Number of accepted Sooty Shearwater records for Louisiana = 2 as of 25th Report of the LBRC (2022)
One (2014-031) on 18 June 2014, Cameron: Sabine River near mouth Sabine Pass, approximately
N29.698494o, W93.840962o;
Will Selman
(ph)
. This represents the first state occurrence.
Photo by Will Selman
One (2017-031) on 15 June 2017, Terrebonne: Isles Dernieres, Whiskey Island, N29.0505o, W90.8500o;
One (2017-031) on 15 June 2017, Terrebonne: Isles Dernieres, Whiskey Island, N29.0505o, W90.8500o;
Robert C. Dobbs (ph). This is the second Louisiana occurrence.
Photo by Robert C. Dobbs
Four (84-31) off of Grand Isle, 25 August 1976.
One (1999-85) on 28 Sep 1999, Gulf of Mexico: 97 mi. S of New Orleans, South Pass 89B oil platform, 28°40'50²N, 89°23'15”W. This was a relatively distant observation of a shearwater in poor viewing conditions (poor light). Details were inadequate to support identification of this species and add it to the State List.