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Pelagic trip
- To: Birds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Pelagic trip
- From: Wayne Forsythe <Wforsythe@a-o.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 99 23:22:09 PDT
- Cc: simon <simon@teleplex.net>
- Priority: Normal
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Folks:
Myself and Jim Edwards went on Brian Patteson's palegic trip out of Manteo, yesterday, 8/21/99. Although it started out a little rough, T-Storms and showers before we left the dock, seas calmed and we had a great day. The following is a list of the birds we saw:
Cory's Shearwater- 1000+
Audubon's Shearwater-many
Black-capped Storm Petrel-several
Wilson's Storm Petrel-several
BAND-RUMPED Storm Petrel-15+
Red Phalarope-2+
Greater Shearwater-several
SOUTH POLAR SKUA-4-6 birds great views
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD-2 birds, brilliant views as
they circled over the boat on seperate occassions, 1
bird each time.
Bridled Terns
Sooty Terns
Thanks Brian, for a great trip!
Regards,
Wayne
Wayne K. Forsythe
H'ville., NC
wforsythe@a-o.com
828-697-6628