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Beaton, G. et al. 2003. Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. Georgia Ornithological Society Occ. Pub. No, 14
Bent, A. C. 1921. Life Histories of North American Gulls and Terns. Dover Publications, Inc. New York, NY.
________ 1922. Life Histories of North American Petrels and Pelicans and their Allies. Dover Publications, Inc. New York, NY.
Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley. 2002. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima). In The Birds of North America, No. 700 (A Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Clapp, R. B. et al. 1982. Marine Birds of the Southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico. Part I. Gaviiformes through Pelicaniiformes. FWS/OBS-82/01, Washington, D.C.
Dunn, Erica. 1995. Black Tern (Childonias niger) In The Birds of North America, No. 147 (A Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Eyles, Don Edgar 1938. Wilson's Petrel in Georgia. Oriole 3:35-36. [8 Aug 1937, Chatham Co., photographed and released].
Griffith, Susan J, and Herbert W. Kale, II. 1961. Wilson's Petrel off Sapelo Island, Georgia. Oriole 26:58. [Several on 11 July and 3 Aug 1961].
Haney, J. C. 1983. Previously unrecorded and hypothetical species of seabirds on the continental shelf of Georgia. Oriole 48:21-32. [Monthly surveys in 1982-1983 recorded 10 rare species: specimens or photos of Black-capped Petrel, Manx Shearwater, South Polar Skua, Black-legged Kittiwake, White-tailed Tropicbird; many sight records of Leach's and Band-rumped Storm-Petrels, Masked Booby; Fulmar and Brown Booby seen once].
___________ 1984a. Albinism in Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea). Oriole 49:33-34. [A dozen out of thousands seen in a 2 year study showed imperfect and partial albinism, photo].
___________ 1984b. First Georgia record of the Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus). Oriole 49:35-36. [7 June 1984, photos].
___________ 1985a. Marine distribution, seasonal abundance, and ecology of phalaropes in the Georgia embayment. Oriole 50:21-31. [Red and Red-necked are regular to abundant 30-90 km off Ga., peaks in fall and winter, none seen 16 May-17 Aug, much technical data].
____________1985b. Aggregations of Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) at Gulf Stream fronts. Wilson Bull 97:191-200.
___________ 1985c Band-rumped Storm-Petrel occurrences in relation to upwelling off the coast of the southeastern United States. Wilson Bull. 97:543-547. [90%of individuals and 75% of occurrences associated with upwelling, off GA tend to occur in cold core of Gulf Stream filament eddy].
___________ 1985d. Wintering phalaropes off the southeastern United States: applications of remote sensing imagery to seabird habitat analysis at oceanic fronts. J. Field Ornithol. 56:321-333. [Total of 719 Red, 247 Red-necked and 728 unidentified phalaropes in the middle shelf zone the GA continental shelf in the winter of 1983-1984, fronts where they concentrate can be detected by satellite imagery].
___________ 1986a Seabird patchiness in tropical oceanic waters: the influence of Sargassum "reefs." Auk 103:141-151. [1,880 counts 1982-1984, most in the Georgia embayment; birds 32-43 times more abundant near Sargassum, 23 species recorded plus "Comic" Tern].
___________ 1986b. Pelagic seabird ecology and its relationship to environmental heterogeneity in the South Atlantic Bight. Doc. diss: Univ. of Ga. [Habitat selection by seabirds can be explained and predicted by the attributes of water masses in the area].
___________ 1987. Aspects of the pelagic ecology and behavior of the Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata). Wilson Bull. 99:153-168. [Distribution influenced by Gulf Stream and other warm water masses and by upwellings; use 3 modes of flight influenced by wind speed].
___________ 1990. Winter habitat of Common Loons on the continental shelf of the Southeastern United States. Wilson Bull. 102:253-263.
____________ P. Brisse, D. R. Jacobson, M. W. Oberle, and J. M. Paget. 1986. Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. Occas. Pub. of the Ga. Orn. Soc. No. 10. [410 species: 370 on Regular list, 12 on Provisional list, 28 on Hypothetical list, extremes of occurrence].
____________, and P. A. McGillivary. 1985. Midshelf fronts in the South Atlantic Bight and their influence on seabird distribution and seasonal abundance. Biol. Oceanogr. 3:401-430.
____________, and D. S. Lee, and R. D. Morris. 1999. Bridled Tern (Sterna naethetus). In The Birds of North America, No. 468 (A Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Harrison, Peter. 1983. Seabirds: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Hopkins, M. N., Jr. 1964. Pomarine Jaeger at Sapelo Island. Oriole 29:62-63. [2 Jan 1965].
