Primarily an Atlantic coast species, Manx Shearwater is occasionally seen off the Pacific coast as well. It is readily identified by its small size, light under tail coverts, and a light crescent separating the nape from the dark face.
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Manx Shearwaters with Cory’s Shearwater
Nantucket Shoals, MA
September 27, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Nantucket Shoals, MA
September 27, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater (ahead right) with Great Shearwater and three Cory’s Shearwaters
Nantucket Shoals, MA
September 27, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Manx Shearwater
(note small size compared with Sooty Shearwater)
Offshore Monterey Bay, California
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz