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	Storm-petrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These smallest of seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering.
		The name "petrel" is a diminutive form of "Peter", a reference to Saint Peter; it was given to these birds because they sometimes appear to walk across the water's surface.
		Early sailors named these birds "Mother Carey's Chickens" because they were thought to warn of oncoming storms; this name is based on a corrupted form of Mater Cara, a name for the Blessed Virgin Mary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Storm-petrel (377 words)

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		Fork Tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata) - Identification Tips: Of all the storm petrels The Fork Tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata) is a medium to large storm petrel that stands about eight to nine inches tall with a wing span of 18 inches.
		One of these migratory birds is the lovely Fork Tailed Storm Petrel that nests and breeds on small islands from Japan and Alaska south to Northern California, and then scatters over deep sea waters in the non breeding period.
		The Band Rumped Storm Petrel is a deep off shore warm water bird that breeds on islands in the Atlantic off Africa and on some Pacific islands and in recent years birders saw them in off shore waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/1725/85229 (1165 words)

	All About Petrel Birds
		Petrels is the common name for members of three families of seabirds:
		Petrels vary in size from the storm petrel, of which the smallest
		Petrels wander widely at sea during the nonbreeding season.
	www.petcaretips.net /petrel.html (179 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unlike most storm-petrels, the fork-tailed storm petrel is lighter on the abdomen than the rest of its dark grey body.
		Its distinctive forked tail is what gives this bird its name.
		After 50-60 days, the young petrels are ready to leave the nest for the open sea.
	www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca /birds/speciesacc/Pacific/Pac_Birds/Hydrobatidae/O_furcata.htm (176 words)

	Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Birds: Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The fork-tailed petrel is a small aquatic bird which makes the open ocean its home.
		During the breeding season, the petrels return to land to find a partner and make their nests.
		The egg is incubated by both of the parents until it hatches.
	www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca /english/species/birds/birdpages/oce_fur.htm (67 words)

	June-Dec. 1997 Bird Notes from the Sandpiper (Lincoln Co., Oregon)
		AF saw some field marks other than the white outer tail feathers that led him to believe that it could have been a Temminck's, but DF thought that the bird was more likely an aberrantly plumaged Least.
		Several RED PHALAROPES were at the mouth of Beaver Creek during the 11/19 storm (LO); one was blown inland to Thornton Creek on 11/21 (DF).
		After several storms, 10 RED PHALAROPES were blown about 5 mi inland at north Beaver Creek on 12/15 (LO); 1-3 were also at Alsea Bay on 12/14 (KM) and in shallow ponds along the YBSJ on 12/17 (DH & JJ).
	www.orednet.org /~rbayer/lincoln/97bird-b.htm (10637 words)

	Ashy Storm-Petrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ashy Storm-Petrel: Small seabird which is fl-gray overall with dark bill and forked tail.
		Gray wash on underwing coverts are visible at close range.
		Least Storm-Petrel is smaller and has shorter wedge-shaped tail.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/644/_/Ashy_Storm-Petrel.aspx (404 words)

	surfbirds.com - W.Coast USA Pelagics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Poss birds are: B. F Albatross, Laysan Albatross, PF Sh/w, F.t Storm Petrel, Buller's and Flesh footed Sh/w, SP Skua, L.t Jaeger, Rhino and Cassin's Auklet
		Poss birds are: B. F Albatross, Laysan Albatross, PF Sh/w, Mottled Petrel, F.t Storm Petrel, Buller's and Sh t.
		Birds; Puffins, cormorants, auklets, storm petrels, gulls, terns, jaegers, murrelets.
	www.surfbirds.com /Pelagic/wcoast.html (1549 words)

