At 12:15pm on August 17-2019, Mike Toochin, Melissa Hafting and Ilya Povalyaev spotted a Guadalupe Murrelet 51 km SW of Cox Point between Clayoquot Canyon and Loudoun Canyon. The birds were viewed from the "Miss B Haven" on a pelagic with Ocean Outfitters out of Tofino. The Guadalupe Murrelet was less than 10 feet from the boat. Multiple passengers on board were able to view and photograph the bird. At the same time a second Xantus’s Murrelet flew off the water before a clear view of its face could be had.
Exact location of bird was
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| Guadalupe Murrelet off Tofino - Photo: Liron Gertsman |
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| Guadalupe Murrelet off Tofino - Photo: Ilya Povalyaev |
This is the 3rd record for the province of BC.
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