Amukta Pass
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Amukta Pass, Aleutian Islands, 25 April 2009.
Here are a few shots from the first few days at sea on the Oscar Dyson. If you’re curious you can view the ship’s current location and route by going to the NOAA ship tracker page and selecting the Oscar Dyson from the list of ships on the right sidebar.
We spent much of yesterday in Amukta Pass, a broad pass of open water between Amukta and Seguam Islands. Occurring about 200 miles west of Dutch Harbor it is the western extent of the ship’s route on the ship tracker web page. The seas have been relatively calm and the birding has been great. Highlights from yesterday and today include an early Pomarine Jaegar, 10 species of alcids and 6 of tubenoses, including 3 Mottled Petrels. Unfortunately the petrels didn’t pause long enough for a photo.
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Amukta Pass, Aleutian Islands, 25 April 2009.
