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New Zealand Shearwater ( Puffinus bulleri ) 3 
Three sightings in the northwest portion of the grid represent the first 
record for this species in the grid. All were traveling north. 
Pink-footed Shearwater ( Puffinus creotopus ) 1 
A single bird in the western half of the central section was the first 
grikbrecording -for-this--speoi-es,.—.Tnriging by non-grid observations, it was _ 
probably a migrant. 
Sooty Shearwater ( Puffinus griseus ) 31 
Although most were identified as being either Sooty or Slender-billed 
Shearwater, none with good Slender-bil field marks were recorded. Also, judging 
from large non-grid collections, all were probably Sooties. The influx from 
previous surveys is accounted for by a northward migration from the breeding 
grounds in southern latitudes; virtu iy «.L of the observations were of single 
birds traveling north. It hardly need be said that because of this, north-south 
densities as calculated on table two are practically meaningless. 3 ut in view 
of non-grid observations, it is quite interesting that east-west densities within 
the grid were virtually even. As large concentrations were found off the channel 
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islands and around Cortez Bank, one would expect that •'grid densities of northward 
bound birds would have been much higher in the eastern part of the grid. 
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Additional surveys may explain this phenomenon. 
Herald's Petrel ( pterodroma heraldica) 1 
The collection of this species constitutes the first reliable record for 
the grid. The field identification of one in January is the only other sighting 
for the grid. 
Leach's Storm Petrel ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa ) 125+ 7 Nocturnal 
Storm Petrel Species (Unidentified) 12+4 nocturnal 
Although not usually recorded to species, probably all of the storm petrels 
