Subject: RE: Petrel?
Date: Oct 16 13:25:39 1997
From: Jane Stewart - StewJ at FOSTER.com


I am glad someone else saw one on the ground. I did compare my notes to
my Ocean Birds, Peterson's and NG guides. thanks

Jane


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>From: Jane Stewart
>Sent: Thursday, October 16, 1997 1:21PM
>To: 'tweeters at u.washington.edu'
>Subject: RE: Petrel?
>
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>>What characters did you use to distinguish it as looking like a petrels?
>>Generally speaking petrels only wind up on the beach dead or nearly so.
>>When nearly so, there feet are tucked up so laying on the beach is a more
>>accurate description. Must be something else.
>>.
>>A description would be helpful, distinct dark and light pattern (not the
>>soft
>>grays of the Heemann's); very dark legs and large hooked dark bill (not the
>>red Heermann's). long tail and larger than the Gulls but I'm guessing you
>>saw a Heermann's Gull.
>They are small, dark and different looking. I actually saw these a
>>couple of weeks ago. Much to my delight.
>>
>>>
>>>Tuesday I saw a distinctive bird at Myrtle Edward's Park that looked
>>>like a Petrel. But, there was only one and it was on the ground with
>>>Gulls. Is this probable/possible?
>>>
>>>Jane Stewart
>>>Research Center
>>>Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC
>>>(206) 447-6474
>>>f(206) 447-9700
>>>1111 Third Avenue, 3400
>>>Seattle, WA 98101-3299
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>--
>>********************************* I am but mad north-north-west;
>>* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * when the wind is southerly,
>>* mpatters at orednet.org * I know a hawk from a handsaw.
>>http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters -ws
>>
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