7 & 8 trips. Book now!</div>
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<b>RESERVATIONS: Email: debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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Many thanks to Alex Rinkert, ace leader with Shearwater Journeys for spotting, identifying and calling out the Hawaiian Petrel!</div>
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Many thanks to Beth Hamel for the Hawaiian Petrel images, copyrighted. Please do not use images without permission. </div>
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<b>THE PEAK of PELAGIC BIRDING</b></div>
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Hundreds of birders from Australia, to India to France, <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2016/09/pelagic-birding-for-all-ages-9-to-92.html">aged 9 to 92</a> joined <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys </a>during the month of September on pelagic birding trips departing from Monterey Bay and Half Moon Bay. Fourteen pelagic trips were on offer and thirteen of those operated. The sold out September 4 Half Moon Bay trip was canceled by the captain due to gale force winds. We tallied 11 species of procellariiformes (albatross, petrel, shearwater and storm-petrel); Red and Red-necked Phalaropes; Pomarine, Parasitic, and Long-tailed Jaegers; South Polar Skua; Sabine's Gulls; Arctic, Common, Elegant, and Forster's Terns; and 8 species of alcids! Marine mammals included: sea otter; 5 species of pinnipeds; and a whopping 15 species of cetaceans! Ever thought of doing every trip we offer during the month of September? (It has been done!) Contact Debi Shearwater for a "deal" for 2017!</div>
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Nothing says, "Monterey Bay" like a breaching <b>HUMPBACK WHALE & SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>!</div>
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Both species were recording on all of our September trips.</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES </b>showed up on every one of our September trips. </div>
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The dreamy and beautiful <b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b> did not put in much of an appearance until recent weeks. Fishermen call these birds, "tuna birds" because they are closely associated with <b>ALBACORE</b>, a type of tuna. In recent years, albacore have changed their migration pattern, skipping California and heading north to areas of Oregon and Washington. Indeed, these shearwaters, along with FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATERS, ARCTIC & COMMON TERNS, most of the jaegers and SOUTH POLAR SKUA were hanging with the albacore some 70 miles off Washington. That situation began changing in the past 10 days. These seabirds are now dispersing southward to our area.</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FUR SEAL</b> is a bonus pinniped which we often find in clear water offshore.</div>
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<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMARS </b>were observed in on only a few trips.</div>
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A <b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b> chasing a lone <b>ASHY STORM-PETREL </b>was captured by Mark Rauzon, copyright. I cannot recall ever noting this behavior on past trips. </div>
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Perhaps, this is one reason why Ashy Storm-Petrels are usually found in flocks! </div>
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<b>PARASITIC JAEGERS</b> were observed on most trips. </div>
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This is the species of jaeger most frequently seen from shore.</div>
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Many highly overcast days send passerines to the ship. We tallied quite a list of warblers and sparrows, including this <b>TOWNSEND'S WARBLER</b> sitting amongst the anchovies we used outside of the national marine sanctuary boundary. </div>
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On the other hand, some mornings were crystal clear and we enjoyed sunshine throughout the day.</div>
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<b>MONTEREY HARBOR,</b> above.</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b>, another southern hemisphere breeder, was found on every single trip.</div>
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The cherished <b>SABINE'S GULL </b>were absent on some trips, but abundant on others— one trip recorded hundreds of these beauties. </div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b> were found on all trips, whereas <b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER</b> numbers fluctuated. They arrived at Monterey Bay in late August, headed north to at least Half Moon Bay, and then seemed to make a U-turn with most heading south of Monterey Bay. </div>
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A single <b>HAWAIIAN PETREL</b> was spotted and seen by only a few very keen birders on the September 18 Shearwater Journeys' Half Moon Bay pelagic trip at the Pioneer Canyon. </div>
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Only 70 hours later and 22 miles away, observers at the Farallon Islands recorded the first-ever HAWAIIAN PETREL for that location. It is thought that this species moves off our coastline using high pressure systems. Such a system was in place on September 16th!</div>
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September was an incredible month for seabirds and marine mammals! I've barely touched on the mammals, though. That's another blog post.</div>
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We have four trips scheduled for October which is also an excellent time. </div>
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Many of the southern hemisphere breeders will depart while winter species will begin showing up.</div>
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New arrivals could include: more fulmars; Short-tailed and Flesh-footed Shearwaters; and Ancient Murrelets. A number of mega-rare seabirds have turned up in past years, including Short-tailed and Layman Albatrosses; Streaked, Manx, Great, and Wedge-tailed Shearwaters; and Great-winged Petrel.</div>
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<b>UPCOMING PELAGIC TRIPS </b></h2>
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<b>SAT. OCT 1 MONTEREY BAY </b>with Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert Christian Schwarz, Jim Holmes & Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SUN. OCT 2 HALF MOON BAY</b> with Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Steve Hampton, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SUN. OCT 8 MONTEREY BAY</b> with Alex Rinkert, Tim Miller, Clay Kempf, Debi Shearwater</div>
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<b>SUN. OCT 16 MONTEREY BAY</b> with Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert, Debi Shearwater</div>
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Email Debi: debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</div>
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All of our trips are reported in eBird using pelagic protocol</div>
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Many thanks to the September leaders:</div>
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<b>NICK LEVENDOSKY, ALEX RINKERT, MARY GUSTAFSON, STEVE HAMPTON, RUSS BRADLEY, CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ, RICK FOURNIER, SCOTT TERRILL, LINDA TERRILL, DAVID WHIMPFHEIMER, ROB FOWLER, TODD MCGRATH, GERRY MCCHESNEY, HANNAH NEVINS, DAVE PEREKSTA, STEVE TUCKER, JIM HOLMES, ABE BORKER, TIM MILLER, CLAY KEMPF, DENA SPATZ</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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<b>IT'S A SMORGASBORD OUT THERE!</b></div>
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<b>PELAGIC RED CRABS, SQUID, ANCHOVIES & KRILL</b></div>
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<b>MONTEREY SEABIRDS & MARINE MAMMALS GALORE!</b></div>
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This <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/marine-mammals/california-sea-lion"><b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b> </a>escaped the jaws of a <b><a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=38">GREAT WHITE SHARK</a></b>.</div>
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He is likely to recover from these wounds, but the shark lost out on its meal.</div>
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<b>PELAGIC RED CRABS </b>were evident in the harbor. </div>
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This <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/western-gull">WESTERN GULL</a></b> is enjoying a meal.</div>
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Just off Cannery Row, we encountered some <b>RISSO'S DOLPHINS</b> feeding on <b><a href="http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/photos/squid/#/squid01-caribbean-reef-squid_18209_600x450.jpg">SQUID</a></b>, above.</div>
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Our Captain, Tinker, caught some squid for us. Here's one, above. </div>
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Just out side of the harbor (!) at least ten <b>HUMPBACK WHALES</b> were gorging on anchovies.</div>
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Hundreds of <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-vented-shearwater">BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> along with 30-40 <b>CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS</b></div>
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There is a Black-vented Shearwater in the above image, just above the "s" in the word, shearwater.</div>
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Off of Moss Landing, we observed <b>KILLER WHALES</b> in two groups: one group of two adult males, and another group of 4 females and young. </div>
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The killer whales seemed to be looking for something to eat!</div>
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Offshore, we encountered a single <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/laysan-albatross">LAYSAN ALBATROSS</a></b>.</div>
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This appears to be the same individual which has showed up on two of our Half Moon Bay trips.</div>
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Laysan Albatross is always a treat and never expected.</div>
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Out in the deeper waters of the canyon edges, we ran into loads and loads of KRILL.</div>
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Three <b><a href="http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/fin-whale/">FIN WHALES</a></b> were feeding on the krill.</div>
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Many <b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES </b>followed the boat.</div>
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This <b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b> looks as though it summered in the area.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pink-footed-shearwater">PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> follow the boat in good numbers.</div>
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It seems that Pink-footed Shearwaters feed on a different prey item than Sooty Shearwaters. </div>
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Hence, Sootys are found closer to shore, feeding on the anchovies. </div>
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It was an altogether terrific day at sea!</div>
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Many thanks to all of the birders who traveled from near and far to join us on this day. The leaders were: NICK LEVENDOSKY, MARY GUSTAFSON, and DEBI SHEARWATER. </div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 MONTEREY BAY PELAGIC TRIP FOLLOWS. </b></div>
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<b>LAYSAN ALBATROSS</b>- 0/1</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 17/28</div>
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<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 250/120</div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>- 0/2</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 3500/100</div>
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<b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER</b>- 285/7</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN-</b> 110/0</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT-</b> 270/1</div>
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<b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT-</b> 2/0</div>
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<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT-</b> 14/0</div>
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<b>BLACK TURNSTONE</b>- 3/0</div>
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<b>SURFBIRD-</b> 1/0</div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE- </b>16/20</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 1/2</div>
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<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b>- 1/1</div>
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<b>HERRMANN'S GULL</b>- 90/2</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 185/70</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- 300/45</div>
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<b>SABINE'S GULL</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN</b>- 90/2</div>
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<b>COMMON TERN</b>- 0/4</div>
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<b>ARCTIC TERN-</b> 0/1</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE-</b> 1020/190</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>- 0/1</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET-</b> 1/2</div>
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<b>PEREGRINE FALCON</b>- 1, on the radio tower along Cannery Row, eating its prey</div>
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<b>SEA OTTER</b>- 4</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 150</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FUR SEAL</b>- 1</div>
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<b>FIN WHALE</b>- 3</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE</b>- 25</div>
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<b>KILLER WHALE</b>- 6</div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b>- 18</div>
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<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b>- 2</div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS DEPARTING FROM MONTEREY BAY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 1, 8, 16</b></div>
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<b>The SEP 10 ALBACORE TRIP IS SOLD OUT</b></div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS DEPARTING FROM HALF MOON BAY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 16 & 18</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 2 & 9</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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<b>Bird images by David Barton, copyright. </b></div>
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<b>Other images by Debi Shearwater, copyright.</b></div>
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This is a trip report for <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys'</a> pelagic trip departing from Half Moon Bay, August 19, 2016, offshore to the Continental Shelf and Pioneer Canyon. Eight species of tubenoses were recorded: <b>BLACK-FOOTED and LAYSAN ALBATROSS</b>, <b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR, PINK-FOOTED</b> and <b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>, and <b>WILSON'S, FORK-TAILED</b> and <b>ASHY STORM-PETRELS</b>. Other highlights included; <b>SABINE'S GULL, ARCTIC TERN, CASSIN'S</b> and <b>RHINOCEROS AUKLETS</b> and one beautiful <b>TUFTED PUFFIN</b>. The single <b>NORTHERN GANNET</b> that has been flying back and forth from the Farallones Islands was standing on the cliff near the satellite domes. A single <b>MARBLED MURRELET</b> was spotted while we were watching the gannet.</div>
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Marine mammals included; <b>HUMPBACK, FIN</b> and <b>BLUE WHALES</b>. A pod of 8 to 10 <b>KILLER WHALES</b> put on quite a show! Great sea conditions and loads of fun!</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>, very common at this time of year.</div>
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<b>LAYSAN ALBATROSS</b>, never "common"in our area.</div>
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Always a special treat. </div>
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This may be the same individual we saw on an earlier August HMB trip.</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL</b>, scattered individuals often seen during fall.</div>
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Sometimes large rafts are encountered.</div>
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A near-endemic California species thought to be in decline.</div>
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The white-romped, <b>WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b>, a very uncommon storm-petrel in our region.</div>
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Formerly, it was a review species by the California Rare Bird Records Committee.</div>
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<b>KILLER WHALES</b>, always a surprise in our region!</div>
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There is no predictable time, nor place in our region to find these amazing marine mammals.</div>
