Date: 4/4/25 11:30 am From: Chuck & Barbara Vaughn via groups.io <cevaughn...> Subject: [centralvalleybirds] Fort Bragg pelagics
Greetings Central Valley Birders -
Mendocino Coast Audubon Society and Noyo Center for Marine Science
Center will be running a number of pelagic trips out of Fort Bragg this
year. There will be a website with the complete schedule of full-day
trips, half-day trips, and 2-hour trips to do marine science including
deploying ROVs when conditions are good. Pending the website's launch
(hopefully soon) you can call Anchor Charters at 707-964-4550 to reserve
a spot.
The first two trips of the season will be on April 26th (half day, five
hours ) and April 27th (full day, 10 hours). We will aim for the Noyo
Canyon on both trips and and over the continental shelf on the full-day
trip. This was the weekend where, many years ago, we went out to deep
water and had 100+ Murphy's Petrels (confirming them for the state) and
130+ Horned Puffins out in these waters. Laysan Albatrosses have been
regular over Noyo Canyon this year and a Short-tailed Albatross was
spotted by fisherman there in early March.
Future full-day trips this year will be on May 9th and 11th, June 15th,
July 15th, August 15th, September 7th, October 31st, and November 22nd.
Most of these will have half-day trips scheduled within a day or so,
such that those coming up to enjoy the Mendocino coast can make a long
weekend of it and include two pelagic trips.
We'll announce when the website is up with full details. Hope to see you
up here this April or later in the year.
