Aomori—Hokkaido

Apr. 17-18, 2021 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • X Black Scoter
  • X Red-breasted Merganser
  • X Harlequin Duck
  • X Greater Scaup
  • X Eurasian Wigeon
  • X Eurasian Crested Grebe
  • 03 Pacific Loon?
  • 01 Leach’s Storm Petrel?
  • 01 Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
  • 29 Black-footed Albatross
  • 72 Laysan Albatross
  • 10 Short-tailed Albatross
  • 17,000+ Short-tailed Shearwater
  • 1,200+ Sooty Shearwater
  • 02 Flesh-footed Shearwater
  • 17 Streaked Shearwater
  • X Pelagic Cormorant
  • X Japanese Cormorant
  • 13,000+ Red Phalarope
  • X Black-legged Kittiwake
  • X Black-headed Gull
  • X Black-tailed Gull
  • X Kamchatka Gull
  • X Vega Herring Gull
  • X Slaty-backed Gull
  • 08 Long-tailed Jaeger
  • 29 Arctic Jaeger
  • 47 Pomarine Jaeger
  • 01 Jaeger sp.
  • 287 Rhinoceros Auklet
  • 492 Ancient Murrelet
  • 02 Japanese Murrelet
  • 45 Thick-billed Murre
  • 01 White Wagtail
  • 60 Northern Fur Seal
  • 35 Dall’s Porpoise
Laysan Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Short-tailed Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Long-tailed Jaeger

Aomori—Hokkaido

Mar. 20-21, 2021 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • 13 Whooper Swan
  • 20 Goose sp.
  • 01 Siberian Scoter
  • X Black Scoter
  • X Common Goldeneye
  • X Red-breasted Merganser
  • X Harlequin Duck
  • X Greater Scaup
  • 04 Northern Pintail
  • X Red-necked Grebe
  • X Eurasian Crested Grebe
  • X Black-necked Grebe
  • 01 Red-throated Loon
  • 01 Arctic Loon
  • 01 Pacific Loon
  • 01 Yellow-billed Loon
  • 03 Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
  • 10 Black-footed Albatross
  • 15 Laysan Albatross
  • 01 Short-tailed Albatross
  • 40 Northern Fulmar
  • 02 Flesh-footed Shearwater
  • 04 Streaked Shearwater
  • X Pelagic Cormorant
  • X Japanese Cormorant
  • 01 Red Phalarope
  • X Black-legged Kittiwake
  • X Black-headed Gull
  • X Kamchatka Gull
  • X Slaty-backed Gull
  • X Glaucous-winged Gull
  • X Glaucous Gull
  • 44 Rhinoceros Auklet
  • 01 Parakeet Auklet
  • 08 Least Auklet
  • 04 Crested Auklet
  • 09 Ancient Murrelet
  • 45 Thick-billed Murre
  • 01 Common Murre
  • 01 Auks sp.
  • 07 Northern Fur Seal
  • 02 Humpbacked Whale
  • 01 Harber Porpoise
  • 09 Dall’s Porpoise
Red-throated Loon
Black-footed Albatross
Common and Thick-billed Murre

Aomori—Hokkaido

Feb. 10-11, 2021 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • 1 Siberian Scoter
  • 800+ Black Scoter
  • X Common Goldeneye
  • X Red-breasted Merganser
  • X Harlequin Duck
  • X Greater Scaup
  • 4 Red-necked Grebe
  • 20+ Eurasian Crested Grebe
  • 4 Arctic Loon
  • 2 Loon sp.
  • X Pelagic Cormorant
  • X Japanese Cormorant
  • X Black-legged Kittiwake
  • X Kamchatka Gull
  • X Slaty-backed Gull
  • X Glaucous Gull
  • 17 Rhinoceros Auklet
  • 3 Least Auklet
  • 6 Ancient Murrelet
  • 33 Thick-billed Murre
  • 49 Northern Fur Seal
  • 17 Dall’s Porpise
Thick-billed Murre
Northern Fur Seal

Aomori—Hokkaido

Jan. 16-17, 2021 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • 200+ Black Scoter
  • X Common Goldeneye
  • 20 Red-breasted Merganser
  • 6+ Harlequin Duck
  • 50+ Greater Scaup
  • 6+ Eurasian Wigeon
  • 5 Red-necked Grebe
  • 100+ Eurasian Crested Grebe
  • 2 Pacific Loon
  • 1 Loon sp.
  • 179 Laysan Albatross
  • 3 Short-tailed Albatross
  • 1 Short-tailed Shearwater
  • X Pelagic Cormorant
  • X Japanese Cormorant
  • X Black-legged Kittiwake
  • X Black-tailed Gull
  • X Kamchatka Gull
  • X Vega Herring Gull
  • X Slaty-backed Gull
  • X Glaucous-winged Gull
  • X Glaucous Gull
  • 13 Rhinoceros Auklet
  • 1 Ancient Murrelet
  • 121 Thick-billed Murre
  • 26 Northern Fur Seal
  • 02 Harber Porpise
Laysan Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Short-tailed Shearwater
Thick-billed Murre

