PHOTO SALON: COOK'S PETREL'S OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST | 
The appearance of so many Cook's Petrels off California was thought to be tied to a 
mass of warm water that moved northward and inshore, particularly in July through 
august The event allowed birders unparalleled opportunities to study and photo- 
graph the species repeatedly, often at close range. These photographs, from top to 
bottom, were taken 25 July over the San Juan Seamount, Santa Barbara County; 2 
August off Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, arrd 4 August over Bodega Canyon, 
Sonoma County. Photographs by Brim Sullivan, David VanderPluym, and Matt Brady. 
VOLUME 63 (2009) 
NUMBER 4 
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