Date: 3/1/26 9:27 am From: Julia Wilcox via groups.io <sunflowergirl34000...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Pelagic trip tomorrow! Plus Cackling Geese on the move already
Could you maybe send this notification a week beforehand so people inland
have a chance to book a trip on this boat. Its been really frustrating
getting your email 1 day before the trip. Thanks hopefully in the future
we'll be able to join.
On Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 5:58 PM Peter Pyle via groups.io <ppyle=
<birdpop.org...> wrote:
> Greetings all -
>
> Our first Noyo Pelagics excursion will be a half-day trip tomorrow
> (Sunday) leaving the dock at 10 am. Weather will be flat, calm, and
> probably party cloudy, like today, excellent conditions for seeing birds
> and whales. We'll spend our time up in Noyo Canyon and are pretty
> guaranteed to see Gray Whales, albatrosses, shearwaters, and who knows
> what else? There has been very little coverage offshore in late February.
>
> Last year, on our first trip on March 24th, we found a group of 300
> Risso's Dolphins, 120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 80 Northern Right
> Whale Dolphins, plus all the usual winter pelagic birds including
> Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses.
>
> Trip report here:
>
> https://noyopelagics.com/pelagic_calendar/monday-half-day-noyo-canyon-mammals-and-birds/ >
>
> There is still space on the boat so if you are interested, just show up
> at the dock at 10 a.m. Directions to the boat and all are here:
> https://noyopelagics.com/times-directions-and-parking/ >
> Cost is $120 and you can pay at the dock by cash, check, or card.
>
> Our 2026 dates for full-day trips are set, and we should have the
> reservation buttons working soon.
> https://noyopelagics.com/ >
> In other news, Cackling Geese have begun moving north, with up to 1500
> observed flying offshore today. We have a good chance of seeing more of
> this annual spectacle tomorrow.
>
> Hope to see you tomorrow or on a future trip!
>
> Peter
>
>
>
>
>
>
