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Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
Oceanodroma furcata
37.6178, -122.502
Field Notes
Description:
Petrel smaller than a normal pigeon. Dark gray above and light below and that has tube vent on the upper curved bill. The only all gray Petrel. This one also has a slight forked tail. Feeds on small fish and crustaceans near the surface. They fly close to the surface and occasionally land.
Habitat:
Petrels are sea birds that spend most of it's life on oceans. Breeding on islands in burrows.
Notes:
Believed to come close to shore from recent storms. About 15 have been spotted along the west coast feeding close to shore. These were spotted from a pier.
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Photographed
PublishedMay 11, 2017
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