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Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii

33-38" (84-97 cm). Breeding and winter similar to those of Common Loon, but bill ivory-yellow and seemingly upturned. In winter plumage, has more white on face; typically shows dark spot behind eyes.… read more

Arctic Loon
Gavia arctica

23-28" (58-73 cm). White flank patch before the tail, visible at waterline, in flight. Striped patch on side of neck in breeding plumage. Throat patch typically iridescent purple. Siberian race (breeds in Alaska), green iridescent throat patch.… read more

Common Loon
Gavia immer

 

28-36" (71-91 cm). Heavy-bodied, thick, pointed, usually black or dark gray bill held horizontally. Breeding plumage, head, neck black with white bands on neck; back black with white spots. In winter, crown, hindneck, upperparts dark grayish; throat, underparts white.… read more

Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica

 

24" (61 cm). Small loon, straight slender bill. In breeding plumage, head pale gray; neck, back black with white stripes; throat black with purple reflections. In winter plumage, blackish above, white below; often shows thin "chin strap."… read more

Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata

 

24-27" (61-69 cm). A small loon seldom seen far from salt water. In breeding plumage, has gray head and neck, rusty throat, black back spotted with white. In winter, similar to Common Loon but smaller, paler, with bill thinner, seemingly upturned.… read more

Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii

 

22-29" (56-74 cm). Very similar to Western Grebe, but black of cap does not reach eyes, so face is largely white; bill bright yellow or orange-yellow.… read more

Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis

 

22-29" (56-74 cm). A large slender grebe with a long neck. Blackish above with black of cap extending below eyes; white below and on front of neck. Bill long, slender, greenish yellow. Long white wing stripe shows in flight.… read more

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus

 

12-15" (30-38 cm). Small, slender-necked, with short, sharply pointed bill. In breeding plumage, body dark, with rufous neck and flanks; head blackish, with conspicuous buff ear tufts. In winter, upperparts dark; chin and foreneck white.… read more

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena

 

18-20" (46-51 cm). In breeding plumage, has rufous neck, black cap, whitish cheeks, and long, pointed yellowish bill. In winter, mainly gray, with paler cheeks, pale (not necessarily yellow) bill. In flight, white wing patches show.… read more

Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis

 

12-14" (30-36 cm). In breeding plumage, black head, back; golden ear tufts; black crest. In winter plumage, dark gray above, white below; neck dusky. Bill appears slightly upturned, sides of face smudged with gray, whitish patch behind ear.… read more

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

 

12-15" (30-38 cm). Pigeon-sized. A stocky, uniformly brownish water bird, with stout whitish bill that has black ring around it during breeding season.… read more

Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus

 

8-10" (20-25 cm). Robin-sized. Similar to Pied-billed Grebe, but smaller, with a more slender bill. Brownish gray with orange-yellow eyes and small dark bill.… read more

Yellow-nosed Albatross
Diomedea chlororhynchos

29-34" (73.5-86.5 cm). W. 6'4"-6'11" (193-211 cm). Long slim wings, short, rounded tail. Back, upperwings, tail blackish; rest of body white; underwing white, narrow, dark trailing edge, broader dark leading edge; dark slender bill, hooked, thin yellow stripe on culmen.… read more

Short-tailed Albatross
Phoebastria albatrus

37" (94 cm); wingspan 84-90" (214-229 cm). Adults have white body, including back; broad black band at tip of tail. Head and neck washed with yellow-buff; bill pale pink. Juveniles entirely dark brown with pink bill and feet. … read more

Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis (Diomedea immutabilis)

32" (81 cm). W. 6'6" (2 m). Long wings, short tail. Back, wings, tail blackish; head, neck, underparts white; underwing white with black edging, irregular black patches; bill thick, hooked, either yellow with gray tip or solid gray. Conspicuous dark patch around eye.… read more

Black-footed Albatross
Phoebastria nigripes (Diomedea nigripes)

28-36" (71-91 cm). W. 6'6"-7" (1.9-2.1 m). Large, very long-winged seabird. Mainly blackish brown, white on face, dark bill. Amount of white increases as birds age. Conspicuous white primary shafts show in flight.… read more

Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea

20-22" (51-56 cm). Dull gray-brown above, whitish below; bill pale (usually yellow, sometimes marked with dusky color). Dull gray crown blends evenly with white sides of face.… read more

Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis

 

18" (46 cm). Seldom seen from shore. 2 common color phases: pale gray on back, wings, white elsewhere (common in East); and uniformly dark gray. Intermediates, nearly all-white birds, also occur. Bill yellow. Flight: several fast wingbeats followed by stiff-winged glide.… read more

Black-capped Petrel
Pterodroma hasitata

14-18" (36-46 cm). A long-winged, long-tailed petrel, dark above with black cap; white collar and rump; white underparts. Viewed from below, wings have broad dark margins.… read more

Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata

14" (36 cm). A small petrel with a distinctively short, heavy bill. Gray above, with dark bars on upper surfaces of wings forming a flattened M shape; darker gray on breast and belly. The undersides of the wings show broad, sharply defined black bands. … read more

Buller's Shearwater
Puffinus bulleri

16 1/2 -18" (42-46 cm). Blackish, wedge-shaped tail. Gray above, with distinct blackish cap; pure white underparts, wing linings. In flight, dark bar on upper surface of wings and lower back forms an M-shaped pattern.… read more

Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes

19 1/2" (50 cm). W. 3'3" (1 m). Largest of the dark-bodied shearwaters in the North Pacific. Sooty black above, below, and on wing linings; heavy pinkish or yellowish bill with dark tip; pale pink feet. Wingbeats slower than those of other shearwaters.… read more

Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus

20" (51 cm). A gull-sized shearwater, dark gray-brown above and whitish below; undersides of wings are white with dark borders. Bill pinkish with dark tip; feet pale pink.… read more

Greater Shearwater
Puffinus gravis

18-20" (46-51 cm). A large shearwater, dull brown above, with pale scaling; white below, dusky belly; cap dark, contrasting with white face; may show white at base of tail; bill black.… read more

Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus

16-18" (41-46 cm). Large shearwater. In the Atlantic, only one that appears uniformly dark sooty brown above, below, with silvery whitish wing linings. Bill, feet dark. Slender, narrow-winged, skims on stiff wings over waves, alternately gliding, flapping.… read more

Audubon's Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri

11-12" (28-30 cm). A small shearwater, brownish-black above and white below except for dark undertail feathers. Half the size of Greater Shearwater.… read more

Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas

12 1/2 -15" (32-38 cm). Blackish-brown above, contrasting white underparts, wing linings. Bill black, feet pink. Flight rapid, with much flapping and little gliding. The form that visits California waters has dark undertail coverts.… read more

Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus

12 1/2-15" (32-38 cm). Uniform blackish above, white below. A distinct blackish cap-darker than the back, and usually a distinct white patch at base of tail.… read more

Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris

13-14" (33-36 cm). A dark shearwater, with dark bill and feet. Distinguished from Sooty Shearwater by slightly smaller size, dull gray (rather than whitish) wing linings, shorter tail and bill, and slightly faster wingbeat.… read more

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus

7" (18 cm). Darts, skims over waves like a swallow. Black with white rump, square-tipped or rounded tail. Longer legs than other western storm-petrels, with yellow webs between toes.… read more

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro

7.5 - 9" (19-23 cm). Blackish-brown overall with pale wing bars and a clear, curved white band across rump; white on rump more extensive than on Leach's but less than on Wilson's. Tail slightly forked; legs do not extend beyond tail in flight.… read more

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma furcata

8-9" (20-23 cm). A gray storm-petrel, somewhat darker above than below, with forked tail but without white rump. All other Pacific storm-petrels are blackish. Flies with deep, regular wingbeats.… read more

Ashy Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma homochroa

7 1/2" (19 cm). An all-black storm-petrel with shallowly forked tail and somewhat rounded wings. Ashy color of head and neck and light mottling on undersides of wings may be visible at close range. Flies with very shallow wingbeats.… read more

Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

 

8-9" (20-23 cm). A black storm-petrel with a shallowly forked tail and a white rump with a dark center; south of Central California, birds lack the white rump. Flies like a nighthawk, with much bounding and veering. Seldom follows boats.… read more

Black Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma melania

9" (23 cm). Dark with long pointed wings, forked tail. Flight smooth and languid, with deeper and more graceful wingbeats, than that of other storm-petrels. Other all-dark storm-petrels are smaller, with different flight styles.… read more

Least Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma microsoma

6" (15 cm). The smallest storm-petrel on the West Coast. An all-dark bird with short wings; tail short and wedge-shaped rather than forked. Often appears tailless at a distance. Flight swift and low, with very rapid wingbeats.… read more

White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina

8" (20.5 cm). Grayish-backed with gray rump; underparts white; white face with distinct dark line running through eye; white underwings with broad, dark trailing edge; long legs; yellow-webbed feet. Swings erratically from side to side during gliding flight.… read more

Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus

40" (1 m), including tail feathers. W. 3'8" (1.1 m). Adult is a large white seabird with very long central tail feathers, fine black bars on back and upper surface of wings, and red bill. Young birds similar, but lack long tail streamers.… read more

White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus

32" (81 cm). W. 3'1" (94 cm). Adult is a white, pigeon-sized seabird with very long central tail feathers, bold black wing markings, and yellow bill. Young birds lack the long tail feathers and are white, with fine black barring above.… read more

Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda

30-37" (76-94 cm), including tail. W. 41" (104 cm). Adults have deep red bills, mostly white body plumage, dark eye patch, and thin red tail streamers (often difficult to see in the field). Juvenile lacks tail streamers, has black bill and barred upperparts.… read more

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