ML613376936
Contributor
Ryan Merrill Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Carkeek Park
King, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Observation details
1308 til 1322 when stopped watching it when it was about due west of Carkeek. Reported by Nathan Wall and John Puschock from Richmond Beach Park after Eric Hope had reported 3 Short-tailed Shearwaters from Discovery earlier in the morning. A dark shearwater with relatively small head, wings slightly bowed when held straight, quick shallow flapping, views consistent with Short-tailed rather than Sooty Shearwater. Flying into the south wind consistently but was making very slow progress. At one point a GW-type gull chased it so the shearwater started flapping at a much faster rate and flying more directly. Sustained 40+ west winds at the mouth of the strait since the middle of the night.
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