[Survey Summary]
Location: Hachinohe – Tomakomai Ferry Route
Date: Dec. 11-12, 2021
Vessel: Silver Ferry (Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisya,LTD.), Regular Ferry route
Purpose: Regular route monitoring and seasonal seabird survey
Key Species: Laysan Albatross
Weather/Sea Conditions:
Day 1: Fine/Cloudy; NW 0-15 kt; Waves 1.5-2.0 m
Day 2: Mostly Fine
Notes: A mass of floating sardines was observed, attracting a large congregation of over 300 Laysan Albatrosses in the area.
Bird List
- Laysan Albatross / コアホウドリ (Day1: 1009, Day2: 826)
- Black-footed Albatross / クロアシアホウドリ (Day1: 20, Day2: 4)
- Short-tailed Albatross / アホウドリ (Day1: 10, Day2: 3 )
- Northern Fulmar / フルマカモメ (Day1: 121, Day2: 6)
- Streaked Shearwater / オオミズナギドリ (Day1: 3, Day2: 1)
- Flesh-footed Shearwater / アカアシミズナギドリ (Day1: 3)
- Sooty Shearwater / ハイイロミズナギドリ (Day1: 2)
- Black-throated Loon / オオハム (Day1: 2, Day2: 1)
- Pacific Loon / シロエリオオハム (Day1: 2, Day2:8)
- Gavia sp. / アビsp. (Day1: 4, Day2: 3)
- Great Cormorant / カワウ (Day 1)
- Japanese Cormorant / ウミウ (Day 1, 2)
- Pelagic Cormorant / ヒメウ (Day 1, 2)
- Great Crested Grebe / カンムリカイツブリ (Day 1)
- Black-necked Grebe / ハジロカイツブリ (Day 2)
- Black Scoter / クロガモ (Day 1, 2)
- Harlequin Duck / シノリガモ (Day 2)
- Greater Scaup / スズガモ (Day 1, 2)
- Common Goldeneye / ホオジロガモ (Day 2)
- White-tailed Eagle / オジロワシ (Day 2)
- Black Kite / トビ (Day 1)
- Peregrine Falcon / ハヤブサ (Day 2)
- Black-legged Kittiwake / ミツユビカモメ (Day 1)
- Black-headed Gull / ユリカモメ (Day 1)
- Black-tailed Gull / ウミネコ (Day 1)
- Common Gull (Mew Gull) / カモメ (Day 1, 2)
- Glaucous-winged Gull / ワシカモメ (Day 2)
- Glaucous Gull / シロカモメ (Day 2)
- Vega Gull / セグロカモメ (Day 1, 2)
- Slaty-backed Gull / オオセグロカモメ (Day 1, 2)
- Pomarine Skua (Pomarine Jaeger) / トウゾクカモメ (Day1: 94, Day2: 51)
- Thick-billed Murre / ハシブトウミガラス (Day1: 1)
- Ancient Murrelet / ウミスズメ (Day1: 17, Day2: 2)
- Rhinoceros Auklet / ウトウ (Day1: 7, Day2: 18)
Marine Mammals
- Short-finned Pilot Whale / コビレゴンドウ (Day 1)
- Dall’s Porpoise / イシイルカ (Day 1)
- Northern Fur Seal / キタオットセイ (Day 1, 2)
