Date: 5/8/25 8:47 am From: Peter Pyle via groups.io <ppyle...> Subject: [northbaybirds] [Mendobirds] Offshore pelagics this Friday and Sunday
Greetings North Bay Birders -
Forwarding a message from Tim Bray re this weekends pelagic trips. The weather is looking excellent for both trips. We'll plan to go north in the lee of Cape Mendocino on Friday (tomorrow), out to deep water for 6-7 hours, and back with the following winds, which are forecast now to be only 10-15 knots. We'll be laying out 2-3 slicks to try and coax in those Pterodroma. We'll cross over upper Noyo Canyon at least once, where we had all the albatrosses of three species two weeks ago.
Sunday looks to be flat calm. We may make a run to Navarro Canyon to the SW, where we had all of the Pterodroma two years ago. Or we may repeat Friday's route if it proves a success. Some of you may want to be ready to jump on Sunday's trip once you get our initial reports on tomorrow's trip, which we will provide when we get back ashore.
We also will be hitting upper Noyo Canyon on our half-day trip on Monday.
Cheers, Peter
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Mendobirds] Offshore pelagics this Friday and Sunday Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 21:26:54 -0700 From: Tim Bray via groups.io <tbray...> Reply-To: <tbray...> To: <Mendobirds...>
Spaces are still available on the Kraken for the pelagics this Friday May 9 and Sunday May 11. Both trips are confirmed to go at this time. Marine forecast looks good for both days - a little choppy and breezy on Friday, very calm on Sunday. Recent repo cruises have reported good numbers of Murphy's Petrels, a few Hawaiian Petrels, and even a couple of Cook's Petrel; all in waters not far from where we plan to be. Leach's and Wilson's Storm-petrels have also been reported. So there is a very good chance we will find at least some of those species, and of course we will be hoping to re-find the Short-tailed Albatross encountered only eight miles out on our half-day trip April 26. These trips are led by Peter Pyle and will have several expert spotters on board as well. To sign up, go here: https://noyopelagics.com/ While there, be sure to look at the full calendar of scheduled trips through November, and sign up for any of those. Marine conditions here are such that rare seabirds can be found on any trip, even the half-day excursions, and we typically encounter tubenoses soon after leaving the harbor. Eyes on the horizon! Tim Bray Mendocino Coast Audubon Society <https://www.mendocinocoastaudubon.org/>
