Date: 6/2/26 5:20 pm From: Jonathan Feenstra via groups.io <feenstra...> Subject: [LACoBirds] Pelagic trip report: 5/31/26
LA Birders,
Los Angeles Birders ran a 5 hour pelagic trip out of Redondo Beach last Sunday. Singular highlights were a Black-footed Albatross on the 270 Bank and a Cocos Booby off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. We also had multiple Black Storm-Petrels, several quite close to the boat, and many Common Murres.
There were birds to look at throughout the trip, mostly Sooty Shearwaters, a steady stream going northwest, but also a few hundred rafted up off the west end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Non-bird things included a couple of mola mola, a Guadalupe Fur Seal, and some Common Dolphin.
We don't yet have a date for the next one, but it will be this fall. 5 hours in our nearshore waters is not only pretty decent birding, but great for those of you not sure if you want to spend a whole day on a boat. Keep an eye on www.losangelesbirders.com
