Pelagic Birding Expedition on M/V Auklet
White-faced storm petrel dazzles 17 miles off the Vineyard.
White-faced storm petrel dazzles 17 miles off the Vineyard.
The day was not only about bird sightings and included a common dolphin.
The day was not only about bird sightings and included a common dolphin.
Susan Whiting beams over a record day for the Vineyard.
Susan Whiting beams over a record day for the Vineyard.
Shearwaters yield for a shark.
Shearwaters yield for a shark.
Common dolphin on water like glass.
Common dolphin on water like glass.
Red-necked phalaropes by air and by sea.
Red-necked phalaropes by air and by sea.
Gray seal joins the party.
Gray seal joins the party.
Cory's shearwater soars.
Cory's shearwater soars.
Dragger Anne Kathryn has plenty of company.
Dragger Anne Kathryn has plenty of company.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Wilson's storm petrel.
Polo stick bird comes in for a landing.
Polo stick bird comes in for a landing.
Sunday, Sept. 6, was quite a day for a small group of Island birders, well offshore with Capt. Flip Harrington at the helm of the Auklet. Gliding along on glassy seas, the group saw and photographed dolphins, a shark, shearwaters and red-necked phalaropes. But the sighting of the day was a white-faced storm petrel, never before recorded this close to the Vineyard.