[obol] fulmar morphs

[Alan Contreras]

That is how I think of them.  There have been far more lights than usual
this year off Lane and I have not seen any of the really chocolate ones.

Tomorrow's storm may bring some things in, if anyone can get out in it.
Forecast for Lane coast is rain and sw winds to 40, to 75 at headlands.  I
think I'll stay home and vacuum.

-- 
Alan Contreras
EUGENE, OREGON

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> From: Phil Pickering <philliplc at charter.net>
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:46:46 -0800
> To: <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Subject: [obol] fulmar morphs
> 
>> Northern Fulmar -- 300-400 (at least 75% were light morph (white head,
>> belly,
> tail), only one dark morph seen
> 
> 
> Correct me if I'm mistaken but I'm under the impression
> that the convention is all-grayish (intermediate) Fulmars
> are called "dark", and truly dark (sooty-colored) birds are referred
> to as "double-dark". That is how I've been reporting at BB -
> 
> light  = as described by Dave above - any with white head,
> belly, underwings. upperwings can vary from all-dark to mostly
> white.
> 
> dark = all-gray, but obviously lighter than sooty shearwater.
> 
> double-dark = very dark like sooty.
> 
> I have not noticed any double-dark this year.
> 
> Phil 
> 
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