PHOTOS FROM PELAGIC TRIP OUT OF SOUTHWEST PASS, 27 SEPT. 2009

All by RDP

Bridled Tern

Bridled Tern on sargassum mat and flotsam; about 30 mi off SW Pass.

Bridled Tern; bird of the year

Cory's Shearwate; 34 mi @ 220 deg off Southwest Pass in 1600 ft of water. Note the pink bill, etc.

Cory's Shearwater

Red-necked Phalarope; 34 mi @ 220 deg off Southwest Pass.

Both Red-necked Phalaropes

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalaropes

Ocean Sunfish; 25 mi off Southwest Pass.

Leather-backed Sea Turtle; 31 mi off SW Pass. (large image)

Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in SW Pass (one of 6)

Trip Log

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