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The pod of 8 to 10 individuals, including a small calf, put on quite a show.</div>
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It looks like a jellyfish. <a href="http://balloonsblow.org/impacts-on-wildlife-and-environment/">Turtles</a> and <a href="http://www.seashepherd.org/commentary-and-editorials/2013/08/08/as-the-oceans-choke-on-plastic-so-do-the-whales-615">whales</a> think it is a jellyfish.</div>
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It is a <b><a href="http://balloonsblow.org/">MYLAR BALLOON</a></b>with the exterior design worn off.</div>
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All balloons are very dangerous and life-threatening to marine life. </div>
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Black-footed Albatross investigating a mylar balloon. </div>
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One of our many talented leaders, <b>CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ,</b> retrieves the balloon to prevent damage to wildlife.</div>
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Christian is well known for his expertise in <b>MUSHROOMS</b>.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.redwoodcoasttours.com/christian-schwarz/">CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ</a></b>, when he is not on a pelagic trip!</div>
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Christian is available for hire for guided birding or mushrooming, in our area. </div>
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Many thanks to all the wonderful and fun folks who joined our Half Moon Bay pelagic trip!</div>
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<a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2016/09/pelagic-birding-for-all-ages-9-to-92.html">The age spread on this one day was the largest, ever: age 9 to 92!</a></div>
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The Shearwater team of leaders included: CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ, TODD MCGRATH, STEVE TUCKER & DEBI SHEARWATER.</div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' AUGUST 19, 2016 HALF MOON BAY PELAGIC TRIP FOLLOWS:</b></div>
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<b>PACIFIC LOON- 10/0</b></div>
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<b>WESTERN GREBE- 3/0</b></div>
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<b>*LAYSAN ALBATROSS- 0/1</b></div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER- 98/44</b></div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER- 1670/6</b></div>
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<b>WILSON'S STORM-PETREL- 1/0</b></div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL- 23/8</b></div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT- 11/0</b></div>
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<b>**NORTHERN GANNET- 1/0</b></div>
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<b>HERRMANN'S GULL- 290/0</b></div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE- 368/10</b></div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET- 9/90</b></div>
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<b>PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN- 80</b></div>
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<b>HARBOR PORPOISE- 10</b></div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS DEPARTING FROM HALF MOON BAY</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 4 (SOLD OUT), 16, 18</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 2, 9</b></div>
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<b>IT IS NOW THE VERY PEAK OF FALL SEABIRD MIGRATION!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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Shearwater Journeys' August 19, 2016 Half Moon Bay pelagic trip hosted two female birders, one aged 9 and one aged 92. This is the biggest age spread we've seen to date on any of our pelagic trips in one day.</div>
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Nine year old Elle studies her field guide and Shearwater Journeys' checklist of birds and marine mammals while hundreds of <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/elegant-tern">ELEGANT TERNS</a></b> can be viewed from the window.</div>
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Ninety-two year old Jacqueline searches for <a href="http://www.arkive.org/black-footed-albatross/phoebastria-nigripes/"><b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b>.</a></div>
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Jacqueline and her 70 year old daughter, Annie were traveling along the coast all the way from Alaska.</div>
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On top of that, they were car-camping! </div>
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Sleeping on a four inch piece of foam in the back of their SUV.</div>
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Jacqueline is one tough lady.</div>
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This is Elle on the bow with her Auntie, Meghan.</div>
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They are videotaping <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/killer-whale/">KILLER WHALES </a>with a cell phone!</div>
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Elle's mom described this as "one of the best days of summer!"</div>
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Auntie Meghan is one tough and talented birder, herself.</div>
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As expedition staff on many of the <a href="http://www.heritage-expeditions.com/about/">Heritage Expeditions </a>voyages that I make, she is, hand's down. one of the best in the world!</div>
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Meghan is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldgirlbirders/1589198404660474/">World Girl Birder,</a> too.</div>
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Meghan travels to the ends of the earth and will soon be </div>
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embarking on a new journey. Read about it, <a href="http://www.clarku.edu/articles/7-continents-grad-student-cruise-director-job-launches-her-research-arctic-wildlife">here</a>. </div>
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What inspiring girls and women we had on board this day!</div>
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Living the Salt Life,</div>
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Debi Shearwater</div>
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debi@shearwaterjourneys.com<br />
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To see the entire species list for this pelagic trip, click <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2016/09/half-moon-bay-pelagic-trip-august-19.html">here</a>. </div>
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From frolicking <b><a href="http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/basic-facts">SEA OTTERS</a></b> just outside the harbor—</div>
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to <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-footed_Albatross/id"><b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b> </a>just off Point Pinos within the first hour of the day </div>
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watching <b><a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22698350/0">BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</a> </b>folding their wings upon landing behind the vessel</div>
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to the blow of a mighty <a href="http://www.arkive.org/blue-whale/balaenoptera-musculus/"><b>BLUE WHALE</b>,</a> the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth</div>
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to tiny <b><a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/farallon/wildlife_habitat/seabirds.html">CASSIN'S AUKLETS</a></b> which feed on krill just like the blue whale</div>
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to the very curious looking <b><a href="http://oceansunfish.org/">OCEAN SUNFISH</a></b>, <i>Mola Mola</i></div>
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and <b><a href="http://oikonos.org/pink-footed-shearwater/">PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> shearing the ocean surface with their wings</div>
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and nearly <b><a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/marine-mammals/humpback-whale">50 HUMPBACK WHALES</a></b></div>
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flocks of <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sabines-gull">SABINE'S GULLS</a></b> lifting off the sea</div>
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and the juvenile <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/long-tailed-jaeger">LONG-TAILED JAEGERS</a></b> which chase them</div>
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juvenile <b><a href="http://www.arkive.org/long-tailed-jaeger/stercorarius-longicaudus/">LONG-TAILED JAEGER </a></b>right over our heads</div>
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male <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/pomarine-jaeger">POMARINE JAEGERS</a> </b>that chase all of them</div>
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cruising in attack mode</div>
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<a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/marine-mammals/risso-dolphin"> <b>RISSO'S DOLPHINS</b> </a>nearshore</div>
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feeding on the abundant squid</div>
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to the just-arrived from southern California, <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-vented-shearwater">BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS</a></b></div>
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it was simply an amazing day of nonstop marine action with all players present— Monterey seabirds, marine mammals and interesting fish! What's next?</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helveticaneue" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif;">Just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic pelagic trip this past Friday! What an amazing journey, with whales, dolphins and porpoises as an added bonus. The sight of a blue whale in the wild is something I will always treasure. You and the crew are a class act, constantly working hard to get on the birds and answer questions. I had read your praises in the writings of Big Year bloggers like <a href="http://thespeckledhatchback.blogspot.com/">Dorian Anderson</a> and <a href="http://olafsbigyear.blogspot.com/">Olaf Danielson,</a> and they were spot on in their compliments. In the days leading up to the trip, I had hoped for a couple of Black-footed Albatross. Like others, I was floored when they surrounded the boat!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helveticaneue" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , "lucida grande" , sans-serif;">Yes, you are the best in the business, and I will happily recommend Shearwater Journeys to fellow birders. Keep up the great work, and thanks again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE IMAGES BY <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkperson/">BETH HAMEL</a></b></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186359808590955379.post-10109469311908683392016-08-29T06:44:00.004-07:002016-09-01T18:57:50.150-07:00THE GREAT SOUTHERLY PUSH: MONTEREY BAY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>AUGUST 26, 2016</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys'</a> August 26, 2016 pelagic trip departing from Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, California documented the first of the season push of marine life from the southerly regions. Sometime in between late July and late August, we seem to get a warm water stream from southern California. We had ample evidence of this today. <b>PELAGIC RED CRABS</b> in the harbor at the start of the day and <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-vented-shearwater">BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> at the end of the day were telltale signs of life from the southern regions moving into Monterey Bay.</div>
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Monterey's seabirds did not disappoint! Highlights included: awesome views of <b>over <a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-footed-albatross">100 BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</a>; NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b> hanging around the vessel; <b>PINK-FOOTED, SOOTY, and the first BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS of the season;</b> <b>RED PHALAROPES</b> and thousands of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES; POMARINE, PARASITIC, and some stunning <b>LONG-TAILED JAEGERS right over our heads</b>; <b>almost 100 SABINE'S GULLS</b>; good views of <b>CASSIN'S and RHINOCEROS AUKLETS</b>; a get-away MURRELET and more. Marine mammals included: <b>HUMPBACK and BLUE WHALES; RISSO'S DOLPHINS and DALL'S PORPOISE</b>. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.sanctuarysimon.org/monterey/sections/other/sporadic_crabs82.php">PELAGIC RED CRABS</a>, Pleuroncodes planipes, </b>were visible right in the harbor before we even untied at the dock! These crabs, also known as "tuna crabs" usually reside off Baja California. </div>
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Off Wharf No. 2, we saw <b>HY PIGEON GUILLEMOTS</b> and a number of <b>SEA OTTERS</b> resting or having breakfast. The Coast Guard Pier hosted loads of <b>BRANDT'S CORMORANTS,</b> a few <b>BLACK TURNSTONES</b>, and one <b>SURFBIRD</b>. Along Cannery Row, an early <b>PEREGRINE FALCON </b>was enjoying breakfast on the radio tower. <b>ELEGANT TERNS</b> hovered over our vessel along Cannery Row. </div>
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A father <b>COMMON MURRE</b> with a <b>PELAGIC RED CRAB</b> in its beak!</div>
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Only 4 miles off Point Pinos we encountered our first <b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b> at nine a.m. We pretty much had albatrosses in view the entire day after that. Father/hatchling <b>COMMON MURRES</b> were around, vocalizing back and forth to each other. HUMPBACK WHALES seemed to be all around us as we reached the edge of the Monterey Submarine Canyon. Someone spotted a <b>BLUE WHALE</b> — and, a few <b>CASSIN'S AUKLETS </b>were up next. This was no surprise since both species are krill feeders. Thousands of <b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPES </b>and tens of <b>RED PHALAROPES</b> were flying about in large flocks, sometimes high in the sky. Sometimes, they were pursued by <b>PARASITIC or LONG-TAILED JAEGERS. PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b> were decidedly the common offshore shearwater. </div>
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At the end of the day, we were treated to the first of the season, <b><a href="http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/croll/pdf/Keitt_2000_1.pdf">BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> just off Cypress Point. They had just arrived at Monterey Bay during the last hour of our trip! Perfect timing! This inshore species of shearwater breeds to the south of area, on six islands off the west coast of Mexico. </div>
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A group of <a href="http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/rissos-dolphin/"><b>RISSO'S DOLPHINS</b> </a>were just off the Monterey Bay Aquarium, almost certainly feeding on the abundant squid that has been present for this fall. </div>
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Many thanks to all of the folks who traveled from near and far to join Shearwater Journeys on this exciting day at sea. The Monterey Bay is truly a world class seabirding and marine mammal destination. Today very much proved that!</div>
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The leaders were: <b>SCOTT TERRILL, ALEX RINKERT, NICK LEVENDOSKY </b>and <b>DEBI SHEARWATER</b>. Special thanks to my very long time friend, <b>JERI LANGHAM</b>.</div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' AUGUST 26, 2016 MONTEREY BAY PELAGIC TRIP FOLLOWS. Note that estimated numbers are below, but precise numbers are contained in eBIRD CHECKLISTS. </b></div>
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<b>COMMON LOON</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 95/60</div>
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<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMA</b>R- 2/0</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 25/70</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 325/65</div>
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<b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER-</b> 13/0</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN</b>- 45/0</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b>- 140/0</div>
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<b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT-</b> 12/0</div>
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<b>BLACK TURNSTONE-</b> 5/0</div>
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<b>SURFBIRD</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE</b>- 500/2000</div>
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<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 25/50</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 2/4</div>
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<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b>- 4/3</div>
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<b>LONG-TAILED JAEGER</b>- 0/5</div>
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<b>JAEGER SP.</b>- 2/2</div>
