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shari
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What bird are we saving?
Last evening at the beach we found this little guy near dead rolling in the surf so we pulled him out and he started to perk up a bit when he got
drier. He is resting now and we will see if he can fly at dusk...the kids studying birds at the islands here said it was a nocturnal Murre but I'm not
sure about that due to the curved beak.
Big Oly...what do you think? or anyone else of course...
Here is a cousin of his praying for his recuperation. It was when I stopped to take this raven's photo when we saw the drowning bird.
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Osprey
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Nice save, great pix. My book says Red Breasted merganser
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tehag
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Pigeon Guillemot - Cephus columba
Pretty much a guess. Bird appears immature. Seems much too small for a merganser.
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Taco de Baja
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Looks like an immature Albatross to me.....But I'm not a birder 
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shari
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looks like a merganser curved bill at the tip...my book says guillemots have straight bills...hmmm
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DENNIS
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Good save...whatever it is.
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tripledigitken
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juvenile frigatebird?
After looking at more photos of fb's, I don't think it is one, they don't have webbed feet.
[Edited on 9-5-2012 by tripledigitken]
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Bob H
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Possibly a very young Black Footed Albatross
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-footed_albatross/id
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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shari
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his/her beak is black and feet are pinky gray/black
still a mystery then
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Skipjack Joe
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Petrel? or a Jaegar?
I think it's too small to be a jaegar. So I'll go with petrel. But I have little confidence in that because I've never seen one before.
I don't think it's any of the forementioned species.
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Taco de Baja
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According to a bird expert at my office it's a black-vented shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas). Lots out on Isla Natividad.
| Quote: | The Black-vented Shearwater (Puffinus opisthomelas) is a species of seabird. The bird is 30–38 cm in size, with a 76–89 cm wingspan. Formerly
considered a subspecies of the Manx Shearwater, its actual relationships are unresolved[1].
This species is pelagic, occurring in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. It comes closer to land than most other shearwaters, so it
sometimes can be seen from shore[2]. It predominantly nests on offshore islands off north and western Baja California, namely Isla de Guadalupe, Islas
San Benito and Isla Natividad. It is fairly common off the United States coast of central and southern California during the country's colder months.
Black-vented Shearwater is thought to feed on mainly small fish. This bird nests in burrows and caves; it is a colonial nester.
In the past, this bird had been threatened by feral cats and other predators on its breeding islands[3], but the problem seems to have been largely
eliminated. There is some loss of birds from commercial gill netting, and the species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN mainly due to the
uncertain impact on it by the expanding fishing industry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-vented_Shearwater
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tehag
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Black-vented shearwater sounds good to me. I took another look at that bill, and it is just right for that species. Size and range right on.
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I think we may have a winner...the beak sure is similar.....here are some more photos of Suzie shearwater...she's still very weak so she may have to
spend another day in mi casa.
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BigOly
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I agree, Black-vented Shearwater. Me and this European Starling wish him/her the best.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
Black-vented shearwater sounds good to me. I took another look at that bill, and it is just right for that species. Size and range right on.
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Or, with those pink feet, possibly a pink-footed shearwater.
http://www.pinkfootedshearwater.org/
We are praying for Suzie shearwater's recovery soon !!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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oh my! I hope thats not a red breasted black footed crowned loggerhead turtle killing nocturnal shearwater!
I'll go ahead and apologize in advance.
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Wishin the best for Suzie...the name made me laugh 
I LOVE reports such as these on Nomads.
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Iflyfish
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Now that's one very lucky bird! I would change places with it in a heartbeat! Good one Shari!!
Iflyfish
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shari
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thank you oh noble bird brains for solving the mystery of our house guest...I knew you would! Suzy is doing well today and we will see if she can fly.
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Bajagypsy
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These pictures brought back memories of when we first meet you many moons ago, and you had a pet owl. Mr. Gypsy and I thought that was the coolest
thing we had ever seen!
I also remember the kid gypsy's being excited when you had a sea gull (i think maybe a pelican) in a milk crate that you were saving.
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