Providence Petrel - Alaska Historical Records
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Offshore Cape Wrangell
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
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Map Coordinates: 53.25, 171.09
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Observation details

Photos; at least 10 birds -- Cooper, B. E., and Mackiernan, G. B. 2012. First record of Solander’s Petrel (Pterodroma solandri) for Alaska. N. Am. Birds 65:704–708. Also: "Ten+ birds, 15 September 2011, vicinity of 53° 16' N, 171° 05' E, off Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, B. E. Cooper and G. B. Mackiernan (Cooper and Mackiernan 2012, including photos). notes: In its nonbreeding season the Providence Petrel occurs widely in the central Pacific Ocean (Onley and Scofield 2007), north at least as far as main islands of Japan (Ornithological Society of Japan [OSJ] 2012), and it has been reported recently, but not confirmed, off California, Oregon, and Washington (see Cooper and Mackiernan 2012) and off British Columbia (Dunn et al. 2012)." THIRD REPORT OF THE ALASKA CHECKLIST COMMITTEE, 2008–2012

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