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<b>HERRMANN'S GULL</b>- 30/0</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 75/30</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- 50/25 </div>
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<b>SABINE'S GULL</b>- 2/95</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN</b>- 50/1</div>
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<b>COMMON TERN</b>- 2/6</div>
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<b>ARCTIC TERN</b>- 0/1</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE</b>- 200/100</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT-</b> 20/0</div>
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<b>SCRIPPS'S/CRAVERI'S MURRELET-</b> 0/1</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET-</b> 10/45</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 10/30</div>
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<b>PEREGRINE FALCON</b>- 1/0, on the radio tower, Cannery Row</div>
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<b>SEA OTTER</b>- 6</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 100</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FUR SEAL</b>- 1</div>
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<b>BLUE WHALE</b>- 3</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE-</b> 50</div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b>- 60</div>
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<b>DALL'S PORPOISE</b>- 12</div>
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<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b>- 2</div>
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<b>PELAGIC RED CRABS</b>- ++ in the harbor and off Point Pinos</div>
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To view more of Beth Hamel's lovely images from this day, click <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2016/09/images-of-day-by-beth-hamel-august-26.html">here</a>. </div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS DEPARTING FROM MONTEREY</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 1, 8, 16</b></div>
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<b>GET IN ON THE FALL SEASON OF SEABIRDS</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/lawrences-goldfinch">Lawrence's Goldfinch</a> is one of the most prized passerines in our region. Little known and rarely studied, many sources state that they are unpredictable, erratic and nomadic. While that may be true for many regions where this species occurs, that is most definitely not the case in San Benito County, California. </div>
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San Benito County, California plays host to year-round populations of <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lawrences_Goldfinch/lifehistory">Lawrence's Goldfinches</a>. The fact that the birds of San Benito County have rarely been studied most likely contributes to this lack of published information regarding a year-round population. As far as I know, the county has never had a thorough ornithological survey. Counties that border us, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara have drawn the attention of many birders. Thus, much is known about these counties. While small portions of San Benito County are similar to neighboring counties, much of it is not similar at all. In my retirement I shall endeavor to add significantly to the avian knowledge base of San Benito County, The Lost County, as I call it. Nonetheless, I have been birding the county for the past 25 years. </div>
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The single best and most convenient location for finding <a href="https://www.beautyofbirds.com/lawrencesgoldfinches.html">LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES</a> is <a href="https://www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm">PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK</a>, EAST ENTRANCE at this time of year. Our newest national park, PNP is located about 30 miles south of Hollister along Highway 25, a very scenic road. Driving time is about 45 minutes. The entrance road to the park is well signed from Highway 25. Watch for <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22705874/0">YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES</a> en route. Note, however, that stopping along Highway 25 can be tricky and is not recommended. Be sure to top off your vehicle with fuel and pick up food supplies, especially liquids, prior to leaving Hollister.<br />
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<b><u>PRECISE LOCATION for LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES: </u></b>You will arrive at the turn off for the campground and park office/store building on your left. You'll need to check in at the office to pay a fee and obtain a pass. Behind the store is the swimming pool and the shower/restroom. Directly behind the store is an air conditioning unit. On the other side of this unit is a <b>DRIPPING FAUCET</b> and a <b>PUDDLE</b>. The LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES will fly to this puddle and dripping faucet as long as you do not stand too closely to the area. In the very early morning, the goldfinches will land on the cyclone fencing or grassy areas around the swimming pool. They goldfinches fly in from the tops of trees, either the large oak tree opposite the pool, or the sycamore trees around the store. Listen for their bell-like tinkling sounds. <b><u>BEST TIME OF DAY: i</u></b>s early morning, at least by 7 a.m. prior to activity at the pool or restroom, although the goldfinches continue to use the faucet throughout the day. The park office does not open until 9:30 a.m. However, you can arrive prior to opening hour. I have alerted park personnel regarding these very special birds. One of the best ways to see the goldfinches and other birds is to came at Pinnacles. Many birds are extremely tame allowing for great photography. <b><u>HOW LONG WILL THEY STAY:</u></b> During this time of year, Lawrence's Goldfinches are never found very far from water. If you see a Lawrence's Goldfinch, chances are there is water nearby, even if only a puddle. <b>They will stay until it RAINS! </b>Once the rains arrive water becomes available in other places causing them to spread out. Let's hope the rains arrive this year! In my area the will not be until November (earliest), or January — if we see any rain at all!</div>
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It appears that <a href="http://lawrence's goldfinch breeding">LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES</a> have had a banner breeding season in 2016 owing to the spring rains. San Benito County has been in a extremely severe drought. Winter and spring rains this year helped, but were not enough to bring us out of the drought. Nevertheless, several notable species of birds seem to have benefited from the brief rains. These species include: California Quail, American Kestrel, Cassin's Kingbird, Lawrence's Goldfinch and Bell's Sparrow, below.</div>
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Both <b><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb160.pdf">BELL'S SPARROW</a></b> (begging fledgling, above) and LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH are closely associated with <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb160.pdf">chemise dominated chaparral</a>. Bell's Sparrows can be found many places in Pinnacles National Park.</div>
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<b><u><a href="http://bell's sparrow at pinnacles">OTHER BIRDS AT PINNACLES:</a></u> <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bells_Sparrow/id">BELL'S SPARROW</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/condor-viewing-tips.htm">CALIFORNIA CONDOR</a></b> are probably the two most sought after species at the park. Presently a pair of condors are feeding a fledgling in the nest. If this condor successfully fledges, it will be the first such fledgling in over 100 years! Most of the condors are not coming to their usual roost trees in the evening. The best chances of seeing a condor at this time would be to hike the High Peaks Trail. Additional specialty birds found at Pinnacles include: <b>PRAIRIE FALCON, GOLDEN EAGLE, GREATER ROADRUNNER, NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER, ROCK and CANYON WRENS, CALIFORNIA THRASHER, CALIFORNIA TOWHEE, WRENTIT,</b> and more. Altogether, Pinnacles is an excellent park for birding. </div>
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<b><u>eBIRDING at PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK: </u></b>Please check eBird prior to your visit for the long list of hot spots in this park. Many of the trails are hot spots. The campground is a hot spot. It is strongly preferred that one uses a hot spot rather than dumping the data into one general location such as the hot spot for the entire park. If using the app, you most likely will not have cell phone coverage in the park. Also: be aware that Chestnut-backed Chickadee is a very rare bird anywhere in the park. It sounds remarkably like the Oak Titmouse. Many experienced birders has difficulty separating the two by sound. Please report your sightings! Thank you!</div>
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<b><u><a href="http://calfireinformation.weebly.com/soberanes-fire-updates.html">FIRE:</a></u></b> Currently, the Big Sur Coast is being impacted by the <a href="http://soborannes fire">Soborannes Fire</a>. Finding <a href="http://www.defenders.org/california-condor/basic-facts">CALIFORNIA CONDORS</a> along Highway 1 on the coast may be impossible, although there are a couple recent eBird reports. This fire is expected to burn until late September. I highly recommend heading to Pinnacles National Park. </div>
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<a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys</a>' August 13, 2016 pelagic trip departing from Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay was simply put— over the top — with very exciting seabirds, whales and dolphins. Highlights included: the <b>NORTHERN GANNET</b> at Pillar Point; a <b>BROWN BOOBY </b>on a rusting barrel offshore; a <b>GRAND SLAM: POMARINE, PARASITIC, LONG-TAILED JAEGERS & SOUTH POLAR SKUA; SABINE'S GULLS; ARCTIC TERNS; </b>and <b>SCRIPPS'S & CRAVERI'S MURRELETS; ASHY, WILSON'S </b>and<b> FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS. </b>Cetacean highlights included: <b>11 BLUE WHALES, 4 FIN WHALES, 120 HUMPBACK WHALES; 350 PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS and 4 NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHINS.</b></div>
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The sea surface temperature chart showed a messy area of mixing temperatures near the weather buoy. Indeed, we tracked temperatures throughout the day as they rose from 54 F to 59.45 F. The "mixing zone" turned out to be loaded with feeding seabirds and marine mammals. </div>
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Two <b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/craveris-murrelet">CRAVERI'S MURRELETS </a></b>popped off the water almost immediately as they were called out. They did what so many murrelets do: fly over the edge of the Earth! </div>
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The dusky wing-linings are a definitive ID characteristic.</div>
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An adult <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Booby/id"><b>BROWN BOOBY</b> </a>was sitting on a rusty barrel well offshore.</div>
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Brown Boobies have not been as common this season as last year.</div>
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This was the first trip of the season to hit a <b>GRAND SLAM:</b></div>
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<b>POMARINE, <a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/parasitic-jaeger">PARASITIC (</a>above), & LONG-TAILED JAEGERS</b></div>
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A great group of fun, young birders on board!</div>
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Many thanks to all of the fun participants who joined us from near and far for this almost 12 hour pelagic trip. This was an excellent day at sea for both seabirds and marine mammals. </div>
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It takes a team to make such a day. Leaders on this trip included: <b>PETER PYLE, STEVE TUCKER, JIM HOLMES, WILL BROOKS, and DEBI SHEARWATER.</b> This trip was submitted to eBird following pelagic eBird protocol. </div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS'</b></div>
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<b>AUGUST 13, 2016 HALF MOON BAY PELAGIC TRIP FOLLOWS:</b></div>
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<b>COMMON LOON</b>- 4/0</div>
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<b>WESTERN GREBE</b>- 2/0</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 20/40</div>
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<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b>- 0/5</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER-</b> 75/150</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 2,000/250</div>
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<b>WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL</b>- 10/20</div>
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<b>FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL</b>- 1/1</div>
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<b>BROWN BOOBY-</b> 0/1</div>
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<b>NORTHERN GANNET</b>- 1/0</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN</b>- 30/0</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b>- 15/0</div>
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<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 10/2</div>
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<b>SOUTH POLAR SKUA</b>- 0/1</div>
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<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b>- 1/1</div>
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<b>LONG-TAILED JAEGER</b>- 0/3</div>
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<b>HERRMANN'S GULL</b>- 10/0</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 10/8</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- 200/25</div>
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<b>SABINE'S GULL</b>- 0/12</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE</b>- 400/40</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT-</b> 7/0</div>
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<b>SCRIPPS'S MURRELET</b>- 2/0</div>
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<b>CRAVERI'S MURRELET-</b> 1/2</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>- 450/450</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 7/2</div>
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<b>BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD-</b> 0/1, offshore</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 35</div>
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<b>STELLER'S SEA LION</b>- 2</div>
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<b>BLUE WHALE</b>- 11</div>
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<b>FIN WHALE</b>- 4</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE-</b> 120</div>
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<b>PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN</b>- 350</div>
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<b>HARBOR PORPOISE</b>- 20</div>
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<b>AUGUST 19</b></div>
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<b>AUGUST 26</b></div>
