Thalassarche cauta
Vagrant. Dates: 5 October 1996 and 7 October 2001. Both at Perpetua Bank, 32 miles off Cape Perpetua, about 40 miles WSW of Newport.
Photo: Wayne Hoffman, 7 October 2001
Phoebastria immutabilis
Rare to Uncommon winter and spring visitor, generally >25 miles offshore. Found from mid October to mid May, peak from January to May when seen on about 75% of trips and up to 8 individuals. Less attracted to chum and boats than Black-footed Albatross. Attracted to fishing vessels.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Phoebastria nigripes
Expected every trip. Common March to October, Rare in winter, >15 miles offshore. Most common about 25-40 miles offshore. Typical pelagic trip numbers are about 65 birds. Peak numbers around fishing vessels may reach 500 birds. Highly attracted to chum and boats.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 1 September 2007
Phoebastria albatrus
Very Rare visitor. Nearly extinct in the early 20th century; population grew to about 1200 birds by the year 2000. Only all-dark immatures, less than 3 years of age, expected, October to March. Dates: 21 October 2000 and 24 March 2001 40 miles WSW of Newport at Perpetua Bank, and 18 March 2006 about 20 miles off Newport.
Photo: Troy Guy, 18 March 2006
Fulmarus glacialis
Expected every trip. Common August to March, variably Common to Rare from April to July. Sometimes seen from shore, especially in late fall and winter. Most common 25-40 miles offshore. Trip numbers up to 3500 possible in later fall. Do not flock, but often congregate behind active fishing boats. Highly attracted to chum and fishing vessels.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Puffinus creatopus
Expected every trip. Common; builds in numbers from March to October. Absent in winter. Most abundant 5-20 miles offshore. Trip numbers usually from 50-200, occasionally up to 3500 in later fall.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 1 September 2007
Puffinus carneipes
Rare August and September, Uncommon in October (found on 50% of trips), Very Rare in spring. Peak numbers to 7 birds in October, otherwise singles are usual. Most often seen at Perpetua Bank and offshore 30 miles. Sometimes attracted to chum.
Photo: Wayne Hoffman, 7 October 2001
Puffinus bulleri
Uncommon in August, Common in September and October. Peak numbers to 300 birds in later fall, though 15-40 typical. Much less common in some years. Most common 5-20 miles offshore.
Photo: Bruce Craig, 25 August 2001
Puffinus griseus
Expected every trip. Arrive in March, build in numbers to August and remain Common through October. Late summer flocks near shore may number in the tens or hundreds of thousands, but pelagic trips from Newport typically number only in the mid hundreds of individuals. Sometimes attracted to fishing vessels. Most abundant 3-15 miles offshore.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Puffinus tenuirostris
Rare September, Rare to Uncommon October to April (seen on up to 80% of March trips). More attracted to chum than other shearwaters. Small flocks may be seen from shore from late October to early January. Usually only a few individuals seen on pelagic trips from shore to 40 miles offshore.
Photo: Troy Guy, 19 November 2005
Puffinus puffinus
Very Rare March to October, 1-8 miles offshore. Becoming more common since late 1990’s. Dates: 1 March 2003, 1 March 2008, 20 May 2003, 30 September 2006, and 2 October 2004. Most often seen from shore in late spring.
Photo: Jay Gilliam, 30 September 2006
Oceanodroma furcata
Expected every trip. Variably Common to Uncommon, March to October. Found from 12 to 50 miles offshore. Generally small numbers seen on most trips, but larger numbers, including flocks of hundreds, may occasionally be noted in spring and fall. Attracted to cod liver oil. Breed along shore but only active at nest burrows at night.
Photo: Troy Guy, 18 March 2006
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Uncommon to Rare >60 miles offshore, March to October. Very rarely seen on traditional pelagic trips that go offshore only 35 miles. A few breed along shore on the central Oregon coast but are active at their nest burrows only at night. Attracted to cod liver oil.
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Phalaropus lobatus
Common near shore to 20 miles offshore, April to May and July to September. Peak in August when large flocks and scattered individuals may number into the hundreds on pelagic trips.
