Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Synopsis:
Confined to a few traditional nesting colonies, primarily on the
south coast.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Coastal Ledges & Islands (47076 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Extremely difficult to confirm. Nests in burrows
under the sod of offshore islands and headlands, and
most active around the burrows at night.
Challenge:
Support efforts to survey coastal nesting burrows at night.