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Sheerwaters, CA (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter opisska
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I only ever saw Short-Tailed Shearwater during my December visits to California and specifically at Monterey. Everywhere else on the west coast and at other times of year it was always Sooty Shearwater seen. You can't really see the underwing or head on these shots so, yes, probably Sooty Shearwater on time of year.
tom baxter
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from these photos I can't say they are not short-tailed, but the odds are about 99% that all dark shearwaters are Sooty in San Fransisco area where there are tens of thousands of them.
Short-tailed we have seen plenty of in Australia, but Sooty has been elusive so far.
