Great-winged Petrel record for N.A. in Santa Cruz co, CA

[Dan Brown]

I hope this is appropriate for this forum. I went on a pelagic boat trip out of Monterey CA this weekend where we were extremely lucky to see and photograph a Mega Rarity for N.A. a Great-winged Petrel, only the 3 N.A. sighting ever! The ID is 99.9% correct according to the experts but of course it will have to be confirmed by the Cal. Rare Bird Committee. Below is a link to more images and a great trip report by the boat leader, Roger Wolfe of Monterey Seabirds, a pelagic birding and whale watching tour company.
http://www.montereyseabirds.com/Seab...port100918.htm

[Ian Cassell]

Way cool, Dan! That IS exciting. (I would have loved to see the Blue Whale that was on your observation list).

[John Chardine]

Good one Dan! Pelagics are so exciting because these birds are so mobile that almost anything is possible.