Monterey Bay Pelagics 2

[floraphile]

05 Sept 2021 Monterey Bay CA

BIF only.  L to R, in roughly clockwise directions, beginning with bird at top left and ending with bird at bottom left of center.

1.  Pink-footed Shearwater

2.  Sabine's Gull

3.  Pink-footed Shearwater

4-7.  Sabines Gull

8.  shearwater sp.

9.  Arctic vs. Common Tern 

Edited September 7, 2021 by floraphile

[floraphile]

7 minutes ago, floraphile said:

05 Sept 2021 Monterey Bay CA

BIF only.  L to R, in roughly clockwise directions, beginning with bird at top left and ending with bird at bottom left of center.

1.  Pink-footed Shearwater

2.  Sabine's Gull

3.  Pink-footed Shearwater

4-7.  Sabines Gull

8.  shearwater sp.

9.  Arctic vs. Common Tern 

Sorry--here is the photo. 

[floraphile]

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[RCD]

3 hours ago, floraphile said:

9.  Arctic vs. Common Tern 

I believe this is another Sabine's Gull. The wing pattern and shape seem to fit that better than either of the terns.

[floraphile]

54 minutes ago, RCD said:

I believe this is another Sabine's Gull. The wing pattern and shape seem to fit that better than either of the terns.

Any ideas on 1-8?

Edited September 7, 2021 by floraphile

[neilpa]

42 minutes ago, floraphile said:

Any ideas on 1-8?

Having been on a single pelagic, those look right to my very amateur eye.