Although not a great photo, this was the first time I've seen a Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) on an offshore boat trip to Cordell Bank, so it seemed worthwhile to include a photo for the record. (Photo taken on 14 October 2018.)
For a look at the more frequently encountered storm-petrel species in this area, you can review the posts called "A stormy cast of characters"on 4 September 2013 and "Ocean runners" on 14 August 2016.
P.S. William Elford Leach was an English zoologist active in the early 19th century.
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