Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Point Reyes Field Seminar: Wildlife Watching at Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, September 21, 2003
Approximate trip route: Bodega Harbor to Bodega Canyon (1000 fathoms) to Cordell Bank return to Bodega Harbor
Birds |
Approximate count |
Black-footed Albatross |
10 |
Northern Fulmar |
45 |
Pink-footed Shearwater |
87 |
Bullers shearwater |
110 |
Sooty shearwater |
15 |
Flesh-footed shearwater |
2 |
Wilsons Storm-Petrel |
25 ( rare) |
Ashy Storm-Petrel |
2000 |
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel |
10 |
Least Storm-Petrel |
8 |
Black Storm-Petrel |
5 |
Red Phalarope |
1150 |
Red-necked Phalarope |
950 |
Pomarine Jaeger |
12 |
Long-tailed Jaeger |
3 |
Parasitic Jaeger |
1 |
South Polar Skua |
1 |
Common Murre |
80 |
Pigeon Guillemot |
1 |
Cassins Auklet |
140 |
Rhinoceros Auklet |
190 |
Xantus Murrelet |
2 |
Tufted Puffin
|
2 |
Cetaceans |
Approximate Count |
Blue Whale |
5 |
Humpback Whale |
7 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphin |
2 |
Dalls Porpoise |
25 |
Pinnipeds |
Approximate Count |
Northern Elephant Seal |
2 |
Harbor Seal |
4 |
California Sea Lion |
200 |
Stellers Sea Lion |
6 |
Fish |
Approximate Count |
Blue Shark |
5 |
(top)
Also sited were numerous surface dwelling gelatinous zooplankton species ( jellies)
Sea nettle- Chrysaora fuscescens
Purple-striped jelly- Pelagia colorata
Fried egg or ( egg yolk ) jelly- Phacellophora camtschatica
Moon Jelly- Aurelia aurita
Unidentified Beroe comb jelly
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