The annual movement of sooty shearwaters into the area occurred Friday, Sept. 4. Somewhere in the range of 300,000 to 400,000 appeared in the near shore ocean and come close enough to shore to photograph. Many folks ask about this bird streaming by Gearhart and Seaside. Studies indicate that the sooty shearwaters travel the longest animal migration routes ever recorded, 39,000 miles. The birds breed in New Zealand and Chile and migrate to feeding grounds in the Northern Hemisphere, including Seaside.