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05-19-2003, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: portland
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what are they?
Anyone know what those birds are that hang out at the chicken ranch. They look like some type of albatross. Shorter wing span, but still quite wider than a herring gull. Head looks like an alb. also. Is there a lesser albatross or something like that. Even had flight characteristics of one. What was that bad boy?
I have a pic if anyone needs to see it.
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05-19-2003, 02:33 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Oregon rivers and Big Blue
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Re: what are they?
GBS,
I beleive they are Murres. You might want to check in Petersons Feild Guide for marine Birds.
Tight lines. Tom
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05-19-2003, 02:33 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Osos, CA (formerly Corvallis, OR)
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Re: what are they?
Yep, it was an albatross. There were also a few species of shearwaters, a jaeger, a phalarope, and bonepart gulls out at the chicken ranch. My buddy troy leads birding trips out of newport and was giving me the run down. I can give you his email if you want to know more.
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05-19-2003, 03:01 PM
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Re: what are they?
Black-footed Albatross
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HB,
The Murres are the shorter winged black and white bird with the longish pointed bill that you usualy see on the water.
[ 05-19-2003, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Keta ]
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05-19-2003, 03:12 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Sweet Home
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Re: what are they?
Tuna Birds (Mexican Fishfinders) :grin:
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05-19-2003, 07:29 PM
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Mr. Carkington
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Re: what are they?
Popeye, don't you just love to see those birds sitting in groups of 10 or 15 on a bait ball? T0o full to fly they are waiting for the gutbag to catch up so they can gorge again. The baitfish down below and further down the TUNA! waiting for round two.
If you see this my friends circle at a distance and watch the lines peel.
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05-19-2003, 07:42 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: what are they?
As my tunaholics friends say when the word is mentioned out of season... BAD BOYS!!!!!!!
Causes too much heartburn....
I saw them too.... You know your pattern is working right when they fly down and try to pick off one of your feathers trolling behind the boat. I can't believe they can keep it up for hours following the boat.
OPPPSSS... BAD BOY!!! BAD BOY!!!!!
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05-19-2003, 07:45 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Halfway between the Boondocks & Timbucktoo
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Re: what are they?
Sensei - I sure hope you are going to make it to a TA meeting near you and SOON!
Ahhhh - TUUUUNAAAAA!
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05-19-2003, 07:47 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: what are they?
BAD BOY!!! BAD BOY!!! BAD BOY!!!
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05-19-2003, 07:50 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Halfway between the Boondocks & Timbucktoo
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Re: what are they?
Hahahaha! Gonna have to change your mantra!
Bad GIRL! Bad GIRL! Bad GIRL! :grin: I'm so good when I'm BAAAAD!
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05-19-2003, 08:03 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: what are they?
A lot of people don't know that the albatross that they see come from Midway Island in the Central Pacific. They take off after they fledge and fly all around the Pacific before coming back to Midway, never touching land. Often called gooney birds. When they finally land back on Midway, they often crash land as their wings are so long that they can't land and run fast enough to stop. Albatross were considered bad luck for ancient mariners. Especially if you killed one. But most tuna fishermen like Popeye and Pilar love to see them as they often lead you to baitfish and provide entertainment for me.
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05-19-2003, 08:11 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Central Oregon
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Re: what are they?
Hmmmmm, don't albacore tuna start their lives around Midway too? Sooo, if the albatros are here, then the tuna.....Stop the Insanity!!! We still have more halibut to catch!!!
Please, one obsession at a time!
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05-19-2003, 08:33 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: what are they?
One can dream can't they???? Let's see... say about July 11, 2003- 30 miles off Cape Blanco...
Who cares about ugly smashed bottomfish that you need a winch to haul up. Gimme a live one on a feather....
BAD BOY!!! BAD BOY!!!!
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05-20-2003, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: portland
Posts: 9,661
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Re: what are they?
Black footed albatross. Bingo! So cool to see such neat birds out in the big blue. Looked them up on google, and that it the beauty I saw. There were a few of them out there. 
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