Date: 7/7/25 5:01 am From: <lehman.paul...> via groups.io <lehman.paul...> Subject: [CALBIRDS] upcoming August San Diego pelagic trips
First off, the upcoming July 19th pelagic trip off San Diego has only three open spaces remaining, so it will likely sell out within the next couple days.
The three trips scheduled in August still have plenty of space. Similar to all the trips, they are aboard "Legacy" from Seaforth Sportfishing and are sponsored by Buena Vista Audubon Society. Information on expected and possible species, logistics, and how to make reservations can be found at sandiegopelagics.com; or, for reservations only, go directly to sdwhale.com
The two trips in early August are back to back on August 9 & 10 (optional to take both, of course!), the idea being to allow any out-of-town folks the chance to get offshore twice with just a single visit. The late August trip is on August 23. All these trips are during the peak period for Townsend's and Leach's Storm-Petrels. The late August trip is at the beginning of the usual period for Least Storm-Petrel. Early August has the possibility of Cook's Petrel. All have a high chance of getting Craveri's Murrelet, a variety of typical West Coast pelagic species, and some returning migrants from the north (e.g., Long-tailed Jaeger, Arctic Tern, Sabine's Gull). And all trips have possibilities for such rarities as albatrosses, South Polar Skua, Red-billed Tropicbird, and a variety of boobies.
Trips remaining later in the year are another back-to-back weekend on September 6 & 7, and September 27 and October 11.
