july 30 Seal Island, MatRock, pick up and dropoff

July 30

Northern, rednecked Phalerope,

adult gannet

blackback appreciating a black guillemot

I suppose the guillemot was deprciated as well 

morning trip to seal july 29

July 29 morning trip to Seal

I engaged a spotter

surrounded by things to take pictures of

Young Raven, that was from home

Four crested black bird

Skua, and green dory aka Kilgore Trout

We saw more I just did not take many pics

pm July 25, in past wooden ball from Matinicus rock

Some pics from July 25th afternoon trip to Matinicus Rock

two blackbacks chasing adult herring gull. perhaps inspired by jaegars

A third joined the pursuit, they chased him out of sight those wooden ball blackbacks are a tough lot

terns puffins and razorbills were feeding in the bay, the terns were over a ball of crill.

terns Brimstone behind

June 25th morning trip

Eagles on Channel rock

Young Gannet

 four Alcids ashore,  Seal Island

three alcids afloat

 

young Gannet

 

July 22 ofshore trip

July 22,  Offshore trip,
all day voyage SW of Seal Island out where the seabirds are

the fog burned off after an hour beyond Seal Island

Red phalerope, there were lots of them out there

Wilson's Petrel

Wilson's Petrel, red Phalerope

Leaches Petrel,

Leache's and Wilson's petrel

 long wings of Leaches

Cory's and greater shearwater

Cory's shearwater

Greater Shearwater

Greater shearwater ,

 Flora and Greater shearwater

Greater shearwater

we got some good looks

more phalerope pico grueso

they're polyandrus, like the spotted sandpipers.

quite red still

We saw this whale,  and another, both finback whales

 

Criehaven behind

Flora and Sunfish

Sunfish

Greater Shearwater, we saw hundreds, about 6 cory's, a manx and two sooty.

 Jaeger Surfing

Jaeger

Pomarine Skua

It was a great trip