This and the other pages at the website are mostly complete but work is
still needed to the bottom of each page. See below in this email thread
for further information on Noyo Pelagics.
Anchor Charters skipper Richard Thornton reported a concentration of
close to 1000 Black-footed Albatrosses north of Noyo Canyon last week
and, weather permitting, we may try and relocate this concentration
during our full-day trip of Sunday, August 27th. About 15 albatrosses
were also seen from shore two days ago, including two that followed a
fishing boat to within a half mile of the harbor entrance. The next 2-3
months represent the peak period for numbers of this species off our coast.
The long-range forecast for the April 26th and 27th trips is for light
to moderate NW winds which are good conditions for getting the full
trips in, although it is still a bit too early to say if this forecast
will hold. We also have two full-day and one half-day trip planned for
May 9th-12th, representing the only time this year we are trying two
full-day trips in one weekend. So if you'd like to come up for two or 2
and a half trips, this would be the weekend. It coincides with our
finding 30+ Murphy's Petrels, five Hawaiian Petrels, and 9 Laysan
Albatrosses on a full-day trip two years ago.
Hope to see you up here this spring or later in the year!
Peter
On 4/11/2025 7:40 AM, Peter Pyle via groups.io wrote:
> Greetings again Bay Area -
>
> Our two April trips (see below) are filling but there are still
> opportunities to sign up. The website is still under construction but
> we have set up a method in order to sign up. The prices are $125 for
> the half-day trip on April 26th and $185 for the full day trip on the
> 27th.
>
> To sign up go to
> https://noyopelagics.com/times-directions-and-parking/. Scroll down to
> the bottom of that page and in the small calendar for April click on
> the 26th for the half-day trip and the 27th for the full day trip.
>
> Once you have made a reservation, it will ask if you want to add any
> more trips before paying. So if you want to do both days, you can add
> the second trip and pay all at once.
>
> You can also see the report from our most recent half-day trip to Noyo
> Canyon here:
> https://noyopelagics.com/pelagic_calendar/monday-half-day-noyo-canyon-mammals-and-birds/ >
>
> The Home Page at the above site has the full calendar and the "About
> our Trips" page is also complete except the list of birds and mammals
> at the bottom. We hope to have the website fully completed in the next
> week or so.
>
> Hope to see you that weekend!
>
> Peter
>
> On 4/4/2025 10:34 AM, Peter Pyle wrote:
>> Greetings Bay Area -
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Good birding!
>>
>> Peter
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