Date: 5/30/26 6:53 pm From: Peter Pyle via groups.io <ppyle...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Noyo Pelagics 5/30: good trip
A quick summary of today's highlights:
Wind was 15-25 from the NNW but swell was low and we took it slow for a
relatively comfortable ride given conditions, making it out about 15
miles from shore, outside of Noyo Canyon. Birds were the highlights:
About 30 Murphy's Petrels including 15 at one slick.
One Hawaiian Petrel for sure and one other probably.
An almost-adult Nazca Booby.
A Least Tern heading north 15 miles out to who knows where.
3+ Black Storm-Petrels, very early.
3-4 Laysan Albatrosses
Manx Shearwater, South Polar Skua, Ashy and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels,
Sabine's Gulls, Elegant Terns, and more.
Our full trip report with photos will be up in a few days.
Our next scheduled trip is for June 14th and we are contemplating a
half-day trip on June 8th or the first good weather day that week, so
stay tuned!
On 5/23/2026 6:09 AM, Peter Pyle wrote:
> Greetings Mendo and Bay Area birders (and sorry for the cross-posts):
>
> Just a quick note that on a fishing trip yesterday there were two
> Hawaiian Petrels and 4-5 Murphy's Petrels along with 35+ Black-footed
> and two Laysan Albatrosses, 100s of shearwaters, Sabine's Gulls,
> Tufted Puffin, etc. just 2.6-2.7 miles from shore off the Cabrillo
> Light Station:
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S344059540 >
> There's something unique about the waters off Noyo Harbor that brings
> pelagic species close to shore.
>
> We still have 2-3 spaces remaining for our full-day pelagic trip on
> May 30th. There are also 1-2 scholarship slots available for students
> to go for free (contact Tim Bray - cc'd above - if interested in one
> of these) and we have a campsite available at MacKerricher State Park.
>
> To sign up: https://noyopelagics.com/ >
> If the above can be seen in three hours out there, imagine what can be
> encountered in eight hours!
>
> Cheers, Peter
>
>
