Yesterday, Westport Seabirds along with Vent Tours, led by Bob Sundstrom, enjoyed perhaps the warmest, smoothest pelagic that I have been on in a long time. With the ocean relatively calm, we were able to spot birds and mammals at quite a distance. Some of the highlights include the following:
a.. 1 adult Laysan Albatross
b.. 105 Black-footed Albatross
c.. 530 Northern Fulmar, which have been scarce on some of recent trips
d.. 1100 Pink-footed Shearwater
e.. 1 Flesh-footed Shearwater
f.. 1 Buller's Shearwater, surprising the low number for this time of year
g.. 2300 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, several large rafts
h.. 3 Red Phalarope
i.. 53 Sabine's Gull
j.. 13 sightings of South Polar Skua!
k.. 5 Pomarine Jaegers
l.. 2 Parasitic Jaegers
m.. 43 Cassin's Auklets
n.. 2 Tufted Puffins
Mammal highlights include:
a.. 18 Humpback Whale
b.. 4 Orca
c.. 1 Grampus
Leaders for Westport Seabirds were Scott Mills and myself. For complete numbers and other information about our pelagic trips, please check our website at www.westportseabirds.com

Bruce LaBar
Tacoma, WA
blabar at harbornet.com