Hello birders,
We departed on our annual pelagic bird watching trip today, Labor Day Monday. We started by heading west to the 30-mile Bank and then up the ridge to the northwest. We spotted large numbers of black-vented and pink-footed shearwaters, with a few sooty shearwaters mixed in. Also had good looks at Craveri’s murrelets close to the boat in calm conditions. There were a few jaegers, phalaropes, and storm petrels throughout the day as well.
Craveris murrelet @ McGrath, taken on a previous Searcher pelagic
For the marine mammals, we had a great look at a Bryde’s whale close to the boat and a small group of 100 common dolphins. Then a quick look at a sunfish too.
We were lucky to have calm conditions all day. We are headed west to Santa Barbara Island for a look at boobies in the morning.
Capt Art and Team Searcher
