I wanted to let people that have an interest in west coast pelagics, that there are other opportunities than leaving from Monterey. Myself and a few other CT birders are taking a few trips this September including one out of Half Moon Bay, run by Alvaro Jaramillo. For the traveler, Half Moon Bay is located close to San Francisco Airport and is in some ways more convenient than Monterey if time is tight. Although Shearwater Journeys has a more trips, Alvaro plans to run more back to back trips in the future to be more appealing to East Coast birders. These trips have recorded such megas as White-chinned and Hawaiian Petrels and Short-tailed Albatross. Check-out: http://naturescapeimages.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/planned-it-booked-it-doing-it/ I will let you know how we get on!
Julian Hough New Haven, CT 06519 www.naturescapeimages.wordpress.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