Aomori—Hokkaido

Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2020 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • Mallard 3
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Black Scoter
  • Red-breasted Merganser 2
  • Great Crested Grebe
  • Red-throated Loon 3
  • Pacific Loon 6
  • Loon sp. 1
  • Laysan Albatross 4
  • Black-footed Albatross 4
  • Northern Fulmar 6
  • Solander’s Petrel 79
  • Streaked Shearwater <1000
  • Buller’s Shearwater 1
  • Sooty Shearwater
  • Pelagic Cormorant
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Cormorant sp. 10
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Mew Gull
  • Arctic Herring Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Pomarine Skua 9
  • Ancient Murrelet 18
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 5
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Carrion Crow
  • Olive-backed Pipit 3
  • Eurasian Siskin 3
  • Baird’s Beaked Whale 10
  • Pacific White-sided Dolphin 30
  • Dall’s Porpoise 10
Solander’s Petrel
Solander’s Petrel
Pomarine Skua
Olive-backed Pipit
Baird’s Beaked Whale

Aomori—Hokkaido

Sep. 12-13, 2020 Aomori-Hokkaido

We on boarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird list

  • Eurasian Teal 21
  • Laysan Albatross 4
  • Solander’s Petrel 706
  • Streaked Shearwater
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater 1
  • Sooty Shearwater 8
  • Leach’s Storm-Petrel 111
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 1
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Red-necked Phalarope 33
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Aleutian Tern 13
  • Common Tern 36
  • Long-tailed Jaeger 4
  • Japanese Murrelet 2
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 2
  • Western Osprey
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Northern Jungle Crow
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Solander’s Petrel
Aleutian Tern (Adult and Juv.)
Aleutian Tern (Juv.)

Aomori—Hokkaido

8-9 Aug. 2020, Aomori—Hokkaido.

We onboarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.). 

Bird List

  • Black-footed Albatross 2
  • Solander’s Petrel 2
  • Streaked Shearwater
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 1
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Grey Heron
  • Red-necked Phalarope 507
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Japanese Murrelet 18
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 1
  • Western Osprey
  • Peregrine Falcon
Red-necked Phalarope
Rhinoceros Auklet (juv.)

Aomori—Hokkaido

13-14 June 2020, Aomori—Hokkaido.

We onboarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.). 

Bird List

  • Great Crested Grebe
  • Laysan Albatross 15
  • Black-footed Albatross 149
  • Short-tailed Albatross 2
  • Northern Fulmar 58
  • Streaked Shearwater <1000
  • Sooty Shearwater 256
  • Short-tailed Shearwater 177
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater 6
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 11
  • Common Great Cormorant
  • Red Phalarope 2
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • South Polar Skua 4
  • Pomarine Jaeger 1
  • Japanese Murrelet 99
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 14
  • Peregrine Falcon 1
  • Oriental Greenfinch 1
Black-footed Albatross
Sooty Shearwater
South Polar Skua
South Polar Skua (Juv.)
Japanese Murrelet

Aomori—Hokkaido

16-17 May 2020, Aomori—Hokkaido.

We onboarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.).

Bird List

  • Greater Scaup
  • Stejneger’s Scoter 1
  • Common Scoter
  • Ducks sp.
  • Great Crested Grebe
  • Red-throated Loon 2
  • Black-throated Loon 8
  • Pacific Loon 19
  • Loons sp. 19
  • Laysan Albatross 104
  • Black-footed Albatross 84
  • Short-tailed Albatross 2
  • Northern Fulmar 9
  • Murphy’s Petrel 1
  • Streaked Shearwater 14
  • Sooty Shearwater 554
  • Short-tailed Shearwater 650
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater 17
  • Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 14
  • Pelagic Cormorant
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Grey Heron
  • Eurasian Coot 1
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Red-necked Phalarope 1297+
  • Red Phalarope 4168+
  • Phalaropes sp. 25+
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Common Tern 2
  • Terns sp. 7
  • Pomarine Jaeger 20
  • Parasitic Jaeger 5
  • Thick-billed Murre 12
  • Ancient Murrelet 14
  • Japanese Murrelet 43
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 133
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Red Phalarope
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Japanese Murrelet

Aomori—Hokkaido

11-12 April 2020, Aomori—Hokkaido.

We onboarded the Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.). 

Bird List

  • Eurasian Wigeon 24
  • Mallard
  • Northern Pintail 14
  • Eurasian Teal 1
  • Common Pochard
  • Greater Scaup
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Black Scoter
  • Red-breasted Merganser
  • Red-necked Grebe 2
  • Great Crested Grebe
  • Red-throated Loon 1
  • Yellow-billed Loon 1
  • Black-footed Albatross 6
  • Short-tailed Shearwater 97
  • Pelagic Cormorant
  • Common Great Cormorant
  • Japanese Cormorant
  • Grey Heron 5
  • Red Phalarope 1545
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Pomarine Jaeger 2
  • Thick-billed Murre 35
  • Ancient Murrelet 147
  • Rhinoceros Auklet 23
  • Carrion Crow
  • Northern Jungle Crow
  • Eurasian Skylark 2
  • Masked Bunting 3
Yellow-billed Loon
Thick-billed Murre
Ancient Murrelet