Date: 5/3/25 7:20 am From: Chuck & Barbara Vaughn via groups.io <cevaughn...> Subject: [centralvalleybirds] Noyo Pelagic trips May 9, 11, and 12, weather looks good.
Greetings CV birders- Forwarded below is a message from Peter Pyle about
several upcoming Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, pelagic trips.
Messenger Chuck Vaughn
There are still some spaces left on our three pelagic trips, Friday May 9
(full day), Sunday May 11 (full day), and Monday May 12 (half day). At
this point the weather is looking very good, NW at 10 kts in the morning
on Friday, increasing to 20 in the afternoon (by which time we'll be in
following seas) and light winds or calm on the 11th and 12th. This of
course can change but at this time of year the forecasts tend to be pretty
accurate.
In addition to the Short-tailed Albatross and 600-1,000 Black-footed
Albatrosses we found in Noyo Canyon on April 26th, there have been reports
from reposition cruises of many Murphy's and some Cook's and Hawaiian
Petrels in Mendocino waters, just west of where we will be. The deep
waters in which we will be going are known for Pterodroma, and
encountering some seems likely, especially with 10-20 kt NW winds. Two
years ago we found 30+ Murphy's and 5 Hawaiian Petrels on May 5th out
there. With all of the albatrosses around, we're also hoping that we may
get one of the southern species (White-capped, Salvin's, Chatham,
Wandering, etc.) that have been encountered in California waters during
spring and summer months.