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<b>GREAT TIME TO HEAD OFFSHORE!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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Seabird images by Nathan Goldberg</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER flying up the wake of the vessel.</b></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Take a break from the sweltering heat and chill out on a pelagic trip! <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.html">Shearwater Journeys’</a> first pelagic trips are coming up very soon. We could not be more excited to get out there with you! Over 65,000 birders and marine enthusiasts have participated on thousands of Shearwater Journeys’ trips over the past 40 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Below, please find out full program including our <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2014-07-22T18:39:00-07:00&max-results=32&start=19&by-date=false">stellar line up of leaders</a>. All of our trips have spaces available.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/farallon.html">FARALLON ISLANDS: </a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 7:</b> Gerry McChesney, Mary Gustafson, John Garrett, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 14</b>: Gerry McChesney, Will Brooks, John Garrett, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Departs from Sausalito at 7:30 am on the beautiful catamaran, <i>Outer Limits</i>. Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge! 100% success rate on finding Tufted Puffins, the target bird for the day. Last year, we also saw the Northern Gannet, Brown and Blue-footed Boobies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/half_moon_bay.html">HALF MOON BAY TRIPS:</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 6</b>: Peter Pyle, Mary Gustafson, Will Brooks, Steve Hampton, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 13</b>: Peter Pyle, Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 19</b>: Nick Levendosky, Steve Tucker, Christian Schwarz, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 4:</b> Mary Gustafson, Steve Hampton, Russ Bradley, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 16</b>: Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Steve Hampton, Abe Borker, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 18</b>: Jim Holmes, Alex Rinkert, Steve Hampton, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>OCTOBER 2:</b> Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Steve Hampton, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>OCTOBER 9:</b> Tim Miller, Nick Levendosky Abe Borker, Tim Miller, Steve Hampton, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>JULY 29</b>: Nick Levendosky, Will Brooks, Christian Schwarz, Alex Rinkert, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>AUGUST 26</b>: Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert, Scott Terrill, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 9:</b> Mary Gustafson, Debi Shearwater ** This trip spends time in Santa Cruz County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><u>SEPTEMBER 10</u></b>: <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/albacoregrounds.html">ALBACORE GROUNDS: </a>Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Mary Gustafson, Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert, Debi Shearwater (<b>4 spaces available</b>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 11</b>: Mary Gustafson, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>SEPTEMBER 14</b>, Rob Fowler, Debi Shearwater (newly added trip)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">SEPTEMBER 24: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Abe Borker, Dena Spatz, Alex Rinkert, Tim Miller, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>OCTOBER 2</b>: Alex Rinkert, Tim Miller, Christian Schwarz, Debi Shearwater</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Monterey trips meet at 7 am at Chris’ Fishing on Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey and return about 3 pm. The Albacore trip meets at 5:15 am and returns at 5:30 pm at Chris’ Fishing on Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey. Half Moon Bay trips meet at 7 am at H dock, Johnson Pier at Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, El Granada and return between 4-6 pm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The latest sea surface temperatures are showing lots of cold and very cold water— and, we know what that means— food!! <a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf">La Nina </a>conditions are favored to develop as early as August - October. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Welcome to Shearwater Journeys, the premier seabirding company in North America which has served generations of birders. From Eureka in northern California to San Diego, Shearwater Journeys has, at one time or another offered offshore pelagic trips along the entire coastline. Indeed, we were the pioneers of such amazing trips to the Davidson Seamount in the 1970’s, now protected as part of the marine sanctuary. Many new seabird records for the State of California and North America have been discovered on our trips — more than any others, adding immensely to the avifauna data base. In recent years, we’ve concentrated our trips along the rich California Current, offering trips departing from Monterey, Half Moon Bay, and Sausalito. This is quite possibly the single most productive ocean area in the entire world. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Forty years, thousands of trips, and tens of thousands of birders have joined our trips where we have observed hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of seabirds. There is no comparison. We have some 24 trips on offer for the coming fall season. Join the fun and exciting world of seabirds and marine mammals with Shearwater Journeys, the folks who have introduced generations of birders to this unique world. There is only one Shearwater Journeys! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>EXPEDITION VOYAGE: ENCHANTED GALAPAGOS</b>, November 1- 14, 2017 is a charter voyage for only 15 guests. Join Debi as she returns to these fabulous islands. We shall target the endemic birds and wildlife, hiking on all of the key islands. UPDATE: Remarkably, this voyage sold out within 24 hours! I added second voyage, November 15 - 28, 2017 which has also sold out. We are now taking a WAITING LIST. To put your name on the wait list, please email Debi for more information: debi@shearwaterjourneys.com.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Jul. 29, Fri.</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Monterey Bay: Albatrosses & Early Fall Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$168</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Aug. 6, Sat.</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Half Moon Bay: Albatrosses & Early Fall Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$198</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Aug. 7, Sun.</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Farallon Islands: Tufted Puffins & Breeding Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$189</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Aug. 13, Sat.</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Half Moon Bay: Albatrosses & Early Fall Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$198</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Aug. 14, Sun</b>.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Farallon Islands: Tufted Puffins & Breeding Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$189</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Aug. 19, Fri. </b>Half Moon Bay: Albatrosses & Fall Seabirds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$198</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>Sep. 4, Sun.</b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Half Moon Bay: Albatrosses, Petrels & Storm-Petrels<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$198</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The year 2015 was one of the single most amazing years along the central coast of California. We observed a record 20 species of tubenoses: albatrossses, petrels, shearwaters, and storm-petrels! One of many highlights was a <b>WHITE-CHINNED PETREL </b>on the September 15th Half Moon Bay trip that flew into the wake and sat on the water for 45 minutes! Our August 9th trip to the Farallon Islands not only saw scads of <b>TUFTED PUFFINS</b>, but also <b>NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN BOOBY, and BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY! </b>Our trips to the Farallon Islands have a 100% success rate in finding Tufted Puffins, and always sell out early. Departing from Sausalito on a very stable catamaran, we sail under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge for a unique perspective. Monterey Bay trips this past fall season were over the top with seabirds and lunge-feeding and breaching <b>HUMPBACK WHALES</b>. El Nino sent thousands of <b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATERS</b> to Monterey Bay and a handful of <b>LEAST STORM-PETRELS</b>. Every single day is completely different — just ask the folks who did 5 trips in a row from Monterey with us! Our friendly and knowledgable leaders are ready to enchance your day at sea! Join us!</span></div>
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Monterey Bay seabirds and the humpback whales at Moss Landing put on a great show for our September 5, 2015 pelagic trip. <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/index.shtml">Shearwater Journeys'</a> trip headed into Santa Cruz County where many trips do not venture and found some great birds! Highlights included a <b>JAEGER GRAND SLAM: POMARINE, PARASITIC, LONG-TAILED & SOUTH POLAR SKUA; EIGHT SPECIES OF TUBENOSES; COMMON TERNS; SABINE'S GULLS; and 52 HUMPBACK WHALES!</b></div>
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<b>SUNRISE</b> at the Monterey Bay harbor.</div>
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A female <b>SEA OTTER</b>, eating a clam breakfast.</div>
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Males bite the females on the nose when mating. </div>
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A <b>COMMON MURRE</b> preens in the harbor. </div>
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There has been a huge die-off of murres, causes unknown, so far.</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN,</b> one of the inshore species of birds that we search for. </div>
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A father murre with his chick.</div>
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We saw huge nursery schools on the Santa Cruz side of the bay, as is common at this time of year. </div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>, above. </div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERNS </b>are followed by their begging chicks all the way from Southern California where they nested this year. </div>
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<b>LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHINS</b> put on a show. </div>
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In total, we saw some <b>52 HUMPBACK WHALES</b>, but this whale above, kept surfacing in a huge kelp patty. That's kelp hanging off the tail flukes!</div>
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<b>COMMON TERNS</b> have been relatively scarce this season. </div>
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They must be migrating further offshore this year. </div>
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<b> BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b> numbers usually drop off during September, </div>
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but we had a good show with 31.</div>
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Many seabirds fly right up the wake. </div>
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<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b>, above and below. </div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b> are great followers at sea.</div>
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Give that <b>RED PHALAROPE </b>a surfboard!</div>
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We had some great comparison moments of both <b>RED-NECKED,</b> lower left, and <b>RED PHALAROPES</b>, upper right. </div>
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A single <b>SOUTH POLAR SKUA</b> put on a great show! </div>
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The ultimate bully of the sea, <b>SOUTH POLAR SKUAS</b> have been thin this year. </div>
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The dainty and beautiful, <b>SABINE'S GULL</b>. </div>
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<b>SOUTH POLAR SKUA,</b> cruising around our boat.</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b> harassing gulls. </div>
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We had a <b>JAEGER GRAND SLAM: POMARINE, PARASITIC & LONG-TAILED!</b></div>
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Jaegers will also chase <b>COMMON TERNS</b>. </div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS </b>flying effortlessly using dynamic soaring. </div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>, showing its pink feet!</div>
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Heading off to Santa Cruz County.</div>
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Many thanks to all of the participants who joined us from near and far —birders from Germany, Australia, England who ticked 10-15 life birds — and, from Lois Goldfrank, leader of the Santa Cruz birders who ticked some new county birds and even a life bird, or two. It was a banner day for County Birder! Even though the marine forecast was not the best, we made a good trip out of it by heading straight to Moss Landing where the <b>HUMPBACK WHALE SHOW</b> and <b>STREAMING SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>, continue. After that, we followed the 50 - 100 fathom line north into Santa Cruz County, hiding in the lee of the Santa Cruz Mountains for protection from the northwest wind. All in all a great day! </div>
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It takes a team to pull off such a great day. Leaders on this day were: <b>TIM MILLER, CLAY KEMPF, NICK LEVENDOSKY, JENNIFER GREEN, MEL PRESTON, ALEX RINKERT, DEBI SHEARAWATER.</b></div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 TRIP FOLLOWS: </b></div>
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<b>COMMON LOON</b>- 1/1/2</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 6/25/31</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FULMAR</b>- 18/12/30</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 400/50/450</div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>- 0/2/2</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 850/150/1000</div>
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<b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER</b>- 35/0/35</div>
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<b>WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b>- 0/2/2</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL-</b> 7/19/26- most of the storm-petrels were found in 50-70 fathoms which is unusual. I think these are "scouts."</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN</b>- 30/4/34</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b>- 1055/9/1064</div>
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<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT</b>- 4/0/4</div>
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<b>BLACK TURNSTONE-</b> 11/0/11</div>
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<b>SURFBIRD</b>- 17/0/17</div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE</b>- 100/70/170</div>
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<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 7/15/22</div>
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<b>SOUTH POLAR SKUA</b>- 0/1/1</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 6/4/10</div>
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<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b>- 5/1/6</div>
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<b>LONG-TAILED JAEGER</b>- 0/1/1</div>
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<b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b>- 50/0/50</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 150/20/170</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- 200/60/260</div>
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<b>SABINE'S GULL-</b> 0/3/3</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN</b>- 130/0/130</div>
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<b>COMMON TERN-</b> 7/4/11</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE-</b> 2500/560/3060- many dad/chick pairs</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 9/15/24</div>
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<b>GREAT EGRET-</b> 7/0/7</div>
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<b>SNOWY EGRET-</b> 1/0/1</div>
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<b>SEA OTTER</b>-7</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 255</div>
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<b>HARBOR SEAL</b>- 1</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE-</b> 52</div>
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<b>LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN</b>- 60</div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b>- 6</div>
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<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b>- 5</div>
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<b>EGG YOLK JELLIES</b>=+</div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS FROM MONTEREY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 3, 10</b></div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS FROM HALF MOON BAY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 20 (limited spaces open)</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 4, 11</b></div>
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<b>GREAT WHITE SHARK SEARCH:</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 18 departing from SAUSALITO </b></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186359808590955379.post-11269878075958325882015-09-01T13:29:00.002-07:002015-09-03T20:04:02.462-07:00WHY YOU SHOULD DO A PELAGIC TRIP IN SEPTEMBER 2015 !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">From Monterey Bay to Half Moon Bay to Bodega Bay — the shear numbers of seabirds and marine mammals is UNPRECEDENTED!</span> </b></div>
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Not simply the <b>streaming SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>, but many other species as well. </div>
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The diversity amongst seabirds in this area this season has been astounding. </div>
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During the past forty years, I have seen a lot of stuff — but, never anything like this! </div>
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And, we've only just begun.</div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER is the single best month of the entire year to see seabirds based on my forty years of experience. Get thee on a boat, post haste!</b></div>
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<b>September offers the greatest diversity of seabirds & marine mammals.</b></div>
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<b>There is no better month of the entire year!</b></div>
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<b>September generally has the best marine weather.</b></div>
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<b>Shearwater Journeys has some 14 trips on offer during September!</b></div>
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Like a gigantic mixing bowl of warm water, swirling cold water currents, bubbles, and eddies are making this year very special. Seabirds seldom found along the Central California Coast, are turning up. These <b>GUADALUPE MURRELETS</b>, above, are one of the most prized of all murrelet species. We may not see this species in our area again for another decade!</div>
