Observations
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Number observed: 16
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Number observed: 6
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Number observed: 8
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Single group close to shore of Great Race Rock.
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Number observed: 4
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Two pairs flying around on arrival.
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Number observed: 12
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Ones, twos and threes scattered around. A few initially on grassy areas when we arrived before moving towards the shoreline.
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Number observed: 5
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At least five singles scattered around.
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Number observed: 3
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Scurrying around grassy area when we arrived then moved towards rocky shoreline. One definitive, two formative.
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Number observed: 3
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Two together on south side which I had good views of through my scope for a couple of minutes as they moved in and out of view between rocks. I moved closer for a better look but they vanished either walked around the back of the little island or flew off.
Later I had superb views of a definitive bird (see definitive wing coverts) on the north shore but only for a couple of minutes before the bird quickly moved west along the shore and around a corner.
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Number observed: 12
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Most moulting into alternate plumage.
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Number observed: 4
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One in alternate plumage.
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Number observed: 25
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All loafing on West Race Rock.
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Number observed: 4
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Two definitive, two first cycles.
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Number observed: 7
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At least a couple of definitive birds, a couple of second cycles and three first cycles (juv).
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Number observed: 3
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Definitive and two first cycles (juv).
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Number observed: 180
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130 in main flock on Great Race Rock. 10 on West Race Rock. 40 others scattered around. Approximately 95% of adults with primaries darker than mantle to varying degrees so likely this number includes some individuals that may better fall under ‘Olympic Gull’.
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Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Number observed: 25Details
Estimate for the number of especially distinctive hybrids.
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Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Number observed: 5Details
At least a handful of ‘Cook Inlet Gulls’. Likely were more which I may have overlooked or incorrectly called ‘Olympic’.
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Number observed: 292
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240 in main flock on west side. 27 on West Race Rock. 25 on north side. Approximately 90% were definitive birds.
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Larus sp.
Number observed: 60Details
Estimate of the number of indetermined hybrids.
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loon sp.
Number observed: 2Details
Distant on water and another in flight.
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Number observed: 88
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Majority loafing on north side of Great Race Rock near gull flock.
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Number observed: 25
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Majority loafing on north side of Great Race Rock near gull flock.
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Number observed: 61
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Majority loafing on north side of Great Race Rock near gull flock.
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Number observed: 17
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Spread out loafing on high points of islands.
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Number observed: 3
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Three appeared just as we were leaving hawking low around jetty for insects.
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Number observed: 1
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Lurking along edge of rocks. Fairly dark chocolatey and rufous bird. Slim bill. Prominent yellow at base of supercilium.
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Several groups, largest was eight birds. Many smart drakes. Some males moulting into formative plumage too.