Birds we saw during our Southern Ocean Expedition

SOUTHERN OCEAN EXPEDITION: Falklands, South Georgia, and the Antarctic Peninsula

John and Lynn Salmon -- December 2014 to January 2015

Buenos Aires, Argentina

(S34 36.17 W58 22.91) -- map

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
Roufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
Eared dove (Zenaida auriculata)
Shiny cowbird (Molpthrus bonariensis)
Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
White-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophtalma) in park near Plaza del Mayo
Chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
Rock dove (Columba livia)
Rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus)

Ushuaia, Argentina

(S54 48.44 W68 18.13) -- map

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Patagonian crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) aka King Cormorant
South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
some kind of shearwater
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
Magellanic cormorant (Phalacrocorax magellanicus) aka Rock Shag
Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango)
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)

Tierra del Fuego National Park

(S54 50.63 W68 33.32) -- satellite image

Monday, 15 December 2014

Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)
Flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
Flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres)
Austral negrito (Lessonia rufa)
Long-tailed meadowlark (Sturnella loyca)
South American Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) aka Magellan snipe
Yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris) aka speckled teal
Southern crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) aka King Cormorant
South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
Chilean swallow (Tachycineta meyeni)
Red Shoveler (Anas platalea)
Ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
Great grebe (Podiceps major)
Upland goose (Chloephaga picta) also saw the white-breasted morph of these
Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda)
Black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbata)
White-crested elaenia (Elaenia albiceps)
Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus)
White-throated Treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis)
Southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus)
Austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus)
Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango)
Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
White-throated caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
Dark-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)
Buff-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus)
Tufted tit-tyrant (Anairetes parulus)
Black-faced ibis (Theristicus melanopis)
Fire-eyed diucon (Xolmis pyrope)
Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
Black-chested Buzzard Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis)
Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

At Sea - southern ocean

(S54 2.5 W64 0.6) -- satellite image

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Cape petrel, pintado (Daption capense)
Wilson's Storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

New Island, Falklands

(S51 42.4 W61 16.8) -- satellite image

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)
Southern crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
Correndera pipit (Anthus correndera)
Long-tailed meadowlark (Sturnella loyca)
Magellanic cormorant (Phalacrocorax magellanicus) aka Rock Shag
Imperial shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) aka King Cormorant
Upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii)
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus)
Dolphin gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii)
Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
Dark-faced ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola maclovianus)
Black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbata)
White-bridled finch (Melanodera melanodera)

Steeple Jason Island, Falklands

(S51 02.32 W61 13.42) -- satellite image

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) approx. 440,000
Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
White-bridled finch (Melanodera melanodera)
Tussock bird (Cinclodes antarcticus) aka Blackish Cinclodes

Sea Lion Island, Falklands

(S52 24.5 W59 3.7) -- satellite image and **seen at sea before landing

Friday, 19 December 2014

** Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
** Wilson's Storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
** Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
** Slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
** Gray-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis)
** Cape petrel, pintado (Daption capense)
** Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
** Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
South American Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae)
Two-banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus)
Cobb's Wren (Troglodytes cobbi)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
Ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps)
Upland goose (Chloephaga picta)
Kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida)
Snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus)
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
South American tern (Sterna hirundinacea)
Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus)

At Sea - Scotia sea

(S52 40.8 W54 0.0) -- satellite image

Saturday, 20 December 2014

Gray-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
White-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii)

At Sea - Antarctic convergence

(S53 9.7 W46 58.7) -- satellite image

Sunday, 21 December 2014

Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Slender-billed prion (Pachyptila belcheri)
Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata)
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)
Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)

Right Whale Bay, South Georgia

(S54 0.56 W37 41.7) -- satellite image and **seen at sea before landing

Monday, 22 December 2014

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)
Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata)
Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
** Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
** Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
** White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
** Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata)
** Black-bellied storm petrel (Fregretta tropica)

South Georgia: Salisbury Plain

(S54 3.5 W37 19.7) -- satellite image

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)
South Georgia Pintail (Anas georgica georgica) aka Yellow-billed pintail
Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)

Shackleton Walk, South Georgia

(S54 9.22 W36 45.1) -- satellite image

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

South Georgia Pintail (Anas georgica georgica) aka Yellow-billed pintail seen at Crean Lake
South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
South Georgia shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps georgianus)
Light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)