shearwater

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Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.

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However, each feed can deliver a large amount of energy; both sooty shearwater and mottled petrel chicks have been recorded to double their weight in a single night, probably when fed by both parents. Source: Internet

Species found here include: streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas), brown booby (Sula leucogaster), red-footed booby (S. Source: Internet

Other notable species we observed from onshore included the wedge-tailed shearwater, the flesh-footed shearwater and the masked booby. Source: Internet

On Roach Island, Little Shearwater chicks are hatching in deep burrows. Source: Internet

Nesting and chick rearing A semi-precocial wedge-tailed shearwater chick with guarding parent The majority of Procellariiformes nest once a year and do so seasonally. Source: Internet

The Hospice Cup is a cooperative effort of Shearwater Sailing Club, the committees of Hospice Cup, Inc. (HCI), and Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC area hospices. Source: Internet

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