My quick first impression is that is a Great-winged or Gray-faced Petrel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-winged_petrel
As I recall, it was a Gray-faced that had been photographed from shore once
before in California.
How did it fly? Size? Any paleness around the bill?
Jeff Gilligan
On Nov 19, 2020, at 3:27 PM, Harry Fuller <atowhee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
photo taken off jetty near Eureka, CA, this week
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