BCF Cromwell, June-July 1965
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noted - the southeast and southwest corners. The southeast concentration was not present in May. The species also penetrated further north (26°) this month. Almost all of the white nape forms were seen in the western part of the area this month instead of the eastern part as occurred in May. Most of the birds were molting. Cook's Petrel A slight decrease occurred this month - 147 in May to 130 in June. The distribution pattern was similar to the Juan Fernandez Petrel except that several were seen north of the high Hawaiian Islands. This writer is not convinced that the small Pterodroma can be identified in the field without collecting them so all these birds were lumped under the heading of Cook's Petrel. It is very likely that those birds seen north of Oahu were Bonin Island Petrels. A few birds were seen that could have been Pterodroma leucoptera. These birds had fresh plumage, deep gray with a very distinct black W on the back. The head was black on the top and on the side of the face. Most all of the rest of the birds were molting. Bulwer's Petrel 94 of these birds were seen this month, 3 less than May. Distribution was similar to May except that there was a large concentration to the north- east of Oahu. Leach's Petrel Only one bird was seen this month. Seven individuals were seen last year. Red-tailed Tropicbird Thirty four individuals were seen this month, over twice as many as last month. Fifteen were seen last June.