Searcher Pelagic Birding Trip, September 5-9, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 – Day 1: San Diego Bay (14 species)
Surf Scoter 1
Western Grebe 9
Brandt’s Cormorant 700 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Brown Pelican 17
Great Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 10
Willet (Western) 1
Heermann’s Gull 110
Western Gull 195
Caspian Tern 1
Royal Tern 8
Elegant Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 8
San Diego County Waters including 9-Mile Bank, San Diego Trough, and 30-Mile Bank (16 species + 1 other taxa)
Black-footed Albatross 1
Pink-footed Shearwater 21
Sooty shearwater 2
Black-vented Shearwater 650
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 3
Black Storm-Petrel 254
Least Storm-Petrel 5
Brown Booby 2
Red-necked Phalarope 69
Los Angeles County Waters – 30-Mile Bank (6 species)
Pink-footed Shearwater 4
Sooty Shearwater 1
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 5
Pomarine Jaeger 6
Jaeger sp. 2
Craveri’s Murrelet 5
Sabine’s Gull 3
Western Gull 234
California Gull 2
Common Tern 14
Elegant Tern 28
Black Storm-Petrel 15
Western Gull 20
Common Tern 3
Sep 6, 2016–Day 2, Santa Barbara County Waters including Santa Cruz Basin, Santa Cruz Passage, San Miguel Island waters, and Santa Barbara Channel (24 species)
Surf Scoter 1
Black-footed Albatross 7
Pink-footed Shearwater 125
Sooty Shearwater 18
Black-vented Shearwater 564
Ashy Storm-Petrel 2
Black Storm-Petrel 1
Brandt’s Cormorant 556
Pelagic Cormorant 4
Marbled Godwit 5
Red-necked Phalarope 345
South Polar Skua 1
Pomarine Jaeger 4
Sep 7, 2016–Day 3, Santa Barbara County Waters including Arguello Canyon, Rodriguez Seamount, San Miguel Gap, and west side of the Patton Ridge (24 species +2 other taxa)
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Long-tailed Jaeger 11
Common Murre 1
Cassin’s Auklet 8
Sabine’s Gull 3
Western Gull 330
California Gull 5
Common Tern 3
Royal Tern 1
Elegant Tern 13
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Black-footed Albatross 19
Pink-footed Shearwater 11
Buller’s Shearwater 1
Sooty Shearwater 5
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 1
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 177
Townsend’s Storm-Petrel 8
Ashy Storm-Petrel 7
White-faced Ibis 1
Red-billed Tropicbird 1
Peep sp 1
Red-necked Phalarope 52
Red Phalarope 50
Pomarine Jaeger 4
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Long-tailed Jaeger 4
Jaeger sp. 2
Cassin’s Auklet 2
Sabine’s Gull 2
Western Gull 12
Arctic Tern 11
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Wilson’s Warbler 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Sep 8, 2016–Day 4, Ventura County Waters – Western part of Cortez Bank (12 Species +1 other taxa)
Black-footed Albatross 9
Pink-footed Shearwater 14
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 3
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 306
Townsend’s Storm-Petrel 14
Black Storm-Petrel 88
Red Phalarope 9
Pomarine Jaeger 1
Long-tailed Jaeger 6
Murrelet sp. 1
Sabine’s Gull 1
Western Gull 14
Arctic Tern 2
Los Angeles County Waters – Eastern parts of Tanner and Cortez Banks, waters south of San Clemente Island (22 Species +2 other taxa)
Black-footed Albatross 11
Pink-footed Shearwater 24
Sooty Shearwater 6
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 15
Townsend’s Storm-Petrel 1
Black Storm-Petrel 12
Red-billed Tropicbird 1
Brown Booby 1
Brandt’s Cormorant 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-necked Phalarope 64
Red Phalarope 37
Pomarine Jaeger 1
Parasitic Jaeger 6
Long-tailed Jaeger 9
Jaeger sp. 1
Guadalupe Murrelet 1
Craveri’s Murrelet 6
Murrelet sp. 5
Sabine’s Gull 2
Western Gull 235
Common Tern 29
Arctic Tern 1
Elegant Tern 43
Sep 9, 2016–Day 5, San Diego County Waters: 9-Mile Bank to San Diego Bay (11 species)
Pink-footed Shearwater 5
Black-vented Shearwater 15
Leach’s Storm-Petrel 1
Black Storm-Petrel 105
Least Storm-Petrel 5
Brown Booby 1
Brandt’s Cormorant 1
Red-necked Phalarope 75
Western Gull 20
Common Tern 40
Elegant Tern 3
Many thanks to leaders Todd McGrath, Dave Pereksta, Shawneen Finnegan, and Dave Povey!
