On an offshore fishing trip today, we* observed many pelagic birds rarely seen from land in Delaware. More or less in order of appearance they were:
Manx Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, and Arctic Tern.
We also had delightful views of the following marine mammals: Pilot Whales, Common Dolphin, Rizzo's Dolphin, as well as good views of Mako and Hammerhead Sharks, Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), and over 50 Portuguese Man-of-War Jellyfish.
And yes we also caught some tasty fish, but as this is a bird blog........I will limit my comments to saying the sushi will be great :)
* Our fishing/birding team was Ed Sigda (boat owner), Mike Fritz (from Cape May) and me.
Manx Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, and Arctic Tern.
We also had delightful views of the following marine mammals: Pilot Whales, Common Dolphin, Rizzo's Dolphin, as well as good views of Mako and Hammerhead Sharks, Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), and over 50 Portuguese Man-of-War Jellyfish.
And yes we also caught some tasty fish, but as this is a bird blog........I will limit my comments to saying the sushi will be great :)
* Our fishing/birding team was Ed Sigda (boat owner), Mike Fritz (from Cape May) and me.
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