Hello birders,
One of the target birds everyone hoped to see came to us! It is an Ainsley’s storm-petrel. We didn’t see any yesterday offshore, but after anchoring at Isla Guadalupe at the south end, we had several come aboard the Searcher! Everyone had an opportunity to see and photograph them. Since this bird is only seen around Isla Guadalupe, it is very special to see it.
We left Isla Guadalupe at 4 am to be offshore at daylight. We stopped just after daylight about 25 miles southeast of the island. We started a fish oil slick and stayed close by for 3.5 hours. There was no sign of Ainsley’s in this area but we see a Layson albatross, Cooks petrel, Leach’s and Least storm-petrels along with some more Northern fulmars. A good morning!
Pictured is the fly bridge where a few passengers were watching the slick just off the bow.
More later,
Team Searcher
