A permanent resident of the Bering Sea and an abundant breeder on the Pribilofs, this species is one of the more obvious bird species throughout most of the non-winter months. Breeding birds begin to arrive around the islands during the second half of April with breeding residents peaking locally during late May. Nesting may begin […]
Category: Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)
Mottled Petrel
A regularly encountered pelagic species in the Bering Sea during the summer and fall, this species is only very rarely encountered from shore and is most often found offshore in deep water along the continental shelf break. All records of individuals seen from land have come on St. Paul Island since 1989, with a vast […]
Short-tailed Shearwater
The most common non-breeding pelagic species in the Bering Sea during the summer, large numbers are often noted from land in the Pribilofs associated with storms, while small numbers are seen daily during summer and fall. This species is typically not recorded with regularity until the end of May or beginning of June from which […]