__________1950. Bird observations from coastal McIntosh County, Georgia. Oriole 5:37- 39. [Gannet, jaeger, etc].
Kale, H. W., II. 1962. Greater Shearwaters washed ashore on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Oriole 27:53-54. [Two skeletons, 24 and 29 June 1962, to U. of Ga.].
___________ 1963. Occurrence of the Greater Shearwater along the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U. S. Oriole 28:1-4. [Review of 22 records from the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida].
Lee, D S. 1995. The pelagic ecology pf Manx Shearwaters, Puffinus puffinus, off the Southeastern United States of America. Marine Ornithology 23: 107-119
Manns, Robert 1983 Black-legged Kittiwake in Georgia waters. Oriole 48:8-9. [5 March 1983 off Jekyll, also Pomarine and Parasitic Jaeger and 2 Red Palaropes].
Moore Terry C. 1983d. Jaeger observation from Sapelo Island. Oriole 48:66-67. [3 birds, 3 Dec 1983].
________1980. A record of the White-tailed Tropicbird for Georgia. Oriole 45:39-40. [27 Aug 1977, 45 miles ESE of Savannah].
________1982. A summary of some recent Georgia pelagic trips. Oriole 47:21- 9 trips 8 March 1975-29 Aug 1981, notes on 10 rare species including 50+ Razorbills].
Morzer-Bruyns, W. F. J. 1967. Black-capped petrels (Pterodroma hasitata) in the Atlantic Ocean. Ardea 55:270. [At least 12 off Georgia and South Carolina 6 Sep 1966].
Nevitt, G. A. 1999. Olfactory foraging by Antarctic Procellariiform Seabirds: Life at High Reynolds Numbers. The Biological Bulletin 196:245-253.
_________ 1999. Foraging by Seabirds on an Olfactory Landscape. American Scientist Vol. 87.
Nichols, John Treadwell. 1913. Notes on offshore birds. Auk 30:505-511. [Black-capped Petrel and Audubon's Shearwater 250 miles off Savannah 25 Jan 1913].
Olsen, K. M. and H. Larsson. 1995. Terns of Europe and North America. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ.
Parsons, T. S. and A. L. Lang. 1991. Leach’s Storm-petrel and rare gulls at Sapelo Island. Oriole 56:29-33.
Pulliam, Bill. 1986. Pomarine Jaegers observed at Cumberland Island, Georgia. Oriole 51:19. [2 on 3 Jan 1986 with Parasitic.
Ruckdeschel, Carol. 1995. First Specimen of a White-tailed Tropicbird from Georgia Oriole 60: 39-41.
____________ and C. R. Shoop. 1996. Georgia Specimens of the Sooty Shearwater Oriole 61:43-43.
Schreiber, E. A. et. al. 2002. Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata). In The Birds of North America, No. 665 (A Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Sciple, George Washington, Jr. 1939. Wilson's Petrel near Brunswick. Oriole 4:31. [20 miles out, 16 June 1939].
_______1960. Wilson's Petrel off Tybee Island. Oriole 25:45. [1 on 5 June 1960].
_______, and Herman W. Coolidge. 1963. Two unusual occurrences on the outer beaches of a barrier island. Oriole 28:31-32. [Great Black-backed Gull and Long-tailed Jaeger in Camden Co. 16 March 1963].
Sibley, D. A. 2000. The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred A. Knopf. New York, N.Y.
Tasker, M. L. et al. 1984. Counting Seabirds at Sea from Ships: A Review of Methods Employed and a Suggestion for a Standardized Approach. The Auk 101:567-577.
Tomkins, Ivan. 1932 . A Sooty Tern from Georgia. Auk 49:219. [19 Sep 1928, near Savannah after hurricane, specimen to Carnegie Museum, two other mummies found later].
___________ ____________ 1934a. Notes from Chatham County, Georgia. Auk 51:252-253. [Frigatebird, Glaucous Gull, 10-year old Least Tern, nesting Royal Terns, first Ga records of Gray Kingbird, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and Red-necked Phalarope].
____________1944. Gannets at sea off the Georgia coast. Oriole 9:9-10. [Ratio of 8 young to 20 adults 16 March 1944].
____________1950. Unusual bird records after the Labor Day storm. Oriole 15:39-40. [Bridled, Noddy terns, others].
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