Apparently mostly anchovies with maybe a few other bait fish thrown in.

Jim

On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 9:15 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net> wrote:


> Do you know what they were feeding off of?

>

> Tom Benedict

> Seahurst, WA

>

> On Sep 13, 2024, at 19:35, Jim Danzenbaker via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Hi Tweeters,

>

> I love a good feeding frenzy and I was treated to a huge one between

> Grayland and Westport, Grays Harbor County this afternoon into evening. I

> estimated 127,200 Sooty Shearwaters (30,000 when I arrived + 90 per every

> ten seconds for 3 hours coming in from the south). At times, the feeding

> frenzy was about 4 miles long and extended from the surf line to at least a

> mile offshore. Waaaay cool stuff! This was spectacle birding at its best!

>

> Keep your eyes and ears …. focused on the birds.

>

> Cheers.

>

> Jim Danzenbaker

> Battle Ground, WA

>

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