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Get out there! </div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Steve Howell. </div>
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<b>LAYSAN ALBATROSS</b>, above, is not easily found — there is no reliable time of year for this species. </div>
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However, recent trips have recorded a number of these gorgeous albatrosses, especially off Bodega Bay. </div>
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All Laysan images, courtesy and copyright, Steve Howell. </div>
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The year 2014 saw a huge influx of <b><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Booby/id">BROWN BOOBIES</a></b>, such as this one on the Half Moon Bay weather buoy. Their displacement continues this season. </div>
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<b>STORM-PETRELS</b> which were virtually absent last fall, have been showing up in good numbers on some trips. </div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Debi Shearwater.</div>
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The image below is a mixed species flock as seen on our August 2, 2015 Half Moon Bay trip. </div>
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<b>BODEGA BAY</b> has been the main stomping grounds for the vast majority of storm-petrels.</div>
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We once recorded a record breaking flock of 12,350 mixed species flock! </div>
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True to my prediction and post, <b>STREAMING SHEARWATERS, SCHOOLING FISH & COLD WATER</b>, rafts of thousands of storm-petrels were found near Cordell Bank within days of that post. </div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Will Brooks. </div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"> Within those flocks, one or two <b><a href="http://blog.aba.org/2015/08/open-mic-wedge-rumped-storm-petrels-in-california.html">WEDGE-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS</a></b> were found, August 21-23, 2015!</span></div>
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This species has not been found in our area since the early 1980's!</div>
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There are fewer than a dozen records for the ABA area of this species!</div>
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You may recall that Point Blue banded two individual<a href="http://blog.aba.org/2015/05/rare-bird-alert-may-1-2015.html"> </a><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=186359808590955379#editor/target=post;postID=5338227545660010618;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=20;src=postname">WEDGE-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS</a></b> at the Farallon Islands this past spring!</div>
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Sure enough — they are out there — somewhere — a needle in a haystack, but you could get lucky!</div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Dave Pereksta. </div>
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Thousands <b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b> are following the cold water streams. </div>
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Image, above, at Bodega Bay. </div>
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Image courtesy and copyright, Steve Howell. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/nature/uau.htm">HAWAIIAN PETREL</a></b>, above, was seen on one Bodega Bay trip during August this season.</div>
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There are September records, and one of these rare petrel may well be spotted again. </div>
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We have recorded <b><a href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3896">HAWAIIAN PETRELS</a></b> at Monterey, Half Moon, and Bodega on previous trips. </div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Scott Terrill. </div>
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In addition to the seabirds, marine mammals have been very present and exciting. </div>
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<b><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/blue-whale/">BLUE WHALE</a></b>, above, is not as abundant as the<b> HUMPBACK WHALES</b> this season, but they are around. </div>
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Image, courtesy and copyright, Dave Pereksta. </div>
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<a href="http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/bairds-beaked-whale/"><b>BAIRD'S BEAKED WHALE</b>,</a> spyhopping, above. This large and rarely seen toothed whale was spotted on our Monterey Albacore trip last year, and again, this year at Bodega Bay. </div>
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Image, courtesy & copyright, Steve Howell. </div>
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Somewhere, "out there," is likely a mega-rare seabird, a <b><a href="http://kauaiseabirdproject.org/index.php/the-birds/other-seabirds/wedge-tailed-shearwater/">WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER</a></b>, above, and/or a</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-billed-tropicbird">RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD</a></b>, below. </div>
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These warm water species are very possible. </div>
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We did find a Red-billed Tropicbird on our September 21, 2014 Half Moon Bay trip.</div>
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Both images, courtesy and copyright, Dave Pereksta.<br />
Tropical whales may show up, for instance, last year we saw a <b><a href="http://www.arkive.org/dwarf-sperm-whale/kogia-sima/">DWARF/PYGMY SPERM WHALE.</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-6-2009-cooks-petrel-chase-trip.html">COOK'S PETREL</a></b>, below.</div>
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Early fall, 2009, record numbers of<a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2009/08/still-cookin-chase-on.html"> <b>COOK'S PETRELS</b></a><b> </b>were found on Shearwater Journeys' trips from Monterey. </div>
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I strongly encouraged everyone to get on a trip — saying what we were seeing was unprecedented —</div>
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Many birders heeded that advise and had splendid views of Cook's Petrels.</div>
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Some birders, decided to "wait for next year."</div>
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Well, next year came and went, and the next, and the next, and the next. </div>
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So, here we are — some six years later — and it has not happened, again. </div>
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Birders lamented: I should have followed your advise.</div>
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<b>MORAL OF THE STORY:</b></div>
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My good friend, Todd McGrath, has a ball cap with this embroidered on the back:</div>
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<b>NO WHINERS!</b></div>
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There is no excuse for not getting on a September pelagic trip! </div>
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Next year: LA NINA is already being forecast!</div>
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Finally, the BBC & PBS were so certain that Monterey Bay would produce marine life that they filmed, live: <b><a href="http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/">BIG BLUE LIVE</a></b>. Part 2 is tonight, and Part 3 tomorrow night. </div>
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<b><u>UPCOMING TRIPS & LEADERS:</u></b></h3>
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<b>SEP 5, SAT: MONTEREY</b> with Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Clay Kempf, Mel Preston, Tim Miller, Alex Rinkert<br />
<b>SEP 6, SUN: HALF MOON BAY</b> with Gerry McChesney, Jim Holmes, Will Brooks, Steve Tucker. <b>SOLD OUT.</b><br />
<b>SEP 8, TUE: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Rick Fournier, Christian Schwarz<br />
<b>SEP 9, WED: MONTEREY BAY </b>with Tim Miller, Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz, Mel Preston<br />
<b>SEP 10, THU: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz, Jennifer Green<br />
<b>SEP 11, FRI: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Mary Gustafson, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz<br />
<b>SEP 12, SAT: MONTEREY ALBACORE</b> with Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Mary Gustafson, Rick Fournier. <b>SOLD OUT</b>. Wait list, email Debi.<br />
<b>SEP 13, SUN: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Mary Gustafson, Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Clay Kempf. Debi's Birthday Trip!<br />
<b>SEP 15, TUE: HALF MOON BAY</b> with Mary Gustafson, Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Tim Miller, Marisa Ortega-Welch <b>SOLD OUT</b><br />
<b>SEP 16, WED: MONTEREY BAY </b>with Tim Miller, Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Annie Schmidt<br />
<b>SEP 18, FRI: BODEGA BAY</b> with Nick Levendosky, Peter Pyle, Abe Borker, Steve Tucker, Steve Howell. <b>SOLD OUT</b>. Wait list, email Debi.<br />
<b>SEP 20, SUN: HALF MOON BAY</b> with Gerry McChesney, Nick Levendosky, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Steve Hampton<br />
<b>SEP 25, FRI: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Rick Fournier, TBA.<br />
<b>SEP 26, SAT: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, TBA.<br />
<b>SEP 27, SUN: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Nick Levendosky, Alex Rinkert.<br />
<b>OCT 3, SAT: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Tim Miller, Dena Spatz, Jennifer Green<br />
<b>OCT 4, SUN: HALF MOON BAY </b>with Steve Hampton, Will Brooks, Annie Schmidt, Christian Schwarz<br />
<b>OCT 10, SAT: MONTEREY BAY</b> with Todd McGrath, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Jennifer Green<br />
<b>OCT 11, SUN: HALF MOON BAY </b>with Todd McGrath, Jim Holmes, Tim Miller, Will Brooks, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Marissa Ortega-Welch<br />
<b>OCT 18, SUN: FARALLON ISLANDS GREAT WHITE SHARK & SEABIRDS </b>with Peter Pyle, Gerry McChesney, Jim Holmes, Steve Tucker<br />
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Do whatever you can to get on a boat trip this month — call in sick, take a personal holiday — but, get out there! And, October — well, the Southern Hemisphere seabirds have departed for the next breeding season. That thins the shearwaters out quite a bit, making is so much easier to spot mega-rarities. October mega-rare seabirds are one story for the book — but, that's another blog post!<br />
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>DEBI SHEARWATER</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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Parties of <b>PIGEON GUILLEMOTS</b> inside the harbor.</div>
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They nest in the rocky crevices of the jetties.</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b> often fly up the wake of the boat.</div>
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<b>A MACKEREL FEEDING FRENZY:</b></div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b></div>
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all joining in the feast!</div>
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We encountered scattered storm-petrels.</div>
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Returning to the harbor.</div>
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<b>STREAMING SOOTY SHEARWATERS!</b></div>
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<b>UPCOMING PELAGIC TRIPS:</b></div>
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<b>HALF MOON BAY: SEP 6 (2 openings), SEP 20</b></div>
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<b>HALF MOON BAY: OCT 4 & 11</b></div>
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<b>MONTEREY BAY: SEP 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 25, 26, 27</b></div>
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<b>MONTEREY BAY: OCT 3 & 11</b></div>
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<b>FARALLON ISLANDS GREAT WHITE SHARK: OCT 18</b></div>
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<b>SEE YOU OUT THERE!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b><br />
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<b>All images, copyright, Steve Tucker</b><br />
<b>Please do not use without permission</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186359808590955379.post-1857982651177464852015-08-30T18:58:00.001-07:002015-08-30T23:21:55.896-07:00IMAGES OF THE DAY BY SCOTT & LINDA TERRILL: AUGUST 16, 2015 HALF MOON BAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Please enjoy these seabird images by popular leaders, Scott & Linda Terrill from Shearwater Journeys' </div>
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Over <b>1200 ELEGANT TERNS</b> lined the jetties!</div>
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We see all three species of cormorants right in the harbor.</div>
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Offshore, we encountered a massive herd of <b>CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS</b> chasing <b>MACKEREL</b>.</div>
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Hundreds of <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b>, above, were gorging opportunistically on the catch. </div>
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Nature's own chumming machine, the California Sea Lion herd, cranked out some fish for the <b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>, above. </div>
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Four <b>STELLER'S SEA LIONS</b> were lazing on this buoy.</div>
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<b>STREAMING SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b> and a halibut fishing vessel built in 1908.</div>
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Jennifer & Jay celebrate her birthday on Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip.</div>
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She made her first trip with us 30 years ago!</div>
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<b>Two spaces have opened up on our next HALF MOON BAY TRIP:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 6.</b></div>
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<b>CONTACT DEBI: debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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<b>Living the Salt Live,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>BETH HAMEL & HER FRIENDLY CAMERA LENSE!</b> </div>
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She handholds this monster.</div>
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Monterey Bay trip. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/basic-facts">SEA OTTER</a></b> feeding youngster portions of a clam. </div>
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I think this was high on Beth's "wish list" on this day!</div>
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<b>BREACHING HUMPBACK WHALES </b>near MOSS LANDING, </div>
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MONTEREY BAY.</div>
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By day's end, we would record some <b>62 HUMPBACKS!</b></div>
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Notice the knobs on the edge of the whale's flipper and the top of the head. </div>
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Barnacles on the chin. The lined area is the throat pleats. </div>
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<b>GREAT EGRET</b> fishing on the Coast Guard Jetty.</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b> taking flight, showing the silver wing-linings.</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FULMAR</b>, above, always has a yellowish bill. </div>
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Intense chases by <b>POMARINE JAGEGERS</b> of <b>ELEGANT TERNS</b>. </div>
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Jaegers are <a href="http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v097n03/p0771-p0781.pdf">kleptoparasites</a>. </div>
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It just doesn't seem fair when more than one jaeger gangs up on a bird. </div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>, sitting on the water, and in flight, below. </div>
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A young <b><a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/education/marine-mammal-information/pinnipeds/northern-elephant-seal/">NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL</a></b> sticking its head out of the water.</div>
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At this age, they are known as "rat noses."</div>
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This is the second largest seal in the world. </div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b> breed at Ano Nuevo Island north of Santa Cruz.</div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHINS </b>are very large dolphins, up to 13 feet long, with tall dorsal fins, heavy scarring on the gray body. </div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHINS</b> have bulbous heads and feed on squid. </div>
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Here's a change-up: <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER harassing a <a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sabines-gull">SABINE'S GULL</a>!</b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.restorethefarallones.org/">ASHY STORM-PETREL</a></b>, one of the rarest of the world's storm-petrels. </div>
