SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS SIGHTINGS

  Short-tailed Albatross Sightings During the 1998 IPHC Surveys  
  date lat long verbal phase photo video comments vessel
1 1-Jun 59:40 N 144:17 W Kayak Island Juvenile yes no juvenile bird Bold Pursuit
2 4-Jun 51:40 N 178:13 W Tanaga Pass subadult no no subadult, mottle white, pink bill Zenith
3 6-Jun 51:11 N 179:00 W Tanaga Pass subadult yes no  almost in breeding plumage, bill not very pink Zenith
4 9-Jun 52:29 N 179:46 E Petrel Bank subadult yes no lots of white, no yellow head markings yet Zenith
5 12-Jun 52:10 N 175:21 E SW Buildir Is Adult yes yes bird had no band Sand Island
6 12-Jun 52:10 N 175:21 E SW Buildir Is Adult yes yes bird had no band Sand Island
7 16-Jun 52:33 N 173:58 W Amelia Pass Adult no no flew in front of wheel house, positive id Sand Island
8 21-Jun 51:49 N 175:16 E SE Adak Island subadult yes no more white on this bird than number 3 Zenith
9 25-Jun 51:59 N 174:11 W S. Adak Island Adult no no  flew in front of wheel house, positive id Zenith
10 29-Jun 54:30 N 159:32 W Shumagin Bank Juvenile yes yes   Kristiana
11 29-Jun 54:30 N 159:32 W Shumagin Bank Juvenile no no    Kristiana
12 4-Jul 52:40 N 174:17 E SW Buildir Is Subadult yes no lots of white, no yellow, not able to see bands Sand Island
13 17-Jul 54:00 N 163:15 W South Sanak Juvenile no no   Kristiana
14 18-Jul 59:09 N 147:38 W Cape Cleare Juvenile yes no all dark bird Angela Lynn
15 17-Jul 56:26 N 152:44 W
Albatross Bank
 Juvenile no no all dark bird Sand Island
16 20-Jul 56:25 N 152:40 W Albatross Bank Juvenile yes yes mottled grey with lots of white on throat, orange band with yellow nos. Sand Island
17 20-Jul 56:25 N 152:40 W Albatross Bank Juvenile yes yes less white than above bird, yellow band on left leg Sand Island
18 24-Jul 59:20 N 146:35 W Middleton Is Juvenile yes no all dark bird no leg bands seen Zenith
19 26-Jul 55:20 N 157:49 W Shumagin Flats Subadult yes no yellow band on left left, between immature and adult plumage Elizabeth F
20 26-Jul 55:40 N 157:49 W Shumagin Flats Subadult yes  no orange band on left leg Elizabeth F
21 4-Aug 59:10 N 147:43 W South Montague Juvenile yes  no all dark, yellow band on left leg Sand Island
22 10-Aug 55:20 N 156:39 W E. Shumagin Flats Juvenile no no no bands visible Elizabeth F
23 10-Aug 54:59 N 134:18 W Forester Island Juvenile no no no bands visible, bird was too far away, all grey with pink bill Ocean Viking
24 11-Aug 55:49 N 159:01 W Shumagin Gully Juvenile yes no    Taasinge
25 12-Aug 54:00 N 163:42 W Unalaska Juvenile no no not able to see bands Pacific Sun
26 13-Aug 53:39 N 164:55 W Unalaska Juvenile no yes not able to see bands Pacific Sun
27 13-Aug 53:40 N 165:15 W Unalaska Juvenile no no orange band on left leg Pacific Sun
28 17-Aug 53:20 N 166:22 W Unalaska Juvenile no no  not able to see bands Pacific Sun
29 18-Aug 53:19 N 166:38 W Unalaska Juvenile no yes dark plumage no leg band Pacific Sun
30 18-Aug 53:19 N 166:38 W Unalaska Juvenile no yes lighter plumage yellow band on left leg Pacific Sun
31 23-Aug 56:08 N 135:04 W Cape Ommaney Juvenile no no all dark, juvenile bird Bold Pursuit
32 27-Aug 52:40 N 169:26 W Unalaska Juvenile no no lighter plumage than seen on previous birds, not able to see if banded Pacific Sun
33 27-Aug 52:40 N 169:26 W Unalaska Subadult no no lots of white, too dark to see bands Pacific Sun
34 28-Aug 57:01 N 151:39 W Albatross Bank Juvenile no no    Tradition
35 17-Sep 58:37 N 139:14 W Cape Fairweather Juvenile no* no all dark bird, no leg bands seen Angela Lynn
36 18-Sep 58:18 N 138:53 W Cape Fairweather Juvenile no* no all dark bird, no leg bands seen (good views of legs) same bird as above? Angela Lynn
  yellow highlight means there is either photo,slide or video documentation at IPHC

*Nos 35-36  written documentation obtained but slides sent to USFWS
 


Last Updated on 11/4/98
By Tracee Geernaert