Alex spotted one from the water the other day. Here is my pic.
-Abram
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On Tue, Oct 6, 2026 at 19:51 Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...> wrote:
> Yes, there were two of them.in the chaos.
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> On Tue, Oct 6, 2026, 7:46 PM 'Pete Sole' via mbbirds <
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>> Hi birders,
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>> Reviewing my bird images from the SC lighthouse today, I came across a
>> photo with what looks like a LEUCISTIC BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER. Can't
>> say I've seen one of these before. Here is a crop of the frame in
>> question, with a red arrow pointing to the interesting bird, flying
>> below and to the left of the elegant tern:
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>> https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/documentary/shearwater_black_vented_leucistic_261006a.jpg >>
>> If somebody has a different opinion as to what this bird might be, or
>> can confirm my ID suspicion, it would be great to read.
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>> Interesting birds out there...
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>> Pete Solé
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