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Most of the <b>ASHY STORM-PETRELS</b> did not approach the vessel very closely, as is the usual case.</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE</b> pectoral flipper, slapping the water repeatedly. </div>
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These flippers can be up to 12 feet long. </div>
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<b><a href="http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=682">BREACHING HUMPBACK WHALE!</a></b></div>
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<b>IT WAS ONE HECK OF A DAY ON MONTEREY BAY!</b></div>
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<b>SEE YOU OUT THERE!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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Monterey's seabirds put on a non-stop show on August 21, 2015! Seabirds were in view throughout the day with virtually no lulls. It was a bit exhausting! </div>
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Monterey Bay is usually so productive that it doesn't really matter where I go with the boat. Consequently, for most trips, I don't make an advance plan. However, on this day I had a distinctive plan: head out to where we used to find the storm-petrels after covering the inshore birds and then head to Moss Landing where a humpback whale show is simply over the top! And, this is exactly what we did — the results speak for themselves!</div>
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A few of the commercial fishing fleet in the harbor.</div>
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A mother<b> SEA OTTER</b> in the harbor, banging a clam, and feeding it to her youngster while a <b>WESTERN GULL</b> hangs out for tidbits of scraps. </div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS & HEERMANN'S GULL</b> on the Coast Guard Breakwater. </div>
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Scanning the rocky jetty, we found <b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, BLACK TURNSTONES & SURFBIRDS.</b></div>
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A <b>GREAT EGRET</b> fishing from the jetty.</div>
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An oceanside view of the <b><a href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/">MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM</a></b> along Cannery Row. </div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANTS</b> (above) are abundant along the inshore areas, while <b>PELAGIC CORMORANTS</b> are found in much smaller numbers. </div>
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One of the strangest and most endearing fishes, the <b>OCEAN SUNFISH </b>(<i>Mola mola</i>). </div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b> mouthing off. </div>
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I once saw a Western Gull eat a Red-necked Phalarope alive.</div>
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It is easy to see how that big mouth could swallow the whole phalarope.</div>
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Just about a mile and half off Point Pinos, we encountered thousands of streaming <b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>. They seemed to be traveling from Moss Landing and heading southwest. </div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER,</b> above. </div>
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Along with the shearwaters, <b>FATHER/CHICK PAIRS of COMMON MURRES</b> were just off the point.</div>
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A sprinkling of <b><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cassins_Auklet/id">CASSIN'S AUKLETS</a></b> was a surprise at the same location. </div>
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The first <b><a href="http://www.oikonos.org/papers/Hodum_Hyrenbach_PFSH_Mircrowave_winter_06.pdf">PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</a></b> began following in our wake. </div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPES</b>, above, and <b>RED PHALAROPES</b>, below, were found throughout the day. </div>
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<a href="http://oikonos.org/pink-footed-shearwater/"> <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b></a> breed on islands off the coast of Chile. </div>
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Ten individuals have been fitted with radio tags. </div>
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One was tracked to Monterey Bay!</div>
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Scattered <b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN </b>groups were around, hunting squid. </div>
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The first of more than <b><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-footed-albatross">100 BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</a></b> showed up at 9:15 a.m., fifteen minutes late by my calculation!</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b> and <b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b> flying side-by-side, above.</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b> sitting in our wake. </div>
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They often vocalize, "beep!"</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS,</b> one of three species in the North Pacific. </div>
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<b>LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHINS</b> added to the species list.</div>
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Their tiny calves were traveling with mothers. </div>
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They are not normally found in Monterey Bay, preferring the warmer waters south of Point Conception on the California coastline. But, during this warm water, El Nino year, they have been hanging out in Monterey Bay. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.ventbird.com/people/jeri-langham">JERI LANGHAM</a> </b>was on board with a group from Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (<b><a href="http://www.ventbird.com/">VENT</a>).</b></div>
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<b>SEABIRDERS</b> enjoying the sights of the day!</div>
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We managed to find scatterings of both <b>ASHY & BLACK STORM-PETRELS</b>.</div>
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The "stacks" of the power plant at <b>MOSS LANDING</b>.</div>
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We made our way over to Moss Landing, traversing the great <a href="http://sanctuarysimon.org/monterey/sections/submarineCanyons/overview.php">Monterey Submarine Canyon</a>.</div>
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Again, we encountered hundreds of feeding shearwaters, and more than 50 feeding humpback whales. </div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>, above.</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b> with impersonator <b>POMARINE JAEGERS! </b></div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b></div>
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Overall, jaeger numbers have been very thin so far, this season. </div>
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A <b>LUNGE-FEEDING HUMPBACK WHALE!</b> </div>
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That's the head of the whale, with the mouth wide open. </div>
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It is gulping water laden with anchovies. </div>
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<b>BREACHING HUMPBACK WHALES</b> were like the final fireworks on the 4th of July!</div>
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<b>HUMPBACK WHALE TAIL FLUKES & a BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER.</b></div>
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These southern shearwaters have just arrived in Monterey Bay! </div>
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A positively splendid day with Monterey's seabirds and marine mammals!</div>
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Many thanks to all of the birders who joined us on this day from NY, LA, WI, MA, TX, MN, England and of course, California. We couldn't do it without you!<br />
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To view more images of this trip by Beth Hamel, click <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2015/08/images-of-day-by-beth-hamel-august-21.html">here</a>.<br />
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The leaders on this trip were: Nick Levendosky, Rick Fournier, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz, and Debi Shearwater. Sea surface temperatures ranged from 61-64F, warmest near the weather buoy area.<br />
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' AUGUST 21, 2015 TRIP FOLLOWS: MONTEREY/SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES:</b><br />
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 90/20<br />
<b>NORTHERN FULMAR</b>- 17/5<br />
<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER-</b> 200/450<br />
<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>- 6/5<br />
<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 5500/770<br />
<b>BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER</b>- 10/0<br />
<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL-</b> 15/10<br />
<b>BLACK STORM-PETREL</b>- 9/2<br />
<b>BROWN PELICAN- </b>+<br />
<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b>- 150/20<br />
<b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT</b>- 1/0<br />
<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT</b>- 4/0<br />
<b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHER</b>- 2/0<br />
<b>BLACK TURNSTONE</b>- 2/0<br />
<b>SURFBIRD- </b>3/0<br />
<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE</b>- 85/380<br />
<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 18/23<br />
<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 4/2<br />
<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b>- 1/0<br />
<b>PARASITIC/LONG-TAILED JAEGER-</b> 0/1<br />
<b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b>- 30<br />
<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- +<br />
<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- +<br />
<b>SABINE'S GULL</b>- 9/2<br />
<b>ELEGANT TERN</b>- 300/10<br />
<b>COMMON/ARCTIC TERN</b>- 1/0<br />
<b>CASPIAN TERN</b>- 2/0<br />
<b>COMMON MURRE- </b>500/250<br />
<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT</b>- 8/1<br />
<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET- </b>6/10<br />
<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 14/2<br />
<b>TUFTED PUFFIN-</b> 1/0, flyby<br />
<b>SEA OTTER</b>- 7<br />
<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION-</b> 25-<br />
<b>NORTHERN FUR SEAL</b>- 12<br />
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<b>NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL</b>- 2</div>
<b>HARBOR SEAL</b>- 4<br />
<b>HUMPBACK WHALE- </b>62<br />
<b>LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN</b>- 250<br />
<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b>- 15<br />
<b>HARBOR PORPOISE-</b> 7<br />
<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b>- 8<br />
<b>EGG YOLK JELLY-</b> ++<br />
<b>MOON JELLY-</b> +<br />
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS FROM MONTEREY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 25, 26, 27</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 3 & 10</b></div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS FROM HALF MOON BAY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 6 & 20; OCTOBER 4, 11</b></div>
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<b>GREAT WHITE SHARK TRIP:</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 18, departing from Sausalito to the Farallon Islands</b></div>
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<b>Hope to see you out there!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE, </b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b><br />
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<b>All images, Copyright, <a href="http://www.byjcbphoto.com/">Jeff Bleam & Jeannine Mealey</a>.</b><br />
<b>Please do not use without permission. </b></div>
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Recently, birders along the Central Coast of California have reported l<b>arge streams of SOOTY SHEARWATERS swirling and moving along the shore.</b> Birders are wondering why this is happening. Perhaps this blog post will offer some explanation.</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>, Monterey Bay, California</div>
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Image, copyright, Beth Hamel.</div>
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Even though large flocks of Sooty Shearwaters are often seen, their worldwide population has DECLINED 90%! They, along with Short-tailed, Flesh-footed, and Streaked Shearwaters are in steep decline. </div>
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Everyone is talking about <a href="http://www.weather.com/science/news/el-nino-comparison-2015-1997-climate-centralhttp://www.weather.com/science/news/el-nino-comparison-2015-1997-climate-central">EL NINO</a></div>
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and the massive warm water bodies offshore in the Pacific Ocean and off California. Indeed, the Monterey Bay Weather Buoy recorded a<b> <a href="http://www.ksbw.com/news/monterey-bay-buoy-rises-to-record-high-water-temperature/34701466">record-breaking 69F Sea Surface Temperature at 2 pm PDT on August 12, 2015. </a></b></div>
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The Monterey Weather Buoy is the red dot in the <a href="http://www.terrafin.com/">Terrafin</a> image, below.</div>
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While the report of this record-breaking SST is incredible, <i>it does not tell the whole story</i>.</div>
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The ocean, and even so-called, bays such as Monterey Bay, is a dynamic, ever-changing habitat. </div>
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Winds and currents greatly affect the sea surface temperature (SST).</div>
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Looking at the August 13th SST chart, above. we can see that the nearshore areas are blue, and some are a very deep blue. This means that there was a lot of very, very cold, 57-56F water NEARSHORE!</div>
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Comparing the <a href="http://www.terrafin.com/">Terrafin</a> chart above of Monterey Bay for August 15th, we can see how the recent WNW winds impacted the SST from August 13th. </div>
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Now, let's look a little to the north at the Half Moon Bay, SST chart from August 17th. </div>
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Nearshore cool waters are smaller, while warmer water moved in closer to the 50 and 100 fathom lines. </div>
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Whoaa! What do we have here? Seriously <i>cold</i> water off Point Reyes, and Bodega Bay! </div>
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Sooty Shearwaters are streaming north, keeping up with the movements of the nearshore cool water bands. That's how it looks to me. To be sure, we still have loads of nearshore cool water in Monterey Bay and a few other places along the central coast. And, in two day's time, this will change again. The ocean is very dynamic, and hardly a homogeneous habitat, very unlike walking in a redwood forest — picture those redwood trees moving around every night and day!</div>
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Therefore, <i><b>FOOD IS NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AT SEA!</b></i></div>
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Sooty Shearwaters feed on schooling anchovies, below. We are primarily seeing these anchovy schools in COLD WATER! Last fall, a block of anchovies the size of Manhattan remained stationary in Monterey Bay for weeks, being gorged upon by not only Sooty Shearwaters, but some 100 HUMPBACK WHALES and large herds of hundreds of CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS. </div>
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Pretty much the same thing is happening this year, although only about 50 whales are feeding in Monterey Bay.</div>
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<b>MASSES of ANCHOVIES</b> in Monterey Bay this week.</div>
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Anchovies, and other species (mackerel and sardines) of "forage fish" are critical food for shearwaters, especially. <a href="http://ca.audubon.org/seabirds">Audubon California</a> advocates to protect these stocks. The central coast anchovy population crashed in 2008. During the subsequent falls, Sooty Shearwaters were streaming along the coast, looking for schools of anchovies, but not finding them! In 2012, the anchovies returned!</div>
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Some folks are saying that 2015 might be a record-breaking year for anchovies in our area.</div>
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There is a fishery for anchovies — many are ground up into pellets that are fed to farm/captive-raised salmon. Please think about that the next time you eat salmon in a restaurant — and, <b>ORDER ONLY WILD CAUGHT SALMON!</b></div>
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Two <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b>, above.</div>
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Image, copyright, Beth Hamel.</div>
