We report evidence of likely nesting of the Ashy Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) on islets adjacent to Vandenberg Air Force Base in northern Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Ten storm-petrels, along with extensive suitable habitat in the area, suggest a small colony of breeding birds. Other offshore islets along California’s central coast might hold small numbers of storm-petrels. In addition, there are possibly breeding storm-petrels in suitable remote mainland areas, such as at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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1 December 2003
A Potential New Colony of Ashy Storm-petrels on the Mainland Coast of California, USA
Adam Brown,
Natalia Collier,
Dan Robinette,
William J. Sydeman
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Waterbirds
Vol. 26 • No. 4
December 2003
Vol. 26 • No. 4
December 2003
Ashy Storm-petrel
conservation
nesting
Oceanodroma homochroa
predation
Vandenberg Air Force Base