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**Rare but regular in very deep, warm water off the northeast at this time of year. Not many records for New York because of a lack of coverage this far off shore. ***Very Hight Count. All-time New York State high count. All birds were coming into the chum slick that we started a couple of hours before sunrise, and most of the ones we counted were coming in from downwind (from the ~NW). Steady stream counted passing the boat and entering the slick. Most birds then continued down the slick and stayed a fair distance away from the boat. This count likely missed some birds entering the slick by passing off the stern, as the main movement seemed to be past the bow, and this is where the vast majority of the observer effort was during the first hour or two after it was light enough to see things well. Band-rumped numbers dropped off big time after the first hour or so of them coming in. They usually came in in singles, though some were in pairs, or groups as large as 4. Many photos, though the majority of the birds probably went unphotographed due to the low light (mostly cloudy) during the peak of their numbers passing close by the boat. Photos below aren't all the birds photographed, just a selection of the ones best photographed. DG photos: 6:09 AM: 7:11 AM: 7:19 AM: 8:19 AM: Sean Sime photos:
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