Rob,

Possibly Manx Shearwaters? There is some suspicion they may be nesting somewhere nearby.

Gene Hunn.
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From: Rob Sandelin
To: 'Tweeters'
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 10:46 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] mystery sea bird in Bellingham Bay


Returning today from a weekend at Sinclair Island as we entered Bellingham Bay there were two sea birds, larger than Pigeon Guillemots, with long pointed wings. I thought at first they might be cormorants, but they had shorter necks and different tail and body length. They reminded me most of Skua's but they were both jet black on top, light undersides and I could not make out any other details. The wings were long and pointed, much longer than Guillemots. Any ideas what might be in Bellingham Bay that might resemble these?

Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer
The Environmental Science School
http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm
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