[obol] Re: Fw: coastal pelagic birding Monday Sept 22 (Ross' Gull)
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:06:58 -0700
In addition to the birds reported by Judy, it turns out that an adult Ross'
Gull was also seen on the pelagic trip, about 50 miles off Tillamook County.
The Ross' Gull was not close to the ship, but the blow up of the pixels of the
photographs taken by Owen Schmidt and Tom Crabtree are distinctive.
Many (probably all) saw the gull, but after someone had called out Sabine's
Gull, which was quickly dismissed when it became apparent that the upper wings
were plain pale gray, and it was assumed to be an Arctic Tern that somehow
looked a little off. (I only got my binoculars on the rather distant gull, and
I do't know that anyone who was not photographing it really got a good look at
it. The guys who were photographing it of course couldn't study the field
marks when taking photos even and it been closer.) Fortunately the photos show
the bird better than many or any of us saw the bird. I am sure Owen and Tom
will make photos available soon on OBOL.
Roos' Gull was not something that any of us who I have talked with expected to
see on a pelagic trip.
Jeff Gilligan
On Sep 24, 2014, at 6:40 AM, "judy" <jmeredit@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 10 Oregon birders and 2 from Everett, Washington and 2 from Vancouver, BC.,
> completed birding from the Golden Princess. Off Oregon on Monday, we had far
> fewer birds than most trips. Notable were several Skuas, one Murphy's
> Petrel and one Laysan Albatross off Lincoln, quite a few Skuas throughout,
> and 3 Zantus's Murrelets off Coos. Lack of Storm Petrels was remarkable,
> only one all day, a Fork-tailed. Oregon birders Owen Schmidt, Jeff
> Gilligan, Rachel and Tim Janzen, Tom Crabtree, Merle Greenway, Sheran
> Wright, Howard Horvath and Mary Oppenheimer, and Judy Meredith. More
> complete list to follow and county by county lists will go to NAMC county
> coordinators. judy, jmeredit@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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