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Brown Pelican
# Obs. = 24
Only four birds were recorded on the south leg, but many were re-
corded on the 22nd close to San Francisco.
Duck - Waterfowl sp.
# Obs. = 57
Two flocks (40 & 17) were seen east of the Grid on 12 September.
Pintail/Shoveller/Mallard are possible identifications.
Black Turnstone
# Obs. = 1
One bird appeared at sunrise of the 12th east of the Grid area.
Wandering Tattler
# Obs. = 1
Twenty-two September, south of San Francisco.
Red Phalarope
Phalarope sp.
# Obs. = 65
# Obs. = 67
A flock of Reds was seen north of Point Dogwood. Several small
flocks of (probably) Northerns were seen associated with floating debris
on the 22nd south of San Francisco.
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Jaeger sp.
# Obs. = 7
# Obs. = 2
# Obs. = 2
# Obs. = 29
Total
40
All the Jaeger sightings were in the Pt. Conception area. The num-
ers observed are very high compared to other times in the year. Pomarines
appeared to be most common.
Western Gull
# Obs. = 137
Birds commonly followed the ship on the 11th and 22nd when close to
land.
Heerman Gull
# Obs. = 20
All birds recorded were on the leg just south of San Francisco on
the 22nd.
Sabine Gull
# Obs. = 10
Birds were noted only on the southern legs, most within sight of
the Channel Islands.