A MASS STRANDING OF LEACH'S STORM-PETREL IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA

A MASS STRANDING OF LEACH'S STORM-PETREL IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA

This is the first report of a mass stranding of Leach's Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, along the southeast United States coast and the first onshore record for the species in Georgia. Seventy-two birds were found on the beaches of Cumberland Island and Little Cumberland Island, Georgia du...

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Veröffentlicht in:Florida scientist 1994-01, Vol.57 (1/2), p.48-49
Hauptverfasser: Ruckdeschel, Carol A., Shoop, C. Robert, Sciple, George W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Beaches
Birds
Coasts
Islands
Marine
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Petrels
Shore birds
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Zusammenfassung:This is the first report of a mass stranding of Leach's Storm-Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, along the southeast United States coast and the first onshore record for the species in Georgia. Seventy-two birds were found on the beaches of Cumberland Island and Little Cumberland Island, Georgia during a 12-day period (22 May-2 June 1991). Strandings were documented between St. Catherines Island, Georgia and St. Augustine, Florida.
ISSN:0098-4590