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26-Aug-2012 Caroline Lambert

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Monterey Bay

I thought this was a Sooty Shearwater at the time I took the photo, and I didn't think we got this close to an Ashy Storm-Petrel, which is why I'm wondering if I'm ID'ing this correctly.


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Guest 04-Sep-2012 05:46
Caroline, additionally the pale underwing stripe on this storm petrel clarifies that is indeed an Ashy instead of a Black Storm Petrel.
LT Jaeger03-Sep-2012 23:21
That's a nice photo of an Ashy Storm-petrel. Sooty Shearwaters are MUCH larger birds, don't have a notched tail, hold their bills parallel to the water, etc.
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