JimBob's Birds
Manx Shearwater
Awesome bird (lifer)! This bird was spotted by Matt Sadowski before briefly disappearing and then being relocated in a different portion of the flock. We saw it three or so separate times after that, all in the span of about 10 minutes. It was hanging out with about 600 Black-vented Shearwaters, making it difficult to spot. However, once you got on the bird you knew that you had! Despite being superficially similar, Manx are surprisingly distinct from Black-vented. The contrast is far stronger on the face, they appear darker black, they have a white vent, a chinstrap, etc. Will link ebird checklist when it is shared with me.
Offshore La Jolla, San Diego, CA.
Manx Shearwater
Awesome bird (lifer)! This bird was spotted by Matt Sadowski before briefly disappearing and then being relocated in a different portion of the flock. We saw it three or so separate times after that, all in the span of about 10 minutes. It was hanging out with about 600 Black-vented Shearwaters, making it difficult to spot. However, once you got on the bird you knew that you had! Despite being superficially similar, Manx are surprisingly distinct from Black-vented. The contrast is far stronger on the face, they appear darker black, they have a white vent, a chinstrap, etc. Will link ebird checklist when it is shared with me.
Offshore La Jolla, San Diego, CA.