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Shearwater Journeys' six recent pelagic trips have detected massive numbers of SOOTY SHEARWATERS, primarily near shore, while offshore, PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS flocks are more numerous. This leads me to believe that the Pink-footed Shearwaters's preferred prey item is something that they are finding offshore. <b>IT'S ALL ABOUT FOOD!</b></div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>, above.</div>
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Image, copyright, Beth Hamel.</div>
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Sightings of BULLER'S SHEARWATERS have been very few so far this season. </div>
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I believe the reason for this is that they tend to border the "hard edge" that tuna fishermen refer to where there is a distinct and abrupt change in SST from, say 59F to 61F. We have not been able to detect any "hard edges." Tuna fishermen (albacore) refer to the Buller's Shearwater as one of the "tuna birds," their association is so closely related to albacore. These shearwaters may feed on PACIFIC SAURY which is something that the albacore feed on as well. It's all about FOOD!</div>
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<b>SCRIPPS'S MURRELET</b>, above, Half Moon Bay, California.</div>
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Image, copyright, Will Brooks.</div>
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SCRIPPS'S, CRAVERI'S and GUADALUPE MURRELETS are also usually associated more often with "hard edges" and a SST of about 50-61F. However, they also like very clear, deep dark blue, almost black water, just like the albacore prefer. Pacific Saury are too big for them, but they may be feeding on the smaller prey that the saury feed upon! </div>
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To date, we have only found one SCRIPPS'S MURRELET, the one above. </div>
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But, that could change overnight, if we reach a "hard edge."</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT with FLAT-BELLIED ROCKFISH </b>which it was bringing to its young in the rock nest crevice at the jetty at Half Moon Bay, California. </div>
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A <b>BLUE WHALE </b>blow shoots some 30 feet high. </div>
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Different species of seabirds are feasting on different marine prey, be it fish, or squid, or isopods. </div>
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We have not seen any krill, and it has been reported to be of very low productivity this year. Krill is the preferred prey item of the tiny CASSIN'S AUKLET and the world's largest animal, <b>BLUE WHALE</b>. We have only seen two BLUE WHALES, both at Monterey Bay on August 7th. These whales were traveling, not feeding. So, they were likely looking for krill. I predict that we will see Blue Whales on our Bodega Bay trip, September 18th. </div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>, above.<br />
Image, copyright, Beth Hamel.<br />
The Farallon Islands where Cassin's Auklets breed, has been surrounded by cold water throughout the spring and now into summer. Although Cassin's Auklets, Rhinoceros Auklets, Common Murres, and Tufted Puffins did breed, it was not an off the charts breeding season. Cassin's Auklets did not double brood this year. They know there's an El Nino out there. Food for some of these species is limited.<br />
Seabirds are well adapted to El Nino years.<br />
They've dealt with it for eons.<br />
But, the more recent man-made threats are something new for seabirds.<br />
<b><i>No other group of birds in the world is more threatened than seabirds.</i></b><br />
And, that, my friends, is another blog post altogether!<br />
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<b>Watching HUMPBACK WHALES</b>.</div>
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Photographer, <b>Jeff Bleam</b>, was able to capture these images on the <a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/index.shtml">Shearwater Journeys</a>' <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2015/08/half-moon-bay-pelagic-trip-august-16.html">August 16, 2015 </a>pelagic trip departing from Half Moon Bay, California. Please enjoy! <span id="goog_2093318065"></span><br />
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Over 400 <b>BROWN PELICANS</b> were using the jetties for a roost. </div>
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Up close views of <b>PIGEON GUILLEMOTS</b> which nest in the crevasses of the jetties.</div>
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A straggler single <b>GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL</b> on the jetty. </div>
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An aberrant <b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b> with white wing patches, often referred to as the Heermann's "Jaeger."</div>
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Just outside of the harbor, we encountered some 90,000 circling and feeding <b>SOOTY SHEARWATERS</b>.</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRES</b> which breed on the nearby Farallon Islands, were also feeding on schools of anchovies.</div>
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A FATHER (left) and CHICK (right) <b>COMMON MURRE PAIR</b>. </div>
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The fathers take the chicks to sea and care for them for 4-6 weeks, vocalizing back and forth. </div>
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Such a delightful sound. </div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA LIZARDFISH</b>, a warm water visitor due to the El Nino. </div>
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Just inside of the edge of the Continental Shelf, we encountered many flocks mostly comprised of <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b>. One <b>FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER </b>was amongst such a group. This is a prized species, not often seen.<br />
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>, a familiar sight, but a declining species.</div>
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No other group of birds in the world is more threatened than seabirds. </div>
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A fly-by <b>TUFTED PUFFIN</b>, above. </div>
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Contrast with the <b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET,</b> below. </div>
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Both species breed at the Farallon Islands, north of Half Moon Bay.</div>
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One of some 75 <b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES</b>.</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FULMAR</b> is a visitor from Alaska where it breeds </div>
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It seems that the fulmars which are around right now are non-breeders.</div>
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We witnessed a herd of some 400 <b>CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS </b>traveling as a group. </div>
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<b>TUFTED PUFFIN,</b> below. </div>
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A fly-by offshore <b>SURFBIRD</b>. </div>
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Returning to the harbor, we passed a different buoy which had both <b>CALIFORNIA </b>and <b>STELLER'S SEA LIONS</b> loafing on top.<br />
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In the harbor, we return to the sounds of begging young <b>ELEGANT TERNS.</b></div>
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In most years, this species breeds on islands in Baja, Mexico. </div>
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However, this year, the colony moved to Southern California where food was more plentiful due to the warm, El Nino waters in Mexico. </div>
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More than 1200 <b>ELEGANT TERNS</b> were roosting on the jetties.<br />
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Very small numbers of <b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS</b> breed on the jetties.<br />
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And so another great day at sea along the rich and productive Central Coast of California comes to an end. We hit the dock about 6 p.m.</div>
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This halibut fishing vessel dates from the year 1908!<br />
We saw her on our way into the harbor.<br />
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This is a trip report for Shearwater Journeys' pelagic trip departing from Half Moon Bay, August 16, 2015, offshore to the Continental Shelf and Pioneer Canyon. Highlights included: TEN SPECIES OF TUBENOSES: BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS; NORTHERN FULMAR; SOOTY, PINK-FOOTED, FLESH-FOOTED (first of the season), and BULLER'S SHEARWATERS; WILSON'S, FORK-TAILED, ASHY, and BLACK STORM-PETRELS; first of the season LONG-TAILED JAEGER; and TUFTED PUFFIN. It was a very seabird-filled day, from start to finish, with only one lull in the 11 hours we were at sea. A good selection of marine mammals included: HUMPBACK WHALE, RISSO'S and PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS, HARBOR PORPOISE, CALIFORNIA and STELLER'S SEA LIONS and HARBOR SEAL. Fish included one, now rarely seen, BLUE SHARK, loads of OCEAN SUNFISH and several LIZARDFISH. Gigantic shoals of ANCHOVIES.</div>
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Although there is a lot of warm water out there, we still had plenty of cold water nearshore. As we departed the harbor area, thousands and thousands — some 90,000 by our count — of <a href="http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/sooty-shearwaters-steal-spotlight-whales/#EObZC7ZwCecvIpMc.97">SOOTY SHEARWATERS </a>were flying as a long train. Along with four very close-to-shore HUMPBACK WHALES, they were feeding on ANCHOVIES. Terrafin chart, above, used with permission. Do not reproduce. </div>
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<b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS</b>, above, nest in the harbor, along with <b>PIGEON GUILLEMOTS</b>. </div>
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There are some who are calling this the biggest ANCHOVY year of all time. Great to see so many schooling fish as the central California population crashed in 2008. Great comeback!</div>
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<a href="http://www.mexfish.com/mexico/california-lizardfish/">CALIFORNIA LIZARDFISH</a> are still around, and we caught a few of these warm water fish. </div>
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Image, copyright, Will Brooks.</div>
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A flock of <b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS</b> (left) had one <b>FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER </b>(right) amongst them in San Mateo County. Later, we found another Flesh-footed Shearwater for San Francisco County. </div>
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Image, copyright, Will Brooks.</div>
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Before we even reached the edge of the Continental Shelf, we encountered the first of a handful of <b>ASHY STORM-PETRELS.</b> Soon, other storm-petrels joined the fray. </div>
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<b> BLACK STORM-PETREL</b>, above, made some very close passes in our wake.</div>
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<b> WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b>, above, and <b>FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL</b> also showed well. Image, copyright, Will Brooks.</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL</b> and <b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b>, above. </div>
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Many thanks to all of the birders who joined us! I thank the parents who brought their young birders, and one "birthday girl" who celebrated her birthday in this special way! This young lady did her first pelagic trip 25 years ago. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENNIFER TERRILL!</div>
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The <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2014/07/our-leaders.html">leaders</a> on this trip were: Todd McGrath, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Steve Tucker, Will Brooks, Al De Martini, and Debi Shearwater. </div>
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<b>THE COMPLETE SPECIES LIST FOR SHEARWATER JOURNEYS' AUGUST 16, 2015 TRIP FOLLOWS and is listed by counties; SAN MATEO/SAN FRANCISCO/TOTAL</b></div>
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<b>WESTERN GREBE</b>- 3/0/3</div>
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<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b>- 16/60/75</div>
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<b>NORTHERN FULMAR-</b> 18/10/28</div>
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<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 125/600/725</div>
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<b>*FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b>- 1/1/2</div>
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<b>BULLER'S SHEARWATER</b>- 4/1/5</div>
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<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b>- 99,415/32/99,560</div>
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<b>WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b>- 3/11/14</div>
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<b>FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL</b>- 1/3/4</div>
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<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL-</b>8/9/17</div>
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<b>BLACK STORM-PETREL</b>-1/8/9</div>
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<b>BROWN PELICAN</b>- 401/0/401</div>
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<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b>- 33/1/34</div>
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<b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT</b>- 65/0/65</div>
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<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT</b>- 9/0/9</div>
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<b>SURF SCOTER</b>- 15/0/15</div>
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<b>WESTERN SANDPIPER</b>- 23/0/23</div>
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<b>SANDERLING</b>- 20/0/20</div>
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<b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHER-</b> 2/0/2</div>
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<b>WANDERING TATTLER</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>BLACK TURNSTONE-</b> 13/1/14</div>
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<b>SURFBIRD</b>- 2/0/2</div>
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<b>SEMIPALMATED PLOVER</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>SPOTTED SANDPIPER</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE-</b> 54/6/60</div>
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<b>RED PHALAROPE</b>- 4/0/4</div>
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<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b>- 3/0/3</div>
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<b>LONG-TAILED JAEGER</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b>- 740/0/740</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b>- 6/2/8</div>
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<b>WESTERN GULL</b>- 140/35/175</div>
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<b>GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL</b>- 1/0/1</div>
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<b>ELEGANT TERN-</b> 1280/0/1280</div>
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<b>CASPIAN TERN-</b> 5/0/5</div>
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<b>COMMON MURRE</b>- 175/34/209</div>
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<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT</b>- 27/0/27</div>
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<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b>- 7/4/11</div>
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<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b>- 11/4/15</div>
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<b>TUFTED PUFFIN</b>- 0/1/1</div>
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<b>GREAT BLUE HERON</b>- 2/0/2</div>
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<b>BELTED KINGFISHER</b>- 2/0/2</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b>- 550</div>
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<b>STELLER'S SEA LION-</b> 7</div>
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<b>HARBOR SEAL</b>- 8</div>
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<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b>- 6</div>
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<b>PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN</b>- 20</div>
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<b>HARBOR PORPOISE</b>- 9</div>
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<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b>-35</div>
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<b>BLUE SHARK</b>- 1</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA LIZARDFISH</b>- 3, caught</div>
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<b>ANCHOVY</b>- verylarge schools</div>
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Various jellies, especially along breaks</div>
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<b>CALIFORNIA and STELLER'S SEA LIONS</b>.</div>
