Hello birders,
We arrived at Alijos Rocks after lunch today. We motored around the rocks and found a spot to drop the anchor with the correct lighting to see the rocks. We looked at Layson albatross; Red-billed tropicbirds; Frigatebirds; and Masked, Blue-footed and Brown boobies. A few California sea lions and a hammerhead shark came by the boat as well.
We went off the rocks a couple of miles, into deep water, and put out a fish oil slick and attracted several storm petrels, Northern fulmar, Glaucous-winged gull and another albatross.
We are headed back to the rocks to anchor for dinner, and then we will continue southeast towards Isla Socorro, arriving Friday night.
The photo shows people on back deck with Alijos Rocks in background. Lots of room back there with the bait tanks removed!
Team Searcher
