Sunday, July 15th
Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez, Master Birder Vince McGrath and retired engineer Stan Damen joined the with thirty-five fellow birders aboard the Pastime Princess to bird for pelagic bird species out on the Atlantic Ocean. Michael Brothers of the Marine Science Center had sponsored this trip out of Ponce Inlet, Florida. My interest was vicarious in that I can not attend but really would have enjoyed the event.
Mr Brothers Bird List - Black-capped Petrel 8, Cory’s Shearwater 45, Great Shearwater 20, Audubon’s Shearwater 4, Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 55, Leach’s Storm-Petrel 3, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 3, Brown Booby 1, Greater Yellowlegs 3, Sandpiper species 20, Pomarine Jaeger 1, Bridled Tern 12 and Sooty Tern 25
His report includes background on the Clymene Dolphin sighted today. This is a rarely seen and a lifer observation for everyone aboard the Pastime Princess.
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| Clymene Dolphin Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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| Black-capped Petrel Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
The day prior to the pelagic trip the guys visited Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Here they added
Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbills, Greater and lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitchers, Least Terns, Gull-billed Terns, Black Terns, Forster's Terns, Royal terns and Black Skimmers.
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| Bridled Tern Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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| Bridled Tern Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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| Great Shearwater Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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| Great Shearwater Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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| Northern Bobwhite Photo Courtesy of Dr Jose Padilla-Lopez |
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