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Date: 10/6/26 4:12 pm From: 'Pete Sole' via mbbirds <mbbirds...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Massive feeding Frenzy!! It's Beach
Hi birders, First, big thanks to Ryan, and all of the other birders that have been reporting on this amazing event, today (Tuesday Oct. 6, 2026). Around 11am I went over to the SC Lighthouse to catch some of it. Here is a large image that gives a very rough sense of what it looked like, when looking south from the lighthouse: https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/documentary/shearwaters_black_vented_and_more_261006b.jpg Just an astonishing number of birds! The majority were Black-vented Shearwaters, Brand's Cormorants, Western and Heerman's Gulls, and Brown Pelicans. For more detail and photos see the ebird report at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S399827733 My understanding from another birder, was that the anchovies were washing up on the western edge of Its Beach. Unfortunately, I ran out of time before I could get to the actual beach to take more photos. Pete Solé visiting from Soquel CA On 10/6/26 8:57 AM, Ryan Phillips wrote: > Insane feeding Frenzy off Its Beach!!! Black-vented Shearwaters only > 100 feet out! > > Ryan Phillips ǀOwner and Guide > > Personal and Group Birding Excursions in Northern California and Beyond > > Phone ǀ (831) 234-7324 > > Email ǀ <norcalbirding...> > > Website ǀ _www.norcalbirding.com <http://www.norcalbirding.com/>_ > > Facebook ǀ www.facebook.com/norcalbirding > <http://www.facebook.com/norcalbirding> > > "Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our > eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal > as a bird?" > > - Sir David Attenborough > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "mbbirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to mbbirds+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<CAGiyp6V6y6Mt3YHPhY_oAvNZdX_4WrdYS_Bb5N8GHzakjGrNfw...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<CAGiyp6V6y6Mt3YHPhY_oAvNZdX_4WrdYS_Bb5N8GHzakjGrNfw...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mbbirds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mbbirds+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mbbirds/<91c11171-7753-4ec8-a85c-b8db788a1080...>

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