for the haps and photos from out there on May 30th.
We're starting to see signs of the coming El Nino (see the report for some thoughts on how big) including some of the birds in the above report plus Masked Booby, Cocos Booby, and Red-billed Tropicbird off Mendocino in the past 2 weeks. At the same time we are experiencing "mega" upwelling this spring, and the coastal ocean up here is still quite cold. What happens when cold, nutrient rich, upwelled water meets hot tropical water? It could be quite interesting!
Humpbacks definitely have moved in big and early this year, and Blues are due any day now.
Weather looks to be quite favorable with calmer seas after all these NW winds we've been getting. Hope you can jump aboard. You can reserve a spot at https://noyopelagics.com/ or just meet us at the dock at 7:30 a.m.
Peter
On 6/3/2026 9:37 AM, Peter Pyle wrote: > Greetings Mendo birders and pelagic enthusiasts - > > The reservation button for our upcoming trip on June 8th is now ready > at https://noyopelagics.com/. > > See below for more details. Hope you can join us on this or a future > trip! > > Peter > > On 6/2/2026 10:09 AM, Peter Pyle wrote: >> Thanks Tim! >> >> I will add that on the 29th there were Humpback blows from horizon to >> horizon off Cabrillo Light Station, and a group of Risso's Dolphins >> were just off Belinda Pt a few days before this. With calm seas we'll >> very likely find these and more. We will have time to go down to the >> Casper Highspot and then up to Noyo Canyon (or vice versa), both >> places of rich marine diversity lately. Hope you can join us! >> >> Peter >> >> On 6/2/2026 9:40 AM, Tim Bray via groups.io wrote: >>> >>> We have the Kraken booked for a half-day trip Monday June 8, >>> departing at 7:30 AM and returning around 12:30. Cost will be $125 >>> per person, payable by cash or check only; make checks to "Anchor >>> Charter Boats." >>> >>> Marine forecast looks GREAT, so it should be good viewing for marine >>> mammals as well as birds. Last Saturday we spotted several Humpback >>> Whales and a few Pacific White-sided Dolphins cruised by, but we >>> couldn't go fast enough to hold their attention. (At "Dolphin Speed" >>> of 10+ knots they will often ride the bow wave and play with the >>> boat.) The birding was fantastic, and we can hope to encounter a >>> Booby (two species have been seen here recently) or Storm-petrels, >>> among others. >>> >>> This trip will be a collaboration with the Noyo Center for Marine >>> Science and Mendocino Coast Audubon Society, so we will be >>> interested in just about everything we encounter out there. Calm >>> spells in spring can be really fun with a lot of action on the >>> water. We have had plenty of wind recently, driving upwelling and >>> marine productivity is high here. That is attracting a lot of marine >>> life: everything from plankton to whales. Don't miss this >>> opportunity - we don't get many calm spells at this time of year! >>> >>> Sign up at https://noyopelagics.com/ and we'll see you at the dock! >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> Tim >>> “I now belong to a higher cult of mortals for I have seen the >>> albatross.” Robert Cushman Murphy, 1912 >>> mendocinocoastaudubon.org >>> kzyx.org/show/ecology-hour >>> kzyx.org/show/oak-and-thorn >>> >> >
