- 9 - Non-grid Species Accounts Black-footed Albatross Black-feet were not sighted en route to the grid, most likely because the ship was in the Santa Barbara Channel and quite near land until reaching the grid. This may be explained in that the Black-foot appears to frequent shore lines uncommonly. Black-feets (5) followed after the ship left the grid until observations were closed; at this time we were 30 miles from land. Shearwater/Petrels Smaller procellariiforms were absent from the northern section except for one sighting of a Fulmar. In the southern section, on the other hand, Sooty Shearwaters (12) and Fulmars (40-9:1 ratio, dark phase) were abundant. These birds were sighted in an area heavily concentrated with flocks of Kittiwake gulls, indicating that food was readily available. One Sooty was collected and found to be gorged on small fish. Also recorded in the southern section were 2 Pale-foot Shearwaters, 1 Pink-foot Shearwater, and 2 Shearwater/Petrels. No Storm Petrels were sighted in either non-grid portion. Cormorants and Pelicans Cormorants (12), probably Double-crested, were commonly seen feeding in the northern section in the Santa Barbara Channel. No Cormorants were sighted in the southern section due to our distance from land. Surprisingly no Brown Pelicans were observed; in the previous cruises they were commonly seen in association with feeding gulls in off-shore waters. Black Brants and Ducks Two groups of Black Brant (12 and 4), probably migrating, were sighted in the Santa Barbara Channel sitting on the water. These birds represent the first Black Brants observed in three cruises. Also two birds were recorded as Duck sp.