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<b>UPCOMING TRIPS FROM HALF MOON BAY:</b></div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 6</b> (4 spaces available-email Debi)</div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 15</b> (2 spaces available-email Debi)</div>
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<b>SEPTEMBER 20</b></div>
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<b>OCTOBER 4</b></div>
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<b>Living the Salt Life,</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">2015: FIRST FIVE PELAGIC TRIPS</span></h3>
<a href="http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/schedule.shtml">Shearwater Journeys</a> has completed its first five seabirding trips of the 2015 season with departures from Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Sausalito to the Farallon Islands.<br />
Hang on — the best is yet to come! We still have on offer another 22 trips, with September being the peak of the fall pelagic season!<br />
Below, I present a brief summary of the trips to date. In all, we recorded some 48 species of birds; 5 species of pinnipeds; sea otter; 9 species of cetaceans and various fish and invertebrates.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-footed_Albatross/lifehistory">BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</a></b> is common on summer trips, almost never missed.<br />
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<b>JIM & WILL BROOKS</b> continuing the <a href="http://shearwaterjourneys.blogspot.com/2014/07/dads-take-their-chicks-to-sea-july-20.html">Dads Take Their Chicks to Sea</a> Tradition!<br />
Will joined the Shearwater Journeys' pelagic leader team when he was 16 years old.<br />
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A surprising number of <b><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Fulmar/id">NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMARS</a> </b>were found whenever we birded in the cold water pockets, right off Point Pinos and off Carmel Bay, Monterey. </div>
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<b>SST CHARTS</b></div>
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Sea Surface Temperature charts by <a href="http://www.terrafin.com/">Terrafin</a>, show water temperatures which aid us in deciding where to go. The feeding frenzies are closely associated with the cold (blue) areas on these charts. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sooty-shearwater">SOOTY SHEARWATER</a> </b>feeding frenzy right off Seventeen Mile Drive, along with fifty <b><a href="http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/humpback-whale/">HUMPBACK WHALES!</a></b></div>
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If you think you need to go far offshore to see wildlife in Monterey Bay — think, again!</div>
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These whales and shearwaters were feeding on huge schools of anchovies.</div>
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Some folks believe this might be an all-time high year for anchovies. </div>
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Schooling fish are extremely important for marine life.</div>
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Our local anchovy stocks crashed in 2008. </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sabines-gull">SABINE'S GULLS</a></b> were found on all trips to date.</div>
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A <b>HY <a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/tufted-puffin">TUFTED PUFFIN</a>,</b> rarely seen at sea, (my first-ever) was on a Half Moon Bay trip. </div>
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<b><a href="http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/blue_whale/">BLUE WHALES</a> </b>were spotted off Carmel Canyon, Monterey Bay on August 7. </div>
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The largest animal, ever, on Earth, this season might be slim on Blue Whales because there is not a lot of krill around — their preferred food item.</div>
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<b>FOUR SPECIES OF STORM-PETRELS: <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Fork-tailed_Storm-Petrel/id">FORK-TAILED</a>, <a href="http://www.restorethefarallones.org/">ASHY</a>, <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22698557">BLACK</a>, and <a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wilsons-storm-petrel">WILSON'S</a></b> put on an amazing show on our August 2 Half Moon Bay pelagic trip. </div>
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<b>We set the all-time high count for WILSON'S STORM-PETREL for the State of California: 106!</b></div>
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Forty years ago, when I first started offering pelagic trips, Wilson's Storm-Petrel was a "write up" bird for the California Rare Birds Records Committee. </div>
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Our count of <b>FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL</b> was 750 on August 2.</div>
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There is no reliable place nor time in the State of California for seeing this species.</div>
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However, late July through August at Half Moon Bay can be quite good; through September at Bodega Canyon, as well. </div>
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<b>BLACK STORM-PETREL </b>at Half Moon Bay. </div>
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We may yet find some Least Storm-Petrels, a southern California species that sometimes makes it to northern Californian waters during warm water incursions.</div>
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This <b>SY <a href="http://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/xantus-murrelet.htm">SCRIPPS'S MURRELET</a></b> was a great find by the captain of our boat, Dennis Baxter, Half Moon Bay on August 2. It was incapable of flying, and possibly of diving, in heavy molt.</div>
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SY's are rarely seen at sea.</div>
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Both <b><a href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/commondolphin_shortbeaked.htm">SHORT-BEAKED</a> and <a href="http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/commondolphin_longbeaked.htm">LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHINS</a></b>, warm water species, have been seen on most of our trips, along with a good selection of other small cetaceans. </div>
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Another Father/Son pair: <b>BRUCE & BEN DILABIO</b> from Ontario, Canada joined our August 8 trip.</div>
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Both <b><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-phalarope">RED</a></b> (upper right corner) and <b><a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-necked-phalarope">RED-NECKED PHALAROPES</a></b> were found.<br />
This group was in a little bubble of cold water off Carmel Canyon.<br />
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<b><a href="http://oceansunfish.org/">MOLA MOLA! </a>OCEAN SUNFISH!</b><br />
In 2014, we saw an unprecedented number of Mola Mola's.<br />
Still plenty of these unusual and delightful fish around. <br />
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Just about the strangest combination of seabirds one could imagine:<br />
<b><a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Gannet/lifehistory">NORTHERN GANNET</a> & TUFTED PUFFIN</b><br />
at Sugerloaf, Farallon Islands!<br />
This is the only known gannet in the Pacific Ocean!<br />
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<b>LIFE BIRD! </b></div>
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Some folks saw as many as TWENTY LIFE BIRDS! </div>
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This young fellow was one them.</div>
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Folks who made more than one trip thanked me profusely for recommending that they do two trips!</div>
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<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">SPECIES OBSERVED ON OUR FIRST FIVE TRIPS:</u></b></div>
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<b>RED-THROATED LOON</b><br />
<b>PACIFIC LOON</b><br />
<b>COMMON LOON</b><br />
<b>WESTERN GREBE</b><br />
<b>BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS</b><br />
<b>NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMAR</b><br />
<b>PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER</b><br />
<b>BULLERS SHEARWATER</b><br />
<b>SOOTY SHEARWATER</b><br />
<b>**WILSON'S STORM-PETREL</b><br />
<b>FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL</b><br />
<b>ASHY STORM-PETREL</b><br />
<b>BLACK STORM-PETREL</b><br />
<b>**BROWN BOOBY</b><br />
<b>**BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY</b><br />
<b>**NORTHERN GANNET</b><br />
<b>BROWN PELICAN</b><br />
<b>BRANDT'S CORMORANT</b><br />
<b>DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT</b><br />
<b>PELAGIC CORMORANT</b><br />
<b>SURF SCOTER</b><br />
<b>BLACK OYSTERCATCHER</b><br />
<b>WANDERING TATTLER</b><br />
<b>WHIMBREL</b><br />
<b>BLACK TURNSTONE</b><br />
<b>RUDDY TURNSTONE</b><br />
<b>SURFBIRD</b><br />
<b>WILLET</b><br />
<b>RED-NECKED PHALAROPE</b><br />
<b>RED PHALAROPE</b><br />
<b>SOUTH POLAR SKUA</b><br />
<b>POMARINE JAEGER</b><br />
<b>PARASITIC JAEGER</b><br />
<b>HEERMANN'S GULL</b><br />
<b>CALIFORNIA GULL</b><br />
<b>WESTERN GULL</b><br />
<b>GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL</b><br />
<b>SABINE'S GULL</b><br />
<b>ELEGANT TERN</b><br />
<b>CASPIAN TERN</b><br />
<b>COMMON TERN</b><br />
<b>ARCTIC TERN</b><br />
<b>COMMON MURRE</b><br />
<b>PIGEON GUILLEMOT</b><br />
<b>SCRIPPS'S MURRELET</b><br />
<b>CASSIN'S AUKLET</b><br />
<b>RHINOCEROS AUKLET</b><br />
<b>TUFTED PUFFIN</b><br />
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<b>SEA OTTER</b><br />
<b>CALIFORNIA SEA LION</b><br />
<b>STELLER'S SEA LION</b><br />
<b>NORTHERN FUR SEAL</b><br />
<b>NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL</b><br />
<b>HARBOR SEAL</b><br />
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<b>BLUE WHALE</b><br />
<b>HUMPBACK WHALE</b><br />
<b>SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN</b><br />
<b>LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN</b><br />
<b>BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN</b><br />
<b>RISSO'S DOLPHIN</b><br />
<b>PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN</b><br />
<b>HARBOR PORPOISE</b><br />
<b>DALL'S PORPOISE</b><br />
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<b>OCEAN SUNFISH</b><br />
<b>LIZARDFISH</b><br />
<b>YELLOWTAIL TUNA</b><br />
<b>BLUE SHARK</b><br />
<b>THRESHER SHARK</b><br />
<b>ANCHOVY </b><br />
<b>FLAT-BELLIED ROCKFISH</b><br />
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<b>MOON JELLY</b><br />
<b>EGG YOLK JELLY</b><br />
<b>TETHYS VAGINA (SOLITARY SALP)</b><br />
<b>PTEROPODS</b><br />
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<b>LEADERS for the first five trips: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Peter Pyle, Gerry McChesney, Steve Howell, Steve Tucker, Steve Hampton, Brian Sullivan, Jennifer Green, Dave Pavlik, </b><b>Nick Levendosky, Will Brooks, and Debi Shearwater.</b><br />
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<b>BIRDERS hailed from many states throughout the USA, as well as from England, Australia, France, Canada, Denmark, and Ireland. We thank them, one and all!</b><br />
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<b>WORLD GIRL BIRDERS</b> enjoying a terrific day at sea!</div>
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<b>DEBI SHEARWATER, AMY PATTEN, HILLARY WHITE</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">AUG 16, SUN. HALF MOON BAY:</span> Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Todd McGrath, Steve Tucker, Al De Martini, Will Brooks</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">AUG 21, FRI. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Rick Fournier, Christian Schwarz</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 5, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Clay Kempf, Tim Miller, Jennifer Green, Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 6, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: </span>Gerry McChesney, Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Will Brooks</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 8, TUE. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Rick Fournier, Christian Schwarz (good trip for photographers)</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 9 WED. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Tim Miller, Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz </b><b>(good trip for photographers)</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 10, THU. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz </b><b>(good trip for photographers)</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 11, FRI. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Mary Gustafson, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz </b><b>(good trip for photographers)</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 12, SAT. MONTEREY ALBACORE:</span> Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Mary Gustafson, Rick Fournier <span style="background-color: #ea9999;">SOLD OUT</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 13, SUN. MONTEREY BAY-DEBI'S BIRTHDAY:</span> Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Mary Gustafson, Clay Kempf</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 15, TUE. HALF MOON BAY:</span> Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Mary Gustafson, Tim Miller, Marisa Ortega-Welch <span style="background-color: #ea9999;">SOLD OUT</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 16, WED. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Tim Miller, Annie Schmidt</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 18, FRI. BODEGA CANYON & CORDELL BANK:</span> Peter Pyle, Steve Howell, Abe Borker, Steve Tucker, Nick Levendosky <span style="background-color: #ea9999;">EMAIL DEBI FOR SPACE</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 20, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: </span>Gerry McChesney, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Steve Hampton</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 25, FRI. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Rick Fournier</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 26, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">SEP 27, SUN. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Nick Levendosky</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">OCT 3, SAT. MONTEREY BAY:</span> Tim Miller, Dena Spatz, Jennifer Green</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">OCT 4, SUN. HALF MOON BAY:</span> Steve Hampton, Will Brooks, Annie Schmidt, Christian Schwarz</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">OCT 10, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: </span>Todd McGrath, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Jennifer Green</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">OCT 11, SUN. HALF MOON BAY:</span> Jim Holmes, Tim Miller, Will Brooks, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Todd McGrath, Marissa Ortega-Welch</b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: yellow;">OCT 18, SUN. FARALLON ISLANDS; GREAT WHITE SHARK SEARCH:</span> Gerry McChesney, Peter Pyle, Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes</b></div>
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<b>Reservations: Advance reservations are usually necessary. The best way to reach me is by email!</b></div>
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<b>Please join me in celebrating</b></div>
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<b>Shearwater Journeys' </b></div>
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<b>40th year of California Pelagic Trips!</b></div>
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<b>LIVING THE SALT LIFE,</b></div>
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<b>Debi Shearwater</b></div>
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<b>debi@shearwaterjourneys.com</b></div>
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<b>COURTS INVALIDATE 30 YEAR "EAGLE TAKE" RULE</b></h3>
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<b>GOLDEN EAGLE</b></div>
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<b>SAN BENITO COUNTY</b></div>
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<b>COPYRIGHT, BETH HAMEL</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please join me in congratulating the <a href="http://abcbirds.org/article/bald-golden-eagles-victorious-court-invalidates-30-year-eagle-take-rule/"><b>AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY</b></a> on winning the ruling that invalidates the government's ruling allowing the "take" (killing and maiming) of Bald and Golden Eagles by wind energy companies. </span></div>
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<b>SAN BENITO COUTY</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can read the ruling here: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.windaction.org/posts/43202-debra-shearwater-et-al-v-fws-and-awea-eagle-30-year-take-permit-decision#.Vct0iEuBJQa">DEBRA SHEARWATER et. al. v FWS and AWEA:</a></b></span></div>
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<b>I'M SO HAPPY, I FEEL LIKE FIRING OFF THESE CRACKERS!</b></div>
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<b>AS I SAY, IT IS NOT A DAY OF BIRDING IN SAN BENITO COUNTY,</b></div>
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<b>IF ONE DOES NOT SEE A GOLDEN EAGLE!</b></div>
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<b>EAGLES FOREVER,</b></div>
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<b>DEBI SHEARWATER</b></div>
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