Date: 7/14/25 11:39 am From: Luke Tiller via groups.io <luke.tiller...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Pasadena Audubon Society Fall Pelagic - September 28th
Hi all,
After initially being only open to members the PAS Fall pelagic is now open
to booking for non-members. Details of the trip below.
Luke Tiller, Altadena
Sunday, September 28, from 7 am to 4 pm
Location: Dana Point (24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629)
Price: $135 per person
After another successful trip last year we’re excited to announce our dates
for 2025’s dedicated pelagic! We will depart from Dana Point in Orange
County on the Ocean Institute Explorer. This nine-hour trip will help us
connect with species that are harder to see from just your average whale
watch and chartering the boat will allow us to focus specifically on the
birds. Trip report from 2023 here: https://ebird.org/tripreport/158393 and
2024 here https://ebird.org/tripreport/369158
We will be providing expert pelagic tour leaders for this trip to help pick
out interesting species. Birds that might be encountered include a variety
of shearwaters, jaegers, phalaropes, alcids, gulls, and terns. One of our
main targets will be the rafts of storm-petrels that gather offshore in
September which may include both Black, Ashy, and Least. Uncommon and rare
species seen on prior trips have included: Nazca Booby, Red-billed
Tropicbird and Craveri’s Murrelet, with potential for many others.
Please note that all ticket sales are final, except in the event of trip
cancellation. We will, however, allow transfers and do our best to assist
those who need it.
By traveling on their boat, this trip also helps support the non-profit
Ocean Institute, whose work focuses on marine science, environmental
education, and maritime history.
