Today while John Drury was visiting the island he stumbled across a perplexing alcid. When he came back to the cabin he said he'd seen a small west coast alcid and picked up Sibley and immediately realized it was an Ancient Murrelet. I ran down and got many photos in the exact spot that he mentioned (John has amazing bird luck it must be his father sending him little messages). It was hanging out with a small raft of Razorbills that frequently hang out in the same spot all day every day. When I saw it it lifted up and swirled around the west side coves of the island before flying west toward the mainland about a 1/4 mile before it settled down again.
-- https://www.flickr.com/photos/scolopax/26960261186/in/dateposted-public/ & more to come...
This bird was not seen again but, if it returns it would in theory be chasable if you can plan a trip with John Drury. Talking to John at this point it doesn't seem like there will be a trip until next week (the seas are too high over the weekend). I will send updates if it is seen again. It really was remarkable to see this bird amongst Razorbills, Atlantic Puffins, Common Eider, Black Guillemot etc. This a fist state record and a bird that is very far from home.
Keenan Yakola
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