	Monterey Bay pelagic birds 2
		It is most often seen near-shore, however, after gale force winds force storm-petrels into harbors or along the shoreline.
		Scoping during major storms can be productive, but rarely a smattering will linger a few days right off Monterey wharves, as these in August 1983 and April 1995.
		Ashy Storm-Petrel (left) is our "standard" all-dark storm-petrel, decidedly smaller than Black, and often look like they have an "upturned" tail in flight (note the center bird).
	montereybay.com /creagrus/MtyBaybirds2.html (745 words)

	Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World -- Leach's Storm-petrelHERE
		Also known as Fork-tailed Storm-petrel(!), Leach's Fork-tailed Storm-petrel or Leach's Petrel.
		Click here to view a range map for the Caribbean and central America.
		In hand, showing details of upperwing, rump patch and tail.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /LeachStormPet.html (237 words)

	Auk, The: Flexible growth rates in Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels: A response to environmental variability
		Ricklefs and Schew (1994) suggested that fat accumulation in storm-petrel chicks is an overfeeding response by the parents in an attempt to minimize undernourishment caused by environmental stochasticity.
		Chaurand and Weimerskirch (1994) found significant changes in mass gain of foraging Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) parents, which they attributed to shifting resource availability within years.
		Our data suggest that changes in environmental quality, both within and among years, result in differential annual growth rate of Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel chicks.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3793/is_199801/ai_n8787622 (1420 words)

	Hydrobates pelagicus
		They are the smallest European seabirds, being scarcely bigger than a House Martin and having a similar plumage with dark upperparts and a conspicuous white rump.
		However, these petrels have a weak fluttery, rather bat-like flight, usually low over the sea and their underparts are completely dark except for a white line across the underwing.
		The more rounded stubby wings and short, square-ended tail help to separate them from Leach's Petrels.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Hydrobates_pelagicus.htm (219 words)

	Storm-Petrel family
		Crossin, R. The storm petrels (Hydrobatidae), in Pelagic studies of seabirds in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean (W. King, ed.), pp.154-205.
		Haney, C. Band-rumped Storm-Petrel occurrence in relation to upwelling off the coast of the southeastern United States.
		Marsh, P. Identification problem produced by Leach's Petrel in moult.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/storm-petrels.html (1212 words)

	SHEARWATER JOURNEYS 3 October 2004 Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There is no telling how long the petrel flocks will hold up in the same area.
		We headed to the same spot where we had found the massive flock of 12,000 storm-petrels on October 1st.
		Even so, it is possible to drive within half a mile of a flock, and miss it.
	www.shearwaterjourneys.com /mb041003report.htm (1153 words)

	B579 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		occasionally in bays and harbors, particularly after storms (Small 1994).
		Breed on six small islets off Del Norte and Humboldt counties.
		Patterns in the life histories of storm petrels on
	www.dfg.ca.gov /whdab/html/B579.html (140 words)

	WAGAP Bird Maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This species is locally common on offshore islands along Washington’s outer coast between Grey’s Harbor and Cape Flattery.
		These birds are more restricted in range and less abundant than Leach’s Storm Petrel.
		Good habitats in core areas of use were coastal habitats in the Sitka Spruce limited to Tatoosh, Mid Bodelteh, East Bodelteh, Carroll, and Alexander Islands
	www.fish.washington.edu /naturemapping/maphtml/bocfu.html (169 words)

	Marin Bird Checklist Errata & Updates
		Insert Barred Owl between Spotted Owl and Long-eared Owl, with an April-May record.
		Insert Streaked Shearwater, in parentheses and italics, between Cook's Petrel and Pink-footed Shearwater, with a September record.
		Greater Sandplover: Change the name to Greater Sand-Plover and remove the parentheses.
	www.marinaudubon.org /updates.htm (285 words)

	The BirdWeb - Species Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Storm-petrels flutter low over offshore waves, sometimes in flocks, where they pluck food from the water’s surface.
		Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels are able to fly well in winter storms, cutting through the wave troughs, thus they are less likely to be found inland after storms than are other species of storm-petrel.
		Fish, crustaceans, and floating animal oils make up the diet of the Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/species.asp?id=28 (725 words)

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