[Tweeters] Shearwaters

[Dennis Paulson via Tweeters]

I’ve seen those movements a half-dozen times or more in five decades, always estimated in the tens of thousands, could be heading in either direction. When in those numbers, they are always Sooty Shearwaters, which has been called the most abundant bird in the world.

How amazing is it that they come here from New Zealand or other breeding sites thousands of miles to the south in the southern ocean? They come here because our waters are as productive as anywhere in the world and because they can, with their powerful, fast flight and the ability to surf the wind.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On Jul 15, 2024, at 12:36 AM, Greg via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> 

> I certainly observed a similar phenomenon some years back. Was it 2002? Was it near Ocean Shores. Regardless, it seemed almost mysticaI. The stream was literally endless, as I did not wait for the end! I remember counting by 25s (like 1, 2, 3, a hundred, etc.) approximately every second until I bored of it! However, I called them Common

> Murres. You’ve got me wondering now…

> 

> Greg Pluth

> University Place

> Sent from my iPhone

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>> On Jul 14, 2024, at 10:07 PM, dan&erika via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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>> 

>> Erika and I celebrated an anniversary on 17 June 2002 at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino north of Ocean Shores. It was windy and rainy, but we were comfortable on our upper story balcony. There was a large low pressure cell offshore.  We saw thousands of shearwaters and one Laysan Albatross. All flew south, just off shore.  Dan Tallman

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>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 9:49 PM Steve Noseworthy via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu <mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu>> wrote:

>> I witnessed the most incredible amount of shearwaters flying by Klipsan beach at about 5 - 5:30 this evening.  They streamed by continuously for at least half an hour. I estimate in the 10’s of thousands. Not very far out, just beyond the waves breaking. They seemed long on the wing and sleek. Probably Sooty.  Anybody else experience this?  Any thoughts?   _______________________________________________

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