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Pale-footed Shearwater
(Puffinus carneipes)
One bird was well-observed on January 20 in the northern area
of the grid.
Sooty Shearwater
(Puffinus griseus)
Slender-billed Shearwater
(Puffinus tenuirostris)
Sooty/Slender-billed (unidentified) 3
Two sooties and one slender-billed were identified in the central
third of the grid. In addition three unidentified sooty/slender-billed
shearwaters were recorded in the northern section.
White-winged Petrel
(Pterodroma leucoptera)
Pterodroma sp.? (either P. cookii or P. leucoptera)
To date members of this genus were only suspected to occur off
the west coast of North America, and to date there have been no
known collections. However one bird well-observed during this survey
was quite definitely P. leucoptera. This bird, seen at close range,
was a dark-phase type with a white neck and throat. It was, however,
unlike the dark-phase birds seen in the central Pacific in that the
underwing had a white central area bordered with black.
Seven additional small Pterodroma were noted but not identified
to species. It is believed, however, that none of those seen well
(5) were P. hypoleuca. Some had very light underwings suggesting
P. cookii or P. leucoptera masafuerae, but no positive identification
could be made.
Herald Petrel
(Pterodroma heraldica)
One dark-phase bird of this species was identified after being
well-observed for five minutes. It should be considered accidental
to the northeastern Pacific.
Fork-tailed Petrel
(Oceanodroma furcata)
All sightings were of birds in the northern and central portion
of the grid. Sub-specific identifications will have to await representative collections.