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Phalaropus fulicarius
Variably Uncommon, May and August to October. Primarily found offshore >20 miles. Flocks small. Typically number less than 20 individuals per trip.
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Xema sabini
Uncommon to Common spring and fall. Usually absent in mid summer and winter. Peak in August when 50 or more birds may be seen.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Rissa tridactyla
Uncommon to Common from late October to early May. Found from near shore to 35 miles offshore. Peak numbers in November and March, when 50-150 birds are typical for a pelagic trip.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Sterna hirundo
Uncommon in April, May, and August. Found primarily from near shore to 15 miles offshore. Counts on pelagic trips rarely exceed 5 birds.
Photo: Tim Shelmerdine (unknown date)
Sterna paradisaea
Uncommon from August to mid September. Found primarily >20 miles from shore. Peak counts rarely exceed 25 birds.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Stercorarius maccormicki
Uncommon in fall, 8-45 miles offshore. Birds are solitary. Typical numbers are 2 or less in July and August. Peak in late September and early October when 5 is a high number, exceptionally to 20 individuals. No birds after mid October.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 17 September 2007
Stercorarius pomarinus
Common July through October, variably Uncommon March through May. Found from near shore to 45 miles offshore, though most common 15-35 miles offshore. Counts from 10-30 are typical for the late September peak. Attracted to concentrations of other seabirds.
Photo: Tim Shelmerdine (unknown date)
Stercorarius parasiticus
Uncommon in fall. Irregularly Rare in spring. Peak numbers in late August and early September when counts of 5 or less is typical for most trips. Found from near shore to 50 miles offshore, but primarily from 3 to 20 miles offshore.
Photo: Tim Shelmerdine (unknown date)
Stercorarius longicaudus
Uncommon in August and September. Rare in May, July and October. Peak numbers in late August. Typical numbers during this peak time approach a dozen birds, exceptionally over 100. Found in greatest numbers >30 miles offshore where they parasitize Arctic Terns.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Uria aalge
Expected every trip. Common near shore to 15 miles offshore, further in winter. Breed in large colony on Yaquina Head. Typical counts on pelagic trips in the low hundreds, thousands onshore in spring.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Cepphus columba
Expected every trip. Common March through October, Rare in winter. Found <5 miles from shore. Breed along shore and on wharf and pilings in Yaquina Bay. Typical numbers along near shore portions of pelagic trips reach 50 birds.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Expected every trip. Uncommon to 2 miles offshore, though usually just beyond the breakers. If seas are calm then 20-50 birds might be encountered in a couple of miles of near shore travel on typical pelagic trips. Birds usually paired. Rare breeder in inland forests, flying over land at twilight.
Photo: Angus Wilson, 1 October 2006
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
Irregularly Rare, July to October (seen on about 12% of trips). Habitat is warm water, generally beyond 30 miles of shore. Usually found in pairs.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Rare offshore to 30 miles, October to March. Irregularly Uncommon near shore in midwinter. Frequently seen from shore in winter. Near shore flocks may number 20-50 birds. Offshore, small flocks seem to be scattered.
Photo: Troy Guy, 19 November 2005
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Expected every trip. Common 10 to 20 miles offshore in fall. Uncommon from near shore to offshore 30 miles, fall through spring. Rare in summer. Typical fall pelagic trip numbers about 50 birds per trip. If seas calm, hundreds or more may be found occasionally in late fall. A very few probably nest along the central Oregon coast in burrows on headlands.
Photo: Wink Gross, 19 October 2002
Cerorhinca monocerata
Expected every trip. Common spring and fall, Uncommon in winter and summer. Breed in small numbers in burrows on headlands on the central Oregon coast. Peak in March and October when a few hundred may be seen on pelagic trips, otherwise, typically, less than 35 birds. Found from near shore to about 25 miles offshore.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 August 2007
Fratercula corniculata
Very Rare far (>60 miles) offshore in winter and spring. Dates: 7 birds (plus two dead) on 25 March 2007 during unprecedented irruption.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007
Fratercula cirrhata
Rare offshore March to October (found on 25% of October trips). Rare along shore where they breed in small numbers, April to August. Typically few, if any, found on Perpetua Bank pelagic trips.
Photo: Greg Gillson, 25 March 2007