Date: 5/8/25 9:19 am From: Julia Wilcox via groups.io <sunflowergirl34000...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Offshore pelagics this Friday and Sunday
Good morning what time is the Friday trip leaving ?
On Wed, May 7, 2025, 9:26 PM Tim Bray via groups.io <tbray...>
wrote:
